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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

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Huge difference and agreed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Amen!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

[Anonymous]

Maybe the poster who paid for GWU spent years working weekends and late evenings and foregoing vacation trips, the boat, the club membership, the bigger house, and the nicer car to save enough for GWU or whatever other private. No one knows the inside story and no one has any right to judge people for what they spend on college.

[Anonymous]

GW is a great school and offers a ton of opportunities even for grad students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

+1

[Anonymous]

UVA is no 24 in USNWR Best national universities. W&M is 57 and GW 64. If instate VA, you try for the first two, Pocket and save the difference so you can pay for grad school.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is no 24 in USNWR Best national universities. W&M is 57 and GW 64. If instate VA, you try for the first two, Pocket and save the difference so you can pay for grad school.

No one asked about social mobility/pell grant performance etc. By the way, W&M is 54, GW is 63, lol.

[Anonymous]

GW is worth the money for IR and poli sci. It’s harder to make the case for other courses of study—at least if you’re paying full freight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

You paid too much for an inferior product. But, you do you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

You paid too much for an inferior product. But, you do you.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

You paid too much for an inferior product. But, you do you.

+1

I’m GW grad, and I strongly suspect I could buy both of you. But then I’d have a pair of inferior products.

[Anonymous]

Kind of an EC/Mid Atlantic version of Southern Cal, albeit a little more respected.

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

You paid too much for an inferior product. But, you do you.

+1

I’m GW grad, and I strongly suspect I could buy both of you. But then I’d have a pair of inferior products.

Lol this is an amazing response.

But yeah, for some people the difference between GW and in-state at half the cost is not a meaningful amount of money. Hard to understand if you haven’t experienced it.