<p>^^
Yeah, quite a few do. Actually the Maine schools are leaders in the SAT Optional “Movement”. (Bowdoin made SATs optional in 1969)</p>
<p>And, to be fair, Williams/Amherst are not like Vassar/Wesleyan; Havard is not like Yale is not like Princeton is definitely not like Penn. Each of these schools has very distinctive qualities and characters.</p>
<p>The way I see it, the Top LAC list on this site has more to do with how those schools are traditionally perceived. I don’t think that list is entirely based on US News rankings. Reed is ranked 50ish now by US News (they refuse to submit data), but is still on that list, because its reputation for rigorous academics has long been established. Bard’s profile only started to rise in the 90s. There was an article in the NYTimes about the transformation of Bard from an “art school” with only 100,000 endowment to a more well-rounded school that offers unique academic opportunities and competes with Vassar/Wesleyan for students.</p>