Thank you for doing the research and putting in the time to help me. This definitely helped me a lot and opened me eyes (?) to a new branch of colleges. I never even thought about applying to LACs before. I went to a webinar that had Rice, WashU, Duke, etc. and Pomona presenting. And even then, I never even thought about Pomona. I definitely agree that the people in my environment would not understand LACs. I didn’t either - until you just told me. I’ll definitely add a few to my list after doing some research. Thank you so much! And yes, I am applying to Emory and WashU. And yes, I would still go to the in-state over them since I don’t see much of an advantage in choosing them over the in-state. And I’m glad you see what I see in Rice!