<p>Whats wrong with caring about what other people think about your college? We are always judged by things such as the clothes we wear, the language we use, and even our ethnicity. Isn’t being judged by the academic institution that you attended one of the preferable characteristics to be judge by? I think you would agree that Chicago is a great school, and as far as I see it the OP is simply asking how much Chicago meets its potential in regards to recognition by the common person / how much it deserves (in relation to its academic excellence), and why there is such a discrepancy. </p>
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<h2>The OP already knows this…he already gave examples of this. He’s asking WHY. I don’t see why you have such an attitude; I hope you have a better day tomorrow.</h2>
<p>drummberdude_07: I don’t know much about WUSTL but I have heard in this forum that they market themselves pretty good. Also, I think there was a discussion about how they changed certain things in order to be ranked so high in the USNWR and unfortunately such dubious rankings really affect how people view a college. Although Chicago doesnt seem to care (O’Neill actually talks against them quite a bit) they still hold a ‘decent’ rank (15 I think).</p>