Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 14:10     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:does Colgate really give non-need based aid? I thought they only did need based, like the better SLACs


Colgate does not offer merit aid, they fully meet need.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 14:09     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.


Uneducated folks and those not educated in the US, yes.


I asked 10 people at work if they knew what "SLAC" was (3 blacks, 3 Hispanics, 3 whites, 1 Asian) and 0 person knew what it was.



You asked them if they knew a particular acronym with no context? Okay...


I know, what a maroon.....I'm sure that they would have lit up if they were asked what an R1 is as well. Flippin idiots.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 14:04     Subject: LACs are overrated.
does Colgate really give non-need based aid? I thought they only did need based, like the better SLACs
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 13:58     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Read it and weep: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/liberal-arts-college-war-higher-ed/685800/?gift=13kwCKaWL2nordVhAN_HFf_r9ybN8P9gnyMPfbUszV4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 13:29     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.


Uneducated folks and those not educated in the US, yes.


I asked 10 people at work if they knew what "SLAC" was (3 blacks, 3 Hispanics, 3 whites, 1 Asian) and 0 person knew what it was.



You asked them if they knew a particular acronym with no context? Okay...
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 13:23     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.


Uneducated folks and those not educated in the US, yes.


I asked 10 people at work if they knew what "SLAC" was (3 blacks, 3 Hispanics, 3 whites, 1 Asian) and 0 person knew what it was.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 13:17     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.


Uneducated folks and those not educated in the US, yes.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 13:08     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.
Most people don't know the names of any universities other than Harvard and the big sports schools. Why is this barometer so important?


Because it is all that the SLAC haters have so they run with it.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 12:55     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.
Most people don't know the names of any universities other than Harvard and the big sports schools. Why is this barometer so important?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 12:01     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.


Well, most people cannot even name 1 SLAC. In fact, most people do not even know what SLAC is.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 11:48     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


The OP troll is not a LAC booster and started a thread showing an obsession with trashing LACS (and a really false sense of reality).

OP's world view is that a "well known" label is the the only criteria for a excellent education, which is silly, since most actually "well known" colleges in the U.S. are known for their sports teams. Ironically, most people in the U.S. cannot name the schools in the sports league known as the Ivy League, nor tell you have many schools there are in that league.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 11:47     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:Never heard of most of these tiny Podunk lacs with worthless majors.


IYKYK and if you don't, you don't matter. You are obviously someone who doesn't matter.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 11:47     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Never heard of most of these tiny Podunk lacs with worthless majors.

Don’t say that publicly to influential people, unless you want them to think you are a dolt. You can say that to people in your milieu though.


Yes, this.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 11:46     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Good lord LAC boosters and their obsession with these small schools is insufferable. Seeing myself out now, yikes ...


For Christ's sakes, this is a thread called "LACs are overrated" so, of course people with ACTUAL experience with them are going to chime in to say they are not. What is wrong with that?

...then of course, there are people like you who say LAC boosters are "obsessed," the only people who seem to be obsessed with LACs are the people like you who have some sort of beef with them, for God knows what reason, and like to post about it. I guess to raise our hackles. Whatever.

You can go on bashing them, but why? What do you get out of it? I think anyone who has attended one will say they are not for everyone. Move on.


Stop incessantly posting about LACs - LACs are only a small part of the entire Universities/colleges but they take up disproportional amount of posts in these C and U Discussions.

Another annoyance - stop posting incessantly about changing everything into "per student" figure. We know LACs are small so need to shub that fact down our throats every time some recognition or award is mentioned in this section. Talk about insecurity geez.


You don't have to click and enter the conversation, you can just skip over it. The insecurity is obviously reflected in your mirror because you keep stepping in.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2026 11:39     Subject: LACs are overrated.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Never heard of most of these tiny Podunk lacs with worthless majors.

Don’t say that publicly to influential people, unless you want them to think you are a dolt. You can say that to people in your milieu though.


Yes, this.