Ivy League & NESCAC

Colleges and Universities A-Z Hamilton College
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<p>Everyone always refers to the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) schools as the "Little Ivies". So I was wondering, Which are the corresponding schools? For example, which is the "Harvard of NESCAC"? Obviously this is all opinion and just for fun, but I was curious to see what others thought. Ivy consists of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, UPenn, Princeton, and Yale. NESCAC consists of 11 schools (Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, and Williams) but I'm only including the top 9, to make this easier (Sorry Trinity and Connecticut College). So below is my table. Give me your thoughts. </p>

<p>Harvard = Williams
Princeton = Amherst (both have the "old boy" network)
Yale = Middlebury (Midd was actually founded by a former Yale President)
University of Pennsylvania = Bowdoin (Great school that everyone always forgets) Columbia = Wesleyan (Most liberal of both conferences)
Dartmouth = Hamilton
Cornell = Bates (Great school nagged by its reputation as one of the easiest to get in within the conference)
Brown = Tufts or Colby (not entirely sure why, just feels right)</p>

<p>Again, no offense intended, Please don't attack me for creating this fun game.</p>

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<p>Haha I really like this! Nice Job urbanslaughter! I would actually switch Hamilton with Amherst, just because I think that Dartmouth reminds me more of Amherst. Both greenish and small… I don’t know why, it just feels right haha.
And I would switch Williams and put it with Brown… and put Tufts up there with Harvard. Again don’t ask why, but I just feel that they would go better together.
Thanks again! This is fun :)</p>

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<p>Great! But I would compare Amherst to Harvard based on selectivity, location, and how it’s more “known” among the little ivies.</p>

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<p>Isn’t Brown more liberal than Columbia?</p>