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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, it's not. Perhaps within the state of VA.

I'd define "prestigious" as a school that has for a long time viewed as elite not just by the wealthy/well-educated, but also by the vast swathes of the population.

Outside of Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, I don't think any top privates even would be considered prestigious nationally. Doesn't mean that they aren't prestigious regionally.

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The median person in this country has never heard of MIT or Princeton. They have heard of Ohio State and Alabama. [/quote]
Who's talking about "heard of"? Where in the post does it say "heard of"?

It quite explicitly states that the vast swathes o the population views the school as [b]elite[/b]. "Heard of" is not the same thing as "elite". No one views University of Alabama or Ohio State as elite, other than in football.

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Exactly. "Prestigious" doesn't mean "good football team". 
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Again, who is talking about football teams? We are talking about elite academically, not good football teams.

Every Joe in Boston thinks that Hahvahd kids are wicked smaht. Every Joe has heard of the Ivies, even if they don't know some of the smaller schools in it.

The post does not reference football teams in any way. [/quote]

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