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<p>More people in WHAT part of the country? One more time … the decently knowledgeable people in the midwest are more likely to know Carleton. The decently knowledgeable people in the east are more likely to know Williams or Amherst. Of course, the really knowledgeable people in both parts would have heard of all of them. </p>
<p>And no, informative, frankly most universities beyond HYPSM are still regional in terms of their appeal. You should look up bclintonk’s posts. He did a series showing what schools the students of each state submit their SAT/ACT’s to. The top schools were strongly, strongly a function of what was either in or near that state.</p>