<p>Re Interesteddad's comments on sports at Williams: Williams recruiting and spending patterns on sports havent concerned me because I know that they are also recruiting and spending in many other areas, e.g. art, theater, diversity, music, science, tutorials. I feel strongly that although Williams/Amherst/Swarthmore/Wesleyan (and as mentioned elsewhere you could lump in Pomona as well) each have different feels, none should be eliminated out of hand because of perceived stereotypes. Nixing a college because of location and physical environment I can see; not everyone wants to be in the Berkshires, in New England, in a suburb of Philadelphia, or Southern California. These are black and whites. Its believing the stereotypes that I would caution against. Before we visited colleges, my son (and I) were convinced that Amherst would be his #1 choice. Swarthmore was too pretentiously brainy, Wesleyan too weird and druggy, Williams too straight and athletic. After visiting, Amherst dropped out of the race (hard to say why, probably one of those arbitrary reactions) and Williams, Swarthmore and Wesleyan became fairly equal favorites. His impression that a non-athlete artist with a wicked sense of humor could thrive at Williams turned out to be accurate. The museums were the eggs in the beer. I contend that most kids could be happy at any of these schools and only a visit can determine which is the best fit.</p>