what's the difference btw William & Mary and Wake?

[Anonymous]

Wake is "bougie" according to my kid who visited. W&M is "nerdy". There you have it.

[Anonymous]

All this fighting is so silly they have heavy application overlap and consider each other peers. People are going to exaggerate whatever differences they feel makes their school look better. There are plenty of people who would be happy to go to either

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Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

My daughter has mentioned her friend from California who would fly to WM in her private jet.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

W&M is extremely expensive for OOS - 70K - and 40% of students are OOS. The schools gives very little merit aid.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

W&M is extremely expensive for OOS - 70K - and 40% of students are OOS. The schools gives very little merit aid.

Counterpoint: W&M is more affordable than a lot of comparable schools. Wake, for example, is ~$94K per year. I have two at W&M from OOS, and the LAC they were comparing against W&M was $90K.

If your anchor is "my local in-state school", W&M might seem high (I have a kid at one of those, as well), but I think that's the wrong benchmark.

[Anonymous]

Obviously, it's butter churning and historical costumes versus partying and potheads.

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Anonymous wrote:Obviously, it's butter churning and historical costumes versus partying and potheads.

Is that what Salem and Wake kids do when they get together? 🙄

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

W&M is extremely expensive for OOS - 70K - and 40% of students are OOS. The schools gives very little merit aid.

W&M is basically the most expensive state university in the country. In state and out of state. We paid less at Purdue out of state than W&M in-state.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

W&M is extremely expensive for OOS - 70K - and 40% of students are OOS. The schools gives very little merit aid.

Counterpoint: W&M is more affordable than a lot of comparable schools. Wake, for example, is ~$94K per year. I have two at W&M from OOS, and the LAC they were comparing against W&M was $90K.

If your anchor is "my local in-state school", W&M might seem high (I have a kid at one of those, as well), but I think that's the wrong benchmark.

PP here and I think you missed my point, which was not to compare value but to explain why the vibe may trend at W&M more wealthy than at other state schools. I also have an OOS student at W&M and believe it’s worth the expense.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

W&M is extremely expensive for OOS - 70K - and 40% of students are OOS. The schools gives very little merit aid.

Counterpoint: W&M is more affordable than a lot of comparable schools. Wake, for example, is ~$94K per year. I have two at W&M from OOS, and the LAC they were comparing against W&M was $90K.

If your anchor is "my local in-state school", W&M might seem high (I have a kid at one of those, as well), but I think that's the wrong benchmark.

Many people aren’t interesting in paying private college prices for a public school. Others are.

[Anonymous]

I've been more impressed with Wake grad than W&M.

I've found them to be independent and more accomplished and frankly more capable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

Wake has better ROI and can compete outside of regional placement for jobs. It will get closer to top 25 in a few years.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake has lots of rich kids. W&M prob less so.

No doubt Wake has more, my daughter is a student at W&M, and my BFF son just graduated, our kids both agree- -there are many wealthy students at W&M.

I've had kids at Tech, Mary Wash, and William and Mary, and W&M is definitely more of that vibe, in our opinion.

W&M is extremely expensive for OOS - 70K - and 40% of students are OOS. The schools gives very little merit aid.

Counterpoint: W&M is more affordable than a lot of comparable schools. Wake, for example, is ~$94K per year. I have two at W&M from OOS, and the LAC they were comparing against W&M was $90K.

If your anchor is "my local in-state school", W&M might seem high (I have a kid at one of those, as well), but I think that's the wrong benchmark.

PP here and I think you missed my point, which was not to compare value but to explain why the vibe may trend at W&M more wealthy than at other state schools. I also have an OOS student at W&M and believe it’s worth the expense.

Ah, thanks for clarifying. Yes, agree that it's worth it!

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Anonymous wrote:DC applying from NY next cycle.
Tulane would be easy ED, but I'm not sure that's a fit.

I woudn't be that confident, lol. If there is one mistake we made this admissions cycle, it's thinking my child would be "easy" admissions to several schools. Higher stats kid. We asked for financial aid but have a substantial savings. Have had a successful cycle, but they were surprisingly rejected from schools "on paper" they should have gotten into and admitted into schools "on paper" they should have been rejected. No guarantees and don't let your child think they can get in anywhere. This is somewhat of a crapshoot for an excellent but not "perfect" student.