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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in the Midwest. Northwestern was a “marquee” destination for us in Michigan, Ohio, etc. even 30-40 years ago when it was a lot less selective. It’s become more national now.[/quote]

I am living in the Midwest now, was Mid-Atlantic and MoCo before.

I agree that Northwestern has had a strong reputation for 30+ years.  But where I happen to live, kids are much more focused on big flagships (Michigan, Indiana and others).

Reading this board for 2 years now, [b]I would say that Northwestern is talked about a lot, especially in lists, but not "debated".[/b]

Kids tend to go to college and get jobs within a radius of home.  I feel that Northwestern and Wisconsin are largely outside that comfortable radius for DMV and Northwestern has low admit chances for RD.  The University of Chicago has a little more draw because it has been "elite" for longer than Northwestern in rankings and reputation.  But Chicago draws a lot of flak for its cynical admissions practices.

TL;DR, I think the lower interest is geographic.  Penn, Brown, or any decent flagship can provide the same curriculum.[/quote]

Thank you for the thoughtful response. The part about being on a lot of lists but not often “discussed” is what I picked up on as well and that is what I’m referring to.

And what another poster said about what is discussed in this forum not reflecting the norms of a geographical area is totally valid. [/quote]

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