<p>^ The OP is from Ohio, which s/he clearly stated in both his post and profile.</p>
<p>Outside of Texas, Rice is probably best known (albeit still not very well known) in pockets of the Northeast. It is virtually unknown in the Midwest where the OP comes from though.</p>
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<p>While I believe that Rice holds its own against Duke and is in some ways better, this is the kind of elitist comment with which I am very uncomfortable. Who’re you to say who “knows” and “matters”? I am assuming you’re including yourself among those “in the know,” which is all the more elitist.</p>
<p>FWIW, this is the most common (default) response by supporters of schools with little or no name recognition. It goes something like this: well, if someone doesn’t know our pet school, then that person just doesn’t know any better. Or doesn’t matter at all.</p>
<p>Now has it ever occurred to you that maybe your school and its graduates haven’t accomplished much worthwhile for people “to know”?</p>