<p>mini,
i’m sure that 1) there are some people in Olympia who have heard of (and attended!) Middlebury; and 2) there are Dartmouth alums in Olympia. Are they as well known as, say, University of Washington or Reed in that part of the country? I’m sure they’re not. In Olympia, someone who went to UW probably has an advantage over someone who went to Middlebury (or Williams, Bowdoin, Amherst, etc.). But on the East Coast, Middlebury and Dartmouth degrees may get your foot in the door at some companies.</p>