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<p>The same could be said about Williams, Amherst, or Middlebury – most people outside of the east coast or LAC types have never heard of those either. But luckily familiarity among the general public really has nothing to do with school quality.</p>
<p>You seem to have this very weird issue in all of your threads, informative. You define the northeast as the “base” and other parts of the country as “other.” If something’s known mainly in the northeast, you consider it well-known - if something’s known mainly in other regions of the country, it’s “regional.” I recognize you’re not well-traveled – but still, break out of your box.</p>