<p>Paleo, Princeton is a fine school with a heap of advantages. Whether Williams would be better for your daughter mostly depends on her personal reaction to the two: environment, location, size, style of teaching. </p>
<p>Both are extremely rigorous. I’d say that Williams’ style is more personal (but then I’m biased ;).) Professors are accessible and supportive. They may be writers, researchers, and overall experts in their fields, but they are teachers first and there for the kids.</p>
<p>For sure the math and philosophy departments at Williams are topnotch and there is no shortage of opportunities to sing. The areas that are uniquely positive at Williams are the Tutorial Program, Winter Study and the Firstyear Entry System. The Oxford option is very cool.</p>
<p>Even though I work for a Brit who is constantly baffling me with inexplicable expressions I’ve never heard “get smoked at”. If you mean intellectually challenged, then yes, absolutely, a Williams education will expand the mind.</p>