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....it at least dismisses your notion that WashU is inferior to Vandy
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<p>I don't think you read my posts very carefully. My original post merely stated that Wash U. is a unpopular destination among students who attend elite boarding schools. You keep misinterpreting this as a criticism of Wash U. academics -- its not. The discussion involved determing which school is a more valid comparison of "Harvard of (a particular region)". If these references have an underlying connotation of social class, Vanderbilt would be the stronger comparison.</p>