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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Most prestigious Midwest LAC” is just not a meaningful/consequential category in the real world.  [/quote]

TIL  that the Midwest is not the real world.  Seriously,  the Midwest has prestige preferences just like every other section of the country.  Grinnell or Carleton or Knox or Kenyon or Oberlin have more name recognition in Chicago or Minneapolis or St Louis than a school like Bowdoin, even though Bowdoin is higher ranking nationally.  Regional preference matters. Similarly, UVa is more prestigious in DC than Washington University in St. Louis, but WUSTL is is more prestigious in the Midwest than UVa, even though they are very similar schools, with very similar student bodies. [/quote]

If that’s what you learned, you’re not a very smart student.  I’m from the Midwest — I know it’s part of the real world.  But while people there might assign (a) different pecking order/s to various colleges than, say, East Coasters or Californians, the hierarchies involved won’t differentiate between universities and SLACs.  And, elsewhere, people who care only about SLACs will rank them across geographical boundaries rather than treat Midwestern SLACs as a distinct category.  There’s never a context in which “best SLAC in the Midwest” confers some kind of prestige or reward.  So “What are the best SLACs in the Midwest?” or “Which Midwestern SLACs have the best placement records (in specific industries or places or wrt grad/professional school admissions)?” are sensible questions.  But the question OP posed is just absurd.[/quote]

Why is it absurd? Not fundamentally different than “what’s the best restaurant in Sheboygan?” Someone wants or has to be in Sheboygan and wants to know where they should eat. Doesn’t mean there aren’t differences of opinion on the matter but it’s a legitimate question. [/quote]

“Prestige” is what makes it absurd.  Prestige isn’t compartmentalized that way and it’s sociological rather than personal.  [b]“What’s the most prestigious restaurant in Sheboygan?” would be a ludicrous question, don’t you think?[/b][/quote]

No.  There are amazing restaurants with national recognition all over the country, not just in big cities on the coasts. The chef at Trattoria Stefano in Sheboygan has been nominated for the James Beard award, for example. So if I happened to be in Sheboygan and wanted to go to a restaurant that is highly regarding in the culinary world, “What’s the most prestigious restaurant in Sheboygan?” is an excellent question to ask. [/quote]
I am from Sheboygan and I NEVER thought this conversation would be happening. I am HERE for it, though![/quote]

So what is the most prestigious restaurant in Sheboygan?  How far should I be willing to travel to eat there?  And whom would I impress if I were to tell them I had eaten there?  Alternatively, if I’m in Sheybogan, where should I eat?[/quote]

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