UVA just offered spots to 57 people on its wait-list.

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely looked at the male:female ratios when applying to college. I was a female STEM major and was happy to see more males at the schools I was interested in---more potential dating opportunities.

That really doesn't exist anymore.

Sure it does. VT, to name just one university, is 50/50 male/female.

I am a Tech alum. And it wasn't 50-50. There were many more males than females which is what I said above. Technical/STEM schools used to weigh more heavily male.

But I'm old--but it was a big difference when viewed against all the other VA universities at the time.

^ I remember the phrase “sausage fest” when guys outnumbered girls by a large amount at parties. Lol! Guess tables have turned

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.

The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.

My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.

DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.

DP. My DC knew at the W&M admitted students day that it was *not* the school for her. Your DD will probably know either way right away.

Just curious - what specifically made the school not the right one for her based on DFAS?

I don’t want to diss the school or have the W&M boosters jump all over me, but suffice it to say she just felt completely uncomfortable around the other admitted kids. Totally different personalities from her.

+1 my daughter had the exact same experience. There’s definitely a certain type of student who goes to w&m.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.

The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.

My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.

DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.

DP. My DC knew at the W&M admitted students day that it was *not* the school for her. Your DD will probably know either way right away.

Just curious - what specifically made the school not the right one for her based on DFAS?

I don’t want to diss the school or have the W&M boosters jump all over me, but suffice it to say she just felt completely uncomfortable around the other admitted kids. Totally different personalities from her.

+1 my daughter had the exact same experience. There’s definitely a certain type of student who goes to w&m.

It's a little disheartening to hear adults drawing sweeping conclusions based on their kid's ONE day on a campus surrounded by kids who may or may not choose to go to that school. I hope your kids grow up to be more critical thinkers.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.

The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.

My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.

DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.

DP. My DC knew at the W&M admitted students day that it was *not* the school for her. Your DD will probably know either way right away.

Just curious - what specifically made the school not the right one for her based on DFAS?

I don’t want to diss the school or have the W&M boosters jump all over me, but suffice it to say she just felt completely uncomfortable around the other admitted kids. Totally different personalities from her.

+1 my daughter had the exact same experience. There’s definitely a certain type of student who goes to w&m.

It's a little disheartening to hear adults drawing sweeping conclusions based on their kid's ONE day on a campus surrounded by kids who may or may not choose to go to that school. I hope your kids grow up to be more critical thinkers.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely looked at the male:female ratios when applying to college. I was a female STEM major and was happy to see more males at the schools I was interested in---more potential dating opportunities.

That really doesn't exist anymore.

Sure it does. VT, to name just one university, is 50/50 male/female.

Their website says they are 57% men.

https://www.vt.edu/about/facts-about-virginia-tech.html

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.

The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.

My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.

DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.

DP. My DC knew at the W&M admitted students day that it was *not* the school for her. Your DD will probably know either way right away.

Just curious - what specifically made the school not the right one for her based on DFAS?

I don’t want to diss the school or have the W&M boosters jump all over me, but suffice it to say she just felt completely uncomfortable around the other admitted kids. Totally different personalities from her.

+1 my daughter had the exact same experience. There’s definitely a certain type of student who goes to w&m.

It's a little disheartening to hear adults drawing sweeping conclusions based on their kid's ONE day on a campus surrounded by kids who may or may not choose to go to that school. I hope your kids grow up to be more critical thinkers.

This is the dumbest comment. They literally go there to see what kind of school they want. It is to define if they want a small or big or city or small town….it is literally to critically think of the type of school that they want in their school. 🤣

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The fact that you are implying that these kids can’t figure that out in a visit is ridiculous. There are countless articles about why visiting a school is helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely looked at the male:female ratios when applying to college. I was a female STEM major and was happy to see more males at the schools I was interested in---more potential dating opportunities.

That really doesn't exist anymore.

Sure it does. VT, to name just one university, is 50/50 male/female.

I am a Tech alum. And it wasn't 50-50. There were many more males than females which is what I said above. Technical/STEM schools used to weigh more heavily male.

But I'm old--but it was a big difference when viewed against all the other VA universities at the time.

^ I remember the phrase “sausage fest” when guys outnumbered girls by a large amount at parties. Lol! Guess tables have turned

Yeah. Not enough sausages to go around. Especially when some get double sausage!

