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<p>Really, these places aren’t the end of the universe, and it’s not unfathomable that smart kids from Mississippi would have heard of / would aspire to Princeton. I wouldn’t have any reason to believe that those were merely / only alum kids or athletes. </p>
<p>I realize it’s not Princeton, but even 25 years ago at NU, we had kids from Mississippi and Wyoming and Idaho and South Dakota who had heard of “better” schools.</p>