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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But the point is that to most people if you throw out the name Davidson or one of the “silly” CTCL schools they won’t know the difference. [/quote]

The employers who previous posters said are “prestigious” sure would.  They get it.  [/quote]

Huh. I worked at McKinsey and Google as a hiring manager for both. I probably hired about a dozen employees at those companies, and more than that at other companies. Until my kid reached high school and I started visiting these boards i honestly didn’t know anything about Davidson. Had heard of it, but that’s about it.[/quote]

Both of those companies know Davidson well.  Your anecdote proves nothing other than that you personally don’t know very much about colleges and aren’t very sophisticated. [/quote]

I think you overestimate the average university knowledge of the median Google manager. I worked at Facebook until last year, we were mostly nerds really into tech but likely not super knowledgeable about colleges outside of big names. I’m a fan of Steph Curry, so know the name but also didn’t realize it was a top school until the college search process began for my kids. Maybe I’m not sophisticated either, but most Facebook tech people are not, maybe the finance group is?[/quote]

Well, I just did a quick search on LinkedIn and Davidson college is well represented at both Google and McKinsey and in offices all over the country, including New York City.  So you’re just plain wrong. [/quote]

Ok, you must go to Davidson or something. I’m of the opinion that most people, including many hiring managers at top companies, are not super knowledgeable about colleges in general. Maybe the HR folk are, and the execs SAHM’s, but most don’t research this stuff. I doubt someone like an Elon Musk knows much about smaller colleges. Who really researches this stuff other than those with children  at the appropriate age.[/quote]

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