Which college literally sounds/looks more prestigious?

College Life
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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>Without checking the ranking, which of these two colleges sounds more prestigious? Or which college would you choose based on the sound/look of the name only?</p>

<p>a) Northeastern University
b) University of Massachusetts Boston (aka UMASS Boston)</p>

<p>I know this is random and silly and nor should I care but I'm curious nonetheless. I'm actually a transfer student at Northeastern University from UMASS Boston. My mom from CA has trouble remembering "Northeastern" and always mixes it up with "Northwestern" and "Southeastern". It gets a bit frustrating.</p>

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<p>I would think UMASS Boston because I like Boston haha and I want to live in Boston.</p>

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<p>Northeastern. Never heard of UMASS Boston before.</p>

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<p>Northeastern.</p>

<p>UMass Boston sounds like it’s behind UMass Amherst and maybe even UMass Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>Without knowing anything about the schools, I’d say Northeastern gets a slight bump only because Northwestern is so well known. Otherwise, I would have to assume that UMASS Boston is the flagship school of the UMass system, though it obviously isn’t.</p>

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<p>Northeastern.</p>

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<p>As somebody who lived in MA and never knew there was an actual Boston branch of the UMass system, I’m going to have to go with Northeastern as well.</p>

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<p>i go to umass amherst, and everyone here kind of looks down upon any of the other umass branches, so i’m going with northeastern as well.</p>

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<p>northeastern</p>

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<p>Northeastern</p>

<p>UMASS, in general, is filled with townies lol.</p>

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<p>northeastern</p>

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<p>Why do you care what looks/sounds more prestigious?</p>

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<p>I’m gonna say UMass, something about the regional name of Northeastern turns me off.</p>

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<p>NE by a long shot</p>

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<p>Northeastern, without a doubt.</p>

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<p>In the Northeast, people will definitely say Northeastern. People who don’t know anything about either might guess UMass Boston.</p>

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<p>my vote goes to northeastern</p>

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<p>Yeah, Northeastern</p>

<p>A lot of people have an unconscious stigma that they place on schools with a “University of (insert city or state)” because it usually shows that it’s a state school, and I know a lot of people who automatically associate state school with a subpar education, which is pretty unfair.</p>

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<p>Northeastern, by far.</p>

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<p>A note about Northwestern (not Northeastern): </p>

<p>In Massachusetts, Northwestern has no name recognition. Its reputation is probably fantastic in the Midwest, but I can tell you that most people in MA have no clue what “Northwestern” is. </p>

<p>Northeastern sounds better. Besides, UMASS Boston is notoriously the worst UMASS. So one more point in the Northeastern column.</p>