<p>This is a great conversation to read. :)</p>
<p>Historically, I always got the sense that Williams was the better school than Carleton, but lately I do think Carleton is getting much closer in caliber. It is great to see Carleton students and Alumni argue that they are just as good if not better than Williams. 10 or 15 years ago I don’t think I would have seen this. When I was at Carleton, I remember hearing stories from my classmates about how bummed they were about a rejection from Amherst or Williams. Carleton was my top choice, so these stores ****ed me off for the most part.</p>
<p>I’m also very suspicious of the class rank part of this. I think I read in this thread that only 1/4 of Williams student’s High Schools report class rank. I assume that this just means Williams students went to Prep schools out east that don’t report class rank. There is nothing wrong with this. I just doesn’t mean that Williams’ students are smarter. Richer perhaps…</p>