<p>Swarthmore wasn't the undisputed #1 LAC forty years ago. It couldn't be; it had always allowed women to enroll. Its brand image was very much as it is is today, the LAC known for hard-core academics.</p>
<p>When I was at Williams, Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore were the three that folk oooh'd and aaaaaah'd over.</p>