<p>Again, I’m not worried about rankings or public name recognition at all. Otherwise I would never have taken an interest in WUSTL because it has little name recognition compared to its peers like JH, Georgetown, Cornell. etc (which, to me, is part of its appeal–it’s like this excellent underdog among the elites)). I have no doubt that the academics here is top-notch; however, I’m more concerned about the practical i.e. job prospects and recruitability, considering that St. Louis isn’t exactly a hot location (so firms are less likely to come here and recruit?), and that WUSTL’s engineering department is not well-known (compared to, say, UMich, Northwestern, Berkeley)–which may be looked upon negatively by employers.</p>