Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a free app with no supplemental essays, so its application numbers are inflated. If you visit and you're full pay (and remotely credible academically), you'll be admitted. Fail either of those conditions and you need a big hook.

This.

Colby is the Northeastern of SLACs.

Of course there are bright kids there, no one would deny that. But the admissions rate is not a reliable indicator of that.

People should look at the question differently: the SLACs are all very aware/emphatic about their particular identity and school culture. When a school does not have supplementals, it eliminates their one opportunity to recruit and select for kids who are the right match. Take Colorado College for an extreme example: it relies on the supplemental to ensure that students understand and want the very unusual Block Plan.

I have read only page one of the thread but just want to add that I am a college proff who prefers the education offered at SLACs to the one provided by major research institutions, even though my own degrees are from HYP. A student who wants it will get a fantastic education at almost any small liberal arts college. The commitment to teaching, and the pedigree (for those who care about that) among the professors is truly impressive. But the differences in the culture among the colleges is enormous -- and something prospective students should investigate and understand. Since Haverford was mentioned and put down, I want to say that Haverford has a MUCH more intellectual vibe than Colby. Some people may like that, some may not, but it is worth pointing out.

FYI, from https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Median SAT Students submitting test scores
Haverford 1490 54%
Colby 1510 54%
Williams 1530 60%

Note that the previous poster had offered an opinion on the intellectual atmospheres of two colleges. Standardized scoring characteristics do not appear to be relevant to the distinction made.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a free app with no supplemental essays, so its application numbers are inflated. If you visit and you're full pay (and remotely credible academically), you'll be admitted. Fail either of those conditions and you need a big hook.

This.

Colby is the Northeastern of SLACs.

Of course there are bright kids there, no one would deny that. But the admissions rate is not a reliable indicator of that.

People should look at the question differently: the SLACs are all very aware/emphatic about their particular identity and school culture. When a school does not have supplementals, it eliminates their one opportunity to recruit and select for kids who are the right match. Take Colorado College for an extreme example: it relies on the supplemental to ensure that students understand and want the very unusual Block Plan.

I have read only page one of the thread but just want to add that I am a college proff who prefers the education offered at SLACs to the one provided by major research institutions, even though my own degrees are from HYP. A student who wants it will get a fantastic education at almost any small liberal arts college. The commitment to teaching, and the pedigree (for those who care about that) among the professors is truly impressive. But the differences in the culture among the colleges is enormous -- and something prospective students should investigate and understand. Since Haverford was mentioned and put down, I want to say that Haverford has a MUCH more intellectual vibe than Colby. Some people may like that, some may not, but it is worth pointing out.

FYI, from https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Median SAT Students submitting test scores
Haverford 1490 54%
Colby 1510 54%
Williams 1530 60%

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a free app with no supplemental essays, so its application numbers are inflated. If you visit and you're full pay (and remotely credible academically), you'll be admitted. Fail either of those conditions and you need a big hook.

This.

Colby is the Northeastern of SLACs.

Of course there are bright kids there, no one would deny that. But the admissions rate is not a reliable indicator of that.

People should look at the question differently: the SLACs are all very aware/emphatic about their particular identity and school culture. When a school does not have supplementals, it eliminates their one opportunity to recruit and select for kids who are the right match. Take Colorado College for an extreme example: it relies on the supplemental to ensure that students understand and want the very unusual Block Plan.

I have read only page one of the thread but just want to add that I am a college proff who prefers the education offered at SLACs to the one provided by major research institutions, even though my own degrees are from HYP. A student who wants it will get a fantastic education at almost any small liberal arts college. The commitment to teaching, and the pedigree (for those who care about that) among the professors is truly impressive. But the differences in the culture among the colleges is enormous -- and something prospective students should investigate and understand. Since Haverford was mentioned and put down, I want to say that Haverford has a MUCH more intellectual vibe than Colby. Some people may like that, some may not, but it is worth pointing out.

Anonymous wrote:It's a free app with no supplemental essays, so its application numbers are inflated. If you visit and you're full pay (and remotely credible academically), you'll be admitted. Fail either of those conditions and you need a big hook.

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Anonymous wrote:Colby has a higher yield than Williams. Enough said.

Not buying....got data?

Anonymous wrote:Its a dump. The dorms have peeling paint, old beds and no a/c

No Thanks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never hear of it and wouldn’t know the difference between this college and Randolph Macon.

Thank you for advertising your provincial ignorance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Does not have the prestige of Amherst or Williams. Colby is second best school in Maine and that’s its claim to fame.

Third.

Anonymous wrote:Colby has a higher yield than Williams. Enough said.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colby has a higher yield than Williams. Enough said.

That’s what happens when you accept 90 percent of the class in ED.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never hear of it and wouldn’t know the difference between this college and Randolph Macon.

Thank you for advertising your provincial ignorance.

Anonymous wrote:Colby has a higher yield than Williams. Enough said.

Anonymous wrote:Does Colby place grads in finance as well as Williams and Middlebury?