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<p>Who cares what the academic level appears to be on paper when on the ground-level Amherst, and Williams, to perhaps a greater degree than Swarthmore, are full of such dullards? Both have acquired a certain brand that seems to emphasize hard work within a carefully prescribed, largely adult-supervised, playground for well-rounded, middle-of-the-roaders. That they seem to attract the risk-averse more than most schools, is amply demonstrated by the fact that what seems to draw them to their schools in the first place, are their “top top” roost on various college polls. </p>
<p>They are not known for their discussions of work outside the classroom. Art and music at both schools, for the most part, translate as, art history and <em>a capella</em> singing. Radical politics (which seems to include environmentalism) are a definite no-no. And, for some strange reason, they seem obsessed with the idea that Brown (???) is an inferior college (presumably, because Brown finishes lower in these magazine polls than HYPS.)</p>
<p>Seriously, stop. You’re embarassing yourself.</p>