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[quote=Anonymous]There is at least one state where the land grant institution is the more prestigious of the two main publics (Clemson in South Carolina), but more often the flagship is more prestigious than the land grant (e.g Michigan/Michigan State). Furthermore, states that have only land grants (e.g. Maryland) have historically neglected their public systems. Both of these factors lead to the general perception that land grants are worse, especially in the eyes of the prestige-hungry, i.e. DCUM commenters.

Also, many DCUM commenters are aiming for fields like finance, consulting, elite NGO work for their kids, and in these fields prestige matters a lot. Relatively few people here are pushing their kids into traditional land grant strengths like civil engineering, agricultural sciences, and the like, so there are fewer boosters here.

Land grants are great schools. You can study just about anything you want. But you can't in most cases go on to work for McKinsey or Goldman Sachs, so they're not favored on this board as much.[/quote]

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