Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
It's also true that a big name-brand athletic presence may drive applications. Then again, places without big name athletics seem to do okay there, too. When's the last time that the UChi or Reed went to the Rose Bowl, KWIM? wink

Most people don't know what a "Reed" is.

I'm pretty sure that when I hear the word "Reed" the emotional resonance I feel is precisely zero.

Granted, educated people can't tell the difference between Penn and Penn State.

Which is really, really funny to me.