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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think the snobbery is within a very limited portion of the population that  is oversampled in the DC area.[/b] My DC went to Michigan and while there are certainly some wealthy Michiganders who choose to go elsewhere, for many people going to Michigan is a huge accomplishment and in fact they are considered to be a little snobby. That is true for other flagship universities. Going to UT Austin is a big deal and seen to be very desirable if you live in Texas.[/quote]

DC is primarily populated by northeastern transplants.  The northeast doesn't really have any prestigious in-state schools so they are pretty accustomed to paying $$$ to send their kids out of state.  In Virginia it is much less common to go out of state because of the relatively cheap options of W&M and UVA, which none of the northeastern states have an instate equivalent of.  I think this mindset leads a lot of north easterners to automatically look down their noses at state schools in general.  You do not find this attitude in the handful of states that have strong state colleges. [/quote]

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