Is University of California Los Angeles a prestigious university?

[middsmith]

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For example, just to pick on Haverford as one that comes to mind, Haverford has plenty of prestige among educated people, but it doesn’t have a lot of name recognition and hence prestige among the people who believe that prestige consists only of a handful of select colleges.

Eh? Haverford? Seriously? I’m educated. People I know are educated. No one thinks it’s prestigious.<br>
Here’s a convo I heard at the beginning of the year. That was probably the first time I heard of Haverford.<br>
Girl 1: my bf goes to Haverford
Girl 2: he’s not very bright, is he?
Girl 1: yeah, i’m thinking about breaking up with him.
Girl 1 broked up with bf.</p>

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It’s rather like window-shopping and picking a handbag because it’s Louis Vuitton or Burberry and thus is well-known, as opposed to picking a handbag because it’s high quality and well-made. The LV and Burberry handbags may indeed be high quality and well-made, but so are plenty of other handbags.
My handmade fine leather handbag represents excellence, beauty and classic value even if there is no logo on it.</p>

<p>When I go on vacation, do I want to choose a prestigious hotel or locale that will impress OTHERS, or a hotel that provides excellent service to ME?

Ok, we get it. You like Valextra, excellence, beauty and classic value even if there is no logo on it. But you can have your cake and eat it too. Why is it one or the other? Why can’t you choose a prestigious hotel or locale that provides excellent service to you?</p>