amherst is equal to ivys and far above sec and any public school.
look at variables in education.
Big school (sec and any state schools)
larger class size
first and second year classes are often taught by Teachers assistants
no open door policy
small school
smaller average class size
professors teach the classes instead of a ta
open door policies for tutoring
amherst has 14% acceptance with the 25-75 percentiles scoring from 2080 to 2360 and 31-34 act
sat middle 50% reading 700-800 math 690-780 writing 690-780
cornell has an acceptance rate of 14% 25-75 percentile scoring 1970-2270 and act 30-34
sat middle 50% reading 640-740 math 680-780 writing 650-750
stop trying to discredit liberal arts schools that arent ivys or state schools
your reasoning and logic doesnt work, amherst and other top d3 liberal arts schools are just as competitive if not more than their larger counterparts.
amherst is slightly below harvard in everything. amherst which you discredit and have under many other small schools and public schools
amherst is also above cornell which is an ivy
stop using personal bias, use factual evidence
amherst and like schools are at the top. theyre as good if not better than ivy and stateschools and here is factual evidence to prove it.
http://colleges.startclass.com/compare/1874-1929/Amherst-College-vs-Harvard-University
http://colleges.startclass.com/compare/1874-2748/Amherst-College-vs-Cornell-University