<p>“Note that the highest-performing schools include not only the most selective LACs (like Swarthmore) but also somewhat lower-ranked LACs (Earlham, Wabash). I cannot say that Colgate is among the highest-performing LACs by this metric (it isn’t). This may be in part because Colgate students tend to have a more pre-professional orientation than Carleton or Grinnell students do and are more often choosing professional school or employment after college. That, too, may be something for the OP to consider as a “fit” factor.”</p>
<p>Wonderful. More conjecture. The argument at hand is which degree is more beneficial to get into a top graduate school with all else being equal. We’re not discussing Williams or Amherst or Reed or Oberlin vs Hopkins here - which you’ve repeatedly brought into this discussion for no apparent reason. You want me to start randomly interjecting Chicago into this discussion too? Nothing statistical you’ve provided has substantiated the claim that a Colgate diploma is equal - in fact it’s quite the opposite. </p>
<p>Nothing you’ve said or will say is of any merit - it’s a case study in causation versus correlation. </p>
<p>The only people the OP should query are those making the decisions. Not outsiders without any of the following to support their repeated conjectures: a stem Ph.D., stem graduate school admissions or fellowship experience, teaching experiences spanning between Ph.D. and non-research institutions, interdisciplinary research collaborations bridging life sciences and engineering. That’s what I bring to the table. </p>
<p>Please, enlighten us on your background tk, so you can give more credence to your propositions.</p>