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Message: [QUOTE="woomba, post: 662681, member: 3605"] I actually agree with what you wrote here - even I noted the waning brand power of Syracuse in NYC somewhere else on this board. I'm actually from NYC originally so I am quite familiar with the dynamics between privates and publics in NY and the NE area. The only thing I will note is that much of this growth was fueled by the explosion in college applicants the past 2 decades - that growth isn't going to last forever and is expected to start winding down in 15 years. That makes the upcoming decade critical for UConn and other publics like UMass, the SUNYs, Rutgers, etc. in building enough brand equity so that once the record # of applicants go down they can compete for the best students ...and why, as you mentioned, schools like BC will feel threatened and will do what it can to prevent that from happening. [/QUOTE]