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Washington University

I went to Washington University.

It's a great school, but I don't think it's nearly as well known to the general public as Notre Dame.

From the perspective of people who are into school prestige rankings, I don't think it has as much raw academic prestige as the University of Chicago. Maybe it's comparable to Northwestern.

[b]Nobody knows what Wash U is.[/b] I only know now because I am in the throws of college applications with my DS and that one of his friends is going there. When the dad told me he was going to Wash U, I wasn't sure what that meant...a school in DC? Then he added, "in St. Louis." I went back and did some research, and yes it is a very good school. But it's sad that he had the specify the location to differentiate the school from the many schools in the DC area (or perhaps in the Northwest). My son isn't interested in Wash U for a number of reasons...but he sure is very excited to be an applicant at ND. No that's a school with some name recognition -- no explanation needed!! 
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[b]So, just because YOU had never heard of it, no one else has, either?  :roll: [/quote][/b]

NP - I hadn't either until a friend's daughter went there two years ago.  Sorry - went SLAC and ivy law school and never encountered anyone who had gone there.  No reason to be rude. There's no way an individual could be familiar with all 3500 institutions in the USA[/quote]

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