<p>The problem is, the context we might have heard of it, 30+ years ago, may not do justice to the kids coming of of there today.</p>
<p>Where I lived, back then, it was everyone’s backup school. They had an acceptance rate topping 70%. NYU and Wash U are the two schools that have made the most material change to their profiles from back then vs. now, IIRC.</p>
<p>And I guess it’s more likely that people from around here, who are not routinely exposed to the school, might be more likely to have this prior old image still in their heads.</p>
<p>Northwestern also improved a great deal since back then, but it was not starting from nearly this same point. And gets talked about a bit more, I think.</p>
<p>Michigan has a higher profile here than either, from my limited perch.</p>