<p>Dartmouth has no supplemental essay either. The "supplement" they do have is their peer review... not the same thing, not completed by the applicant (obviously), but it's something.</p>
<p>The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court is an Amherst man. That carries weight with many people who influence decisions as to where to apply.</p>
<p>He was a W. appointee but otherwise his credentials are impeccable.LOL</p>
<p>Wesleyan could have gone up because it does not ask for a supplement.</p>
<p>just like wustl</p>
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<p>He was a W. appointee but otherwise his credentials are impeccable.LOL
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<p>That's actually not the case. John Roberts went to Harvard for undergrad and law school. Harlan</a> Fiske Stone is the Amherst grad who was Chief Justice.</p>
<p>Williams requires SAT IIs. Amherst doesn't.</p>
<p>That's why I didn't apply.</p>
<p>I realize that doesn't account for the entire discrepancy, but application requirements definitely have an effect. My two cents.</p>
<p>Amherst does require SAT IIs if you take the SAT but not with the ACT.</p>
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<p>Williams</a> College | Admission | Info for International Students</p>
<p>"Students are not required to submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or results of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)."</p>
<p>I concur completely. 7 percent of its Class of 2012 is International. If Williams doesn't even require that its foreign applicants have at least a respectable grasp of the English language... My two cents.</p>
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<p>Just kidding, that's a ridiculous reason not to apply to a college.</p>
<p>I did not apply to Williams or Amherst because I was applying to 3 Ivies and felt that if I added the top 2 LACs, my list would be too top-heavy. In retrospect, I should have dumped WUSTL and picked Williams (nothing against Amherst, just that I struck up a really good conversation with the Williams rep.) On top of that, Williams and Amherst have pretty good fin aid, too.</p>
<p>Another turn-off for me, though, was the fact that a lot of these top LACs seem so isolated from their communities. This is mostly because they actually are, and I do not want to live in a tiny little village in the NE surrounded only by students. The larger universities, at least to me, seem more integrated into the surrounding city. </p>
<p>I think LACs need to either do more outreach, or better advertise their good relationship (even if it's not true) with the town/small city they're in.</p>
<p><em>definitely bonking head over not apply to Williams or Amherst--esp. since their apps went down, whereas Brown's are up 20%!</em></p>