avant garde jyu, of course... small town setting of iowa, pa are home to schools like grinnell, lafayette (sp) and of course swarthmore. pls also do not forget bates from maine ... i believe of course in them too and i was not trying to discard any of those prestigious schools either... my thought is that it does not matter which school u go to. may b matters when you get ur first job. but after 5 years.. if u look back... it all depends on individual ... and may b.. there would not be much pay difference.. either... once again just my 2 cents ===================================================== as always what do i know (O: