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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vanderbilt. They were recruiting so hard from the NE (NJ/NY/CT) to not be seen as an exclusively Southern school the standards weren't that high and the aid was flowing. Good students but nothing like now.

WashU. Same. Was barely known then (again, NE) and certainly not top or that competitive. [/quote]

I went to college in the mid-90s. Wash U was a good school back then. It was basically what it is now - a notch below the Ivies. Kids who really had to stretch for Penn or Cornell would not get in and end up at WashU. Which is still pretty impressive. It competed with the schools currently in its athletic conference - Emory, Rochester, Brandeis, etc.

Vandy was always good but has also stepped up and become more national. It definitely had some kids from the north, but now draws a lot more. I know a few parents who would not have considered leaving the northeast corridor for college (these people are quite provincial) who are sending their kids to Vandy.[/quote]

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