<p>Do Swat, Williams, and Amherst all have very good grad placement in all areas, or do these schools really have individual strengths and weaknesses?</p>
<p>They really are all quite strong across the board. Other than possibly Art History at Williams or Engineering at Swat, there are few departments at any of these schools that stand out enough from the other schools to serve as a legitimate reason for choosing one school over another. All of these schools are so great for just about everything that your best bet would be to go with the one that felt right for you, rather than basing your decision on whether Williams is slightly better in bio or Amherst is slightly better in sociology.</p>
<p>I agree with Haon. The two departments he mentions are the only two I can think of that would stand out as being reasons to choose one of the three schools over the other for career purposes. You can find smaller discrepancies, for example Swarthmore is probably stronger in Sociology; Williams has a larger Music department, Amherst is good in history. But, none of those differences woud rise to the level of eliminating any of the three schools from consideration (for most students). Art History and Engineering would be the only two that would trump "big picture" characteristics in the selection process.</p>
<p>% of graduates going to med school appears to be pretty consistent across all three (double-digit percentages). The proportion of grad school enrollments in other fields varies among the three schools with Swarthmore more tilted towards PhDs, Amherst/Williams tilted slightly heavier to law and MBA. But, all three in high in all of those areas and would provide a viable path to any of those careers. I think those differences have much more to do with the profile of the student body than differences in the departments.</p>
<p>amherst has neuroscience which is very specialized for an lac ... besides agreed with everybody they are all the same</p>