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Who would you compare Amherst, Williams, and Pomona's admissions too? (among better known U's, i.e. Ivies or the like)
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<p>In selectivity Amherst, Williams and Pomona are similar to Brown, Cornell, Penn. The LACs are more holistic than statistics driven, however, and fit and demonstrated interest as evidenced by essays, recommendations, hooks and visits figure highly in decisions. </p>
<p>In student profile, personality, character whatever you want to call it, I would find overlaps with Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, Stanford, Northwestern, Rice. Of course there are overlaps with Harvard and Yale as well, but since H&Y appeal to a wider range of personality types the comparison is less specific.</p>
<p>In quality of education and post-graduate opportunities they compare favorably to HYPSM. In name recognition, fuggettaboutit. :).</p>