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely looked at the male:female ratios when applying to college. I was a female STEM major and was happy to see more males at the schools I was interested in---more potential dating opportunities.

That really doesn't exist anymore.

Sure it does. VT, to name just one university, is 50/50 male/female.

I am a Tech alum. And it wasn't 50-50. There were many more males than females which is what I said above. Technical/STEM schools used to weigh more heavily male.

But I'm old--but it was a big difference when viewed against all the other VA universities at the time.

^ I remember the phrase “sausage fest” when guys outnumbered girls by a large amount at parties. Lol! Guess tables have turned

Yeah. Not enough sausages to go around. Especially when some get double sausage!

I'll have a double helping please! Make mine SPICY!

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely looked at the male:female ratios when applying to college. I was a female STEM major and was happy to see more males at the schools I was interested in---more potential dating opportunities.

That really doesn't exist anymore.

Sure it does. VT, to name just one university, is 50/50 male/female.

I am a Tech alum. And it wasn't 50-50. There were many more males than females which is what I said above. Technical/STEM schools used to weigh more heavily male.

But I'm old--but it was a big difference when viewed against all the other VA universities at the time.

^ I remember the phrase “sausage fest” when guys outnumbered girls by a large amount at parties. Lol! Guess tables have turned

Yeah. Not enough sausages to go around. Especially when some get double sausage!

I'll have a double helping please! Make mine SPICY!

Maybe one chorizo and one thick long kielbasa.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.

The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.

My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.

DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.

DP. My DC knew at the W&M admitted students day that it was *not* the school for her. Your DD will probably know either way right away.

Just curious - what specifically made the school not the right one for her based on DFAS?

I don’t want to diss the school or have the W&M boosters jump all over me, but suffice it to say she just felt completely uncomfortable around the other admitted kids. Totally different personalities from her.

+1 my daughter had the exact same experience. There’s definitely a certain type of student who goes to w&m.

It's a little disheartening to hear adults drawing sweeping conclusions based on their kid's ONE day on a campus surrounded by kids who may or may not choose to go to that school. I hope your kids grow up to be more critical thinkers.

This is the dumbest comment. They literally go there to see what kind of school they want. It is to define if they want a small or big or city or small town….it is literally to critically think of the type of school that they want in their school. 🤣

I was referring to the dumb comment that, based on her daughter’s one day on campus, she can confidently state that there’s a very particular type of kid who goes to WM.

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^^^Doesn’t William and Mary claim that too-“Those who come here belong here?” I agree they definitely have a certain vibe, esp among the boys we saw during the tour. It’s not for everyone but for those who like it, it’s the jam!

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.

The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.

My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.

You need to separate that thinking. We have been working on it with my son--also received the Monroe scholarship. He has gotten into higher 'ranked' schools--including GU, UVA, BC, some West Coast, etc. and waitlisted at 2 from HPYSM.

Cost is a big factor--so he leans toward UVA because in his mind the 'ranking'. I think its hard for these kids that are high stat and measure their success by going to highest ranked schools. This is undergrad I remind him and what he needs to look at is what undergrad is giving him what he needs the most now. My husband and I like the fact that WM is smaller and all courses taught by professors. From the alum we know--grad schools and employers in the DMV love WM students. It is known to be very rigorous in comparison to some of the schools my kid was accepted to.

This post-grad job placement is very, very high---upper 90% and their placement in law/grad programs is excellent.

I worry at a bigger school they are more a dime a dozen. The referrals from profs and those relationships are key--as well as being able to get courses scheduled, internships--which also great network-DC semester interships, etc.

All of this is why my DS chose W&M. Paying literally double for some privates with perhaps a smidge more prestige didn’t make sense. We are very impressed the more we learn about W&M. We hope it’s a great experience.

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Anonymous wrote:^^^Doesn’t William and Mary claim that too-“Those who come here belong here?” I agree they definitely have a certain vibe, esp among the boys we saw during the tour. It’s not for everyone but for those who like it, it’s the jam!

Wow, what a revolutionary concept for a marketing tagline.

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Anonymous wrote:^^^Doesn’t William and Mary claim that too-“Those who come here belong here?” I agree they definitely have a certain vibe, esp among the boys we saw during the tour. It’s not for everyone but for those who like it, it’s the jam!

Wow, what a revolutionary concept for a marketing tagline.

Quoting my own comment to clarify that the tagline on their “about us” page says “We’re different, and we like it that way.” Sounds perfect for my kid, actually.