<p>Anyone have opinions on Williams's econ program? What about in comparison to other top programs such as Yale's or Princeton's?</p>
<p>Williams has an great econ program. Most top colleges and ivies will have great opportunities for students who perform well. Williams is an incredible school, especially if you're looking into grad school. As far as job opportunities, I know many big companies recruit at williams, being arguably the top LAC. As for as competing with Yale and Princeton, it will give you about the same opportunities. In the WSJ study for top placement into grad programs, Williams finished only behind HYPS, ahead of Duke, MIT, Dartmouth, and its fellow LACs Swat and Amherst.</p>
<p>Article:
A Comprehensive Ranking of America's Most Successful 'Feeder' Colleges</p>
<p>By ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN </p>
<p>Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL</p>
<p>When it came time for Porter Leslie to pick a college, Washington University looked pretty tempting -- after all, a scholarship there would save his family $13,000 a year. But with plans for a top graduate program after college, his parents decided to pick up the tab for Columbia. "That's one reason we're paying all this money," says his mother, Sally Leslie. "He should go to the best college he can so he can go to the best grad school."</p>