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[quote=Anonymous]I'm from the West Coast and work at an R1 university. My kid goes to a WASP. Many people have heard of the WASP school but don't know it's a great school. Some people haven't heard of it at all. And a few people know of it and know that it's a great school. When I was a high school senior, I think I knew of Pomona, Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore because they were ranked well in USNWR. I ended up going to a T20 school and a T14 law school, but I hadn't heard of schools like Bowdoin or Davidson until much later. I remember a very intelligent law school friend telling me he went to Haverford, which I hadn't ever hear of previously. (Know that I have been through the process with my kid, I'm pretty familiar with all these schools though.)

Anyhow, the lack of brand-recognition is also part of the appeal. It attracts humility and individualism among an incredibly high-achieving student body. Moreover, many of us value the quality of education over prestige, although we're probably in the minority on this board. And the quality of education at the three Maine schools is spectacular. [/quote]

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