Also, I know this isn’t the best way to gauge the elite LACs’ student quality, but what national research universities (non-LACs) did you or someone you know turn down (perhaps some Ivies, as I’m aware happens sometimes) to attend ___ College?
As for Swarthmore, I have a few co-workers’ kids turn down Harvard and other Ivies, same goes for Williams and Amherst. I’ve looked on other threads for Claremont McKenna and a lot turned down USC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, some turning down Ivies. I’d assume the same goes for Pomona. Carleton I’ve heard Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, UChicago, and occasional HYPS. Bowdoin I’ve seen WashU and Cornell, but I’m sure there are many more I’m just not aware.