Greater name recognition: Lehigh, Lafayette, Dickinson, Bucknell?
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Anonymous
| Outside of the DMV or NY/NJ areas which has greater name recognition? Not the recognition is super important but I have been surprised that none of my in-laws have heard of any of these. |
Anonymous
| From the west coast, hadn't even heard of Lafayette or Dickinson until I moved to the east coast. |
Anonymous
| No meaningful difference. People who know about colleges will know them all. |
Anonymous
| All expensive, need-aware, isolated (geographically & culturally) private colleges. |
Anonymous
Haha also from the West Coast and only one I’d heard of was Dickinson. Maybe Bucknell for basketball or something? |
Anonymous
| I’m from an area of PA that’s a one hour drive from Lehigh & Lafayette, and 1.5 hours drive from Bucknell. So I’ve heard of all those because of that. |
Anonymous
| My husband from NC had never heard of those when we looked at schools for our son. |
Anonymous
| I'd say Lehigh or Bucknell, but not by a lot |
Anonymous
| I think Bucknell and Lehigh. I am from Chicago and spouse is from Colorado, and these were the 2 of the 4 we knew before our own kids looked at colleges. |
Anonymous
+1, and reputation may be neutral at best. |
Anonymous
| Asian immigrant here. I only heard about Lehigh as a friend went there for a PhD degree years ago. It must be a decent school. |
Anonymous
| Bucknell for sure and maybe Lehigh. I’m from DC. |
Anonymous
| Bucknell. The others are only recognized on East Coast. |
Anonymous
| Bucknell has had admissions recruiters in California for 20 years. |
Anonymous
| Who cares whether the average Joe and Jane Schmuck has heard of your school. Go with the best fit and strongest programs. |