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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bottom line is that, fair or not, Maryland has zero cachet.  Most students and parents are still embarrassed to say they or their kid goes there.  Obviously this doesn’t happen with UVA, nor does it happen with the Ra Ra schools.

I totally get what OP is feeling.  I do. I certainly would not recommend that she or her daughter incur any unnecessary financial expense to go to school out of state - the college years are fleeting and in the end the Maryland degree is more than fine. But, having said that, it is precisely because of the limited Maryland options that when we move their family to the DMV, we chose Virginia.[/quote]

Oh for goodness sake. UMD is 17 for computer science on US News — tied with Harvard. Ranked 19 for engineering, ahead of almost all the Ivies. Top 10 in physics. Seriously, no one is embarrassed to be at UMD.[/quote]

Again, it’s why a said “fair or not.”  I’m talking perception, not reality.  [/quote]

Then your problem is your friends. It’s not perceived badly at all among my set. And yes we are highly educated professionals. [/quote]

Never said it was perceived badly.  It’s typically perceived with a shrug.  [/quote]

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