"Prestige" of Indiana-Bloomington?

[MrMom62]

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“In small town Indiana, IU probably outranks Harvard, or is at least it’s equal in many people’s eyes, and would serve you just as well. No one is going to pay a premium for a Harvard degree there.”</p>

<p>Quite an overstatement. I’m not from Indiana, but I highly doubt all those in smaller towns share that view.

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<p>I’m from a city in the Midwest and even we don’t pay a premium for Harvard grads, let alone a small town. Harvard is just another good school for most jobs here, with very few exceptions.</p>

<p>This thread should probably be in the grad school forums.</p>