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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing with LACs is that most people haven't heard of most of them – even the highly respected ones – save for the ones in their city or that a friend/family member attended. Even top LACs like Amherst or Pomona probably aren't on the radar of your neighbor Fred who lives around the corner.

(Because their sports teams don't end up on TV very often.)

What matters is if people in grad-school admission offices or HR departments have heard of them. [b]In that case, most LACs at least in the top 100 of USNWR have good to great recognition[/b]. And many LAC grads will have good research experience and professor recommendations by their senior years. So going for the school that seems like the best fit – and that has a decent reputation for your kid's probably major – is the best strategy. [/quote]

On my sister’s Google super day, she said only 1 out of 6 interviewers knew what swarthmore was (class of 2016)

Even AWS has hit or miss name recognition with elite employers outside the northeast

I’m still a big proponent of students going to LACs but you have to do your personal legwork that is less needed out of t20s

Given that, virtually no one outside of academia will know the schools op is asking — there is no brand difference - so whatever is the best fit for the kid and the kid will proactively network in their chosen field from day one — that’s the best fit 
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