<p>Having grown up in Ohio. lived in NYC and now in the Southeast, I’d say Wooster is not well known outside of Ohio. Definitley not popular in the South but it is academically strong. My brother graduated from Wooster. He thought it was too small and too quirky for him but has done fine since graduation and accepted to medical shool. New College was totally foreign to me until this year. It is better known in Florida. If you are going for name recognition, which is not a good reason for choosing the best fit, neither school has it. New College seems more unstructured and less traditional than Wooster. Wooster however is in a rural area. Very rural-- which may be tough on some folks like myself who like urban/surburban campuses. Both have strong independent study.</p>