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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In PA, Washington & Jefferson College (est. 1787, with phenomenal placement for its pre-med and pre-law programs) and Allegheny College. Both SLACs, but with strong alumni networks of leaders in law, medicine, and in the corporate world.  [/quote]

My dad went to W&J in the 60s. I think I have met one person who has heard of it. Pretty sure it almost closed a few years back. 
You must be from Pittsburgh. [/quote]

Np. I live in a Pittsburgh suburb. One of our administrators is an alum of our school district and he always talks about how well prepared he felt as a freshman in college bc of the great education he received (blah blah blah). His point being that he was more prepared than other students who didn’t go to as wonderful a district as ours (he really drinks the kook-aid). In any event, I eventually found out he went to W&J. I’m sure it’s a fine school but I wouldn’t put it in the category of a hidden gem.  It is basically in a suburb and the buildings don’t look that impressive. Unless it was the most affordable option (with a lot of merit), I would look elsewhere. In the Pittsburgh area, I think Pitt or Duquesne are better options (neither a hidden gem).[/quote]

It's in Washington, PA. 45-60 minutes outside of Pittsburgh. Washington is one of those towns that 30+ years ago had a cute downtown. There was a lot of coal mining in the area, and now, fracking.[/quote]

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