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Will you argue that Swarthmore manipulated it's rankings, because it is not well known "average people"'s circles?
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.......not exactly a fair argument since Swarthmore's marketing and admissions policies are much less suspect</p>
<p>I've heard of Swarthmore and worked with outstanding Swarthmore graduates.</p>
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I also never heard of wash u until sophomore year of high school. I can say that none of my friends had heard of it either. I think that this is one reason why so many people are confused about its high ranking
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<p>that is what i was referring to</p>
<p>Yea lol, Swarthmore students are known to be some of, if not THE hardest working college students out there.</p>
<p>I think the purpose of Wash U's wait list policy is obvious, due to the fact that when you are notified that you are on their waitlist, you must respond to let them know you want to remain on their waitlist. It's like saying: Are you really interested in Wash U? Do other colleges do that?</p>
<p>ellekay,
The one who is out of line is the one who makes false charges and then does nothing to back them up. In this thread, I've already asked you twice (#22 and #30) to cite the specifics. </p>
<p>Now you state, "I can see what the problem is with your data." For the third time, please present the specifics that you see a problem with. </p>
<p>If you are representative of what Johns Hopkins is all about, then God help that place….</p>
<p>Yes. Very true about Swarthmore students. Very hard workers which is necessary because Swarthmore can be pretty intense.</p>
<p>Lizziepoo. I think it is common for lots of kids to confuse Swarthmore with Skidmore because it is not so well known among high school students. I know I was confused about those two at first. But Swarthmore has more of an old elite kind of following among very educated people. Wash U is like the new kid on the block by comparison. And I think that in academic environments Swarthmore has been respected for many many years, kind of like amherst and williams.</p>
<p>exactly ellekay...
but because no one other than well educated circles has heard of Swarthmore, does that make it any less of a school?</p>
<p>I had not heard of Swarthmore before my junior year. Neither had I heard of WUSTL, of Wesleyan University, of Williams College, of University of Illinois - UC... you get the idea.</p>
<p>[edit:] Clearly I cannot read and differentiate between WUSTL with UW. Carry on.</p>
<p>WashU's job placement isn't nearly as high as those of the ivies</p>
<p>apathy.......UW is a different school than WUSTL...</p>
<p>washington university IN ST LOUIS...as opposed to the University of Washington, in SEATTLE.</p>
<p>Hawkette. I am a high achieving student here and I will put my intelligence up against yours any day. I might be young, but I try to be respectful of my elders and all people. I am beginning to feel like you are harrassing me. If you have a gripe with my school, take it to them. Meanwhile if I see something that I think is worthy of comment, I will continue to do so. Please stop bothering me.</p>
<p>Oh really? I'm sorry then, that was my bad. I'll go delete that post now.</p>
<p>No Lizziepoo. You are right about that.</p>
<p>cgarrett: Yes, other colleges do that. All highly selective colleges use a waitlist strategy and they all inquire whether students intend to remain on the waitlist or chose not to and for pretty much the same reasons.</p>
<p>That exact same strategy was used by Tufts on a couple of my friends who scored very highly on their SATs. One was exactly at 1500 and the other was at 1480. both were waitlisted and then asked if they wanted to remain on the waitlist. They had to fill out some sort of form.</p>
<p>ellekay, Well, if you truly are a student at Johns Hopkins, hopefully at some point they will teach you that it is necessary to support statements/opinions with facts. Or is JHU the kind of college that does not require its students to support their claims?</p>
<p>Go away. enough is enough.</p>
<p>Stop bickering you two.</p>