<p>“Also, having lived in 3 different countries myself, I can tell you that the majority of private schools are more well-known than U of M, UCB, UCLA, UVA, etc.”
^^^Majority. Ok, get a list of US private schools off the internet, and find 51% of them that you think are honestly more well known than Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, and UVA. If you can do that, take the time to back up your claim, then maybe you will have something noteworthy. Just follow this link, that should get you started: <a href=“http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/United_States/Private/[/url]”>http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/United_States/Private/</a> </p>
<p>So you think someone in China is going to be more aware of Williams than Berkeley? Grinnell than UCLA? Vassar over Virginia? Davidson over Michigan? All those LACs are ranked in the top 11 nationally, so they are obviously prestigious private schools. Personally, I think most are more aware of Berkeley than JHU, Dartmouth, Penn, etc.</p>