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[quote=Anonymous]Having family from all over the place, including ex-inlaws from rural Kentucky and extended family in rural Wisconsin, my impression is that for most middle class people (and especially working class people), college is a lot more regional than in big cities.  Everyone all over the country knows Harvard, Yale, and Stanford are really prestigious schools.  But after that, it's less clear.  Mostly top students want to go to their state flagship or the best close private school.  There is less awareness of small liberal arts colleges that are not regional, and to the degree private colleges outside of Harvard, Yale, and Stanford are known it usually has to do with sports (Syracuse, Duke, etc.)

In Kentucky this is usually UK, but some kids want to go to University of Lousville.  A few students end up at solid LACs in Kentucky like Centre that give a lot of merit aid to top tier students.

In the Chicago area (where I grew up), a lot of interest is in Big Ten schools, especially University of Illinois.  A lot of people are interested in Northwestern.

In Tennessee everyone wants to go to UTK.  A few people want to go to Vanderbilt.  A handful are interested in SLACs like Sewanee or Rhodes.

In Texas, most students want to go to UT Austin or maybe Texas A&M.  There are a few people considering Rice and Baylor.  A lot of smart kids from Texas want to go to Rice.

In CA, the UC System rules.  Smart kids go to UCs.

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