I'd err on the side of saying you're just not knowledgeable of American universities. But there's really nothing wrong with that, nor is it necessarily reasonab

I'd err on the side of saying you're just not knowledgeable of American universities. But there's really nothing wrong with that, nor is it necessarily reasonable to expect someone not from the US to be familiar with US universities. At the very least, it opens you up to considering candidates based on their interview and not pedigree. For what it's worth, Harvey Mudd and UT Austin are both very well-regarded schools.