Bad Reactions to W&L ?

Erin_s_Mom
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:37:10 +0000

Unless you have a kid entering college in a few years (or are a kid entering college in a few years) or have done extensive college research, then it’s pretty unlikely that you would have heard of many of the LACs, top-notch or otherwise.

Your average person (not ignorant, blue collar or anything else) is probably going to be most familiar with the NCAA Div 1 teams (the larger public U’s and the football and basketball regulars), and of course, the Ivy-League schools. Just the way it is.

I’d never heard of W&L, did a bit of research on it, and pretty much came to the conclusion that being from a family who was pretty anti-Greek, it probably wouldn’t be a good match for my kids. However, not to detract from the school at all; it looks like a very top notch school, just not a good fit for us. And DH thinks that area is among the most beautiful in the country.

Frankly, I’m grateful that everyone and their dog hasn’t heard of some of the smaller, less-known LACs. I tell people some of the schools my D is looking at, and they say, “huh?” Suits me just fine if everyone wants to stick to the heard ofs, except those of us who actually know better.