<p>It depends where you come from; I mean I would never let my parents pay $50,000 a year to send me to Middleburry or Williams when I could easily go to Australian National University (ranked 16th in the world) really easily, and for less than half the cost. Here, a degree from ANU would be worth more than one from a small liberal arts college–career wise.</p>
<p>unelite liberal arts colleges do exist–just look how easy it is to go to college in the US for a citizen, just look how many colleges there are compared to the population; and the high school curriculum is far weaker than many other nations; its ranked below the mean in the world. (i.e their "ap statistics’ is the same as my schools mainstream sophomore maths)…</p>
<p>[Poor</a> Marks For U.S. Education System, UN: S. Korea, Japan Top Best Schooling List; U.S. Near Bottom - CBS News](<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/26/world/main530872.shtml]Poor”>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/26/world/main530872.shtml)</p>