<p>I agree that most schools have their own way of tooting their own horns. S goes to Williams and I agree they are a bit “superior.” </p>
<p>But I wouldn’t kid myself about whether Colgate “cares” about the numbers. Those numbers are important to every selective college; there’s just no way to avoid that. The CDS may not be perfect, but it’s standard and allows an apples-to-apples comparison among schools. Why not just let people look at it? That being said, I agree that most students don’t care about these numbers, except to the extent they affect admissions chances. </p>
<p>I’ve said before that Colgate has been good to us. D loves it there, is busy and involved, has been pretty successful and has made great friends and memories. I’m not knocking Colgate. I’m proud to wear my sweatshirt and wrap up in my lap blanket in the winter. I just think they could be more open in this respect.</p>
<p>As a follow up to previous posts, there’s a recent thread in “Search & Selection” showing the 2007-08 IPEDS middle 50 percentiles of the combined SAT (CR + M) for enrolled students. Bowdoin - 1300-1470; Colgate 1250-1430.</p>