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Simply because you only have to choose one school. It’s precisely why the OP was asking. He can’t attend both schools simultaneously, thus he asked. He asked which between UMich and UNC is more prestigious. I answered the OP to the best of knowledge. And I supported it why I think it is so. Whether prestige is really important in school selection is not for me to decide, and this thread is not about that. I can only tell him it’s not that huge a deal because while Michigan is more prestigious, the other is more desirable to attend, as some of you would argue. But school desirability is not what the OP asked. Again, this thread is not for such discussion. So, please stop talking something that’s not the main issue of this thread. </p>
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I disagree. It’s the people - including you and me - who define prestige. Do you think we can just manufacture an object and declare it prestigious even if nobody has heard of it other than the two of us? That’s not how prestige works, my friend. You’ve got to make your product known. And, until you can do that, it won’t make your product prestigious. </p>
<p>Applying that principle to my previous question, I can say that Villa San Michele, is not prestigious for you because you’ve not even heard of it. You cannot patronize it. You will not buy it. If you are the only customer, the business will collapse later on.</p>