<p>[Parchment</a> College Rankings 2012 | Parchment - College admissions predictions.](<a href=“http://www.parchment.com/c/college/college-rankings.php?thisYear=2011&thisCategory=LAC]Parchment”>Parchment Student Choice College Rankings 2012 | Parchment - College admissions predictions.)</p>
<p>I’m absolutely shocked - people always put Barnard and Wellesley in the same category, but I just checked the Liberal Arts College rankings on parchment and saw that while Wellesley is ranked 9th, Barnard is ranked 5th. Now I know that rankings are not an entirely accurate basis of judging things, but parchment is incredibly accurate for the most part, so this was shocking news to me. I figure Wellesley is only considered as good as it is because of a) Massachusetts and b) MIT - otherwise it really must not be as academically rigorous as some of the other LACs or offer as many opportunities as places like Barnard College of Columbia University, since it’s ranked so low - and even below Pomona College and Swarthmore! And places like Williams College, Bowdoin etc…</p>
<p>What’s the general sentiment on CC about this?</p>