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<p>UConn has had a respectable academic reputation in the NE and is popular among students in the NE/Mid-Atlantic for good academic and big sports. </p>
<p>While BC has greater cachet, it’s not THAT much greater…especially considering the amounts involved. The academic rep gap would have been narrower 2 decades ago as I found from HS classmates and friends in the tri-state area/New England. One hallmate of a friend I met at a private Boston area university was rejected by UConn as an in-state student because he didn’t make their GPA minimum. </p>
<p>One older friend who was in-state for UConn said if he had not gotten admitted to Tufts with a fantastic FA/scholarship package, UConn would have been his enthusiastic #2 choice. Even above higher ranked private colleges on his admitted list. Incidentally, he still cheers for the UConn Huskies during basketball season. </p>