<p>@Clevelandude, I agree with you. Williams is by no means in a higher tier than Carleton. In fact, in certain aspects, Carleton even outshines all other liberal arts colleges by a mile. </p>
<p>For an instance, Carleton is ranked #1 for undergraduate teaching in a national liberal arts college. This implies that Carleton has a history of very strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, and therefore provides one of the best quality education of any liberal arts college in the country. </p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Teaching | Rankings | Top National Liberal Arts Colleges | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/undergraduate-teaching]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/undergraduate-teaching)</p>
<p>Also, Carleton is ranked #2 (only after Princeton University) among Alumni’s most loved college or university. This also goes to show that the graduates of Carleton absolutely loved their school and had one of best times of their life at Carleton. This, in my opinion, is one of the best aspects of Carleton. For many students, Carleton is not just a school that they go to get a degree, but it’s like a second home to them. Carls just love Carleton.</p>
<p>[Alumni’s</a> Top 10 Most Loved Schools - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2011/09/15/alumnis-top-10-most-loved-schools]Alumni’s”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2011/09/15/alumnis-top-10-most-loved-schools)</p>
<p>And, as Clevelandude said, Carleton had the lowest acceptance rate this year. But, I am sure that this rate will fall even more from next year because Carleton also recently joined the QuestBridge program.</p>
<p>In a nutshell, Carleton, in it’s own way, is as good as (if not better than) any other LAC in the country (and that includes Williams too).</p>