<p>great! you are entitled to your opinion- i happen to think that conn is academically superior, and you think bates is. im happy to agree to disagree! both are absolutely terrific schools, and i will fight anyone who thinks otherwise (along with the other lesser known nescacs)!</p>
<p>eh cool it. students at bates won't know what is it like at conn, and neither will students at conn noe anything about bates. unless they do exchange-program at the other school that is, which is pointless in the first place given how similar the two schools are. so it's just as pointless to argue who is superior in terms of academic quality and such. though i have to, but hate to, admit that bates does seem to have a stronger reputation than conn as well as many LACs ranked above itself.</p>
<p>Bates does have an excellent reputation within the NE LACs, and within the prestigious graduate programs. And I agree, Bates has created an image that seems to leave even school that are ranked above it by USNEWS in the dust. Bates has a edge about it, it's different from the others-- I don't know, just the feeling there.</p>