Underrated Schools

[Anonymous]

Sweet Briar - it’s a good education for the right girl.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Which colleges do you think don’t receive the appreciation they deserve? For me, I’d say VCU. If my kids couldn’t get into a Tech, UVA, W&M, or JMU. I’d encourage them to go there. It has a large selection of very useful majors, and Richmond is a pretty cool city and could definitely be a fun place for a lot of college kids.

In Virginia, I'd say GMU is often underrated by NoVa kids because it is in their back yard. I also think W&M gets discounted by some too easily recently.

This is 100% true. Based on the faculty and such, it should be a premier school in VA, on par with VT...but most NOVA kids do not want to go there...

The major difference between GMU and other schools including VT is an alumni network. Hokies help out other hokies. UVa and JMU graduates do the same. Not so much for GMU people. They earn their degrees and be done with the school.

[Anonymous]

I every much doubt that "Hokies help out other Hokies" in a school of 27,000+ undergrads.

[Anonymous]

We liked CNU much more than expected. Seems to be a young, up and coming school. Beautiful campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We liked CNU much more than expected. Seems to be a young, up and coming school. Beautiful campus.

I think CNU has stolen the position MWU could have had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sweet Briar - it’s a good education for the right girl.

Yes. Let's hope it keeps going.

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Anonymous wrote:Which colleges do you think don’t receive the appreciation they deserve? For me, I’d say VCU. If my kids couldn’t get into a Tech, UVA, W&M, or JMU. I’d encourage them to go there. It has a large selection of very useful majors, and Richmond is a pretty cool city and could definitely be a fun place for a lot of college kids.

In Virginia, I'd say GMU is often underrated by NoVa kids because it is in their back yard. I also think W&M gets discounted by some too easily recently.

This is 100% true. Based on the faculty and such, it should be a premier school in VA, on par with VT...but most NOVA kids do not want to go there...

The major difference between GMU and other schools including VT is an alumni network. Hokies help out other hokies. UVa and JMU graduates do the same. Not so much for GMU people. They earn their degrees and be done with the school.

This might have been true in the 80s but is certainly no longer true. Also GMU can not be beat for job placement. My DS had a full-time job offer in his chosen career before he graduated. He is out two years now and helps other GMU students move into his company. All of the Dulles corridor companies keep close ties with GMU for new talent coming into the market. https://alumni.gmu.edu/s/1564/GID2/16/home.aspx?gid=2&pgid=61

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Middlebury

[Anonymous]

Kettering...yep, really.

[Anonymous]

Pomona

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Anonymous wrote:Pomona

You mean by the public? Certainly not by the rating services like USNWR.

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You mean by the public? Certainly not by the rating services like USNWR.

What????? Do you not know anything about Pomona?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pomona

Super low acceptance rate. Not underrated.

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Anonymous wrote:Pomona

You mean by the public? Certainly not by the rating services like USNWR.

The private LAC

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Anonymous wrote:Pomona

I think you meant to post this in the overrated school thread.