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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think with their stats you’re looking at Longwood and ODU. Looks pretty solid for JMU and CNU and could increase to be even more competitive since he’s only a rising junior.[/quote]

OP here.  Thanks for the response.  But are JMU and CNU that much better than Oklahoma, Kansas, Alabama, etc if the costs are about equal?  I guess I'm thinking ahead to after college with alumni networking, and just name recognition.   [b]If he's working in say, Seattle or Miami and is asked where he went to school;  If he says Kansas people will know what he's talking about. [/b] If he says JMU or Christopher Newport--will people ask "Where is that?"[/quote]

Imagine how the conversation might continue:

Q:  So are you from Kansas?  
 
A:  No.

Q:  Do you have family or other ties in Kansas or the immediate area?

A: No.

Q: So why did you decide to go to KU?

A: Because they gave me a partial scholarship so it wasn't more expensive, or even cheaper, than the Virginia state schools I could get into.

And I don't think Google is going to prefer a job applicant - all other things being equal - who went to Kansas versus JMU just because they've "heard" of Kansas.  Now, U of Michigan, UCLA, and similar state schools might be different, but not the OOS flagships you're looking at.

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