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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We looked at all of these schools last year with my daughter.  Here were our impressions:

1.  UMW--this was her ultimate choice.  It felt like William and Mary (beautiful architecture, historic town, small size)--without the intense academics.  So far, she's happy with her decision.  They do a lot to try to help freshmen adjust.  Some of the facilities are a bit old and worn.  About 10 kids from my daughter's class are going.  It has a good reputation among counselors and teachers in this area--several independently recommended it.  Since you mentioned your daughter was interested in education, they do have a freshman seminar class called "So You Want to Be a Teacher" which helps students explore this career path.  (Every student has to take a freshman seminar class of their choosing)

2.  Christopher Newport--definitely an up-and-coming school.  Very impressive facilities.  It felt more like a tiny UVA to us as far as student body was concerned.  They strongly weigh the interview and demonstrated interest in their admissions decision.  My daughter had a hard time choosing between CNU and UMW, but ultimately felt that CNU was a little too business-oriented rather than the true liberal arts focus she was looking for.  If sparkling shower facilities are a must, this is probably the place to go.  It is the most difficult of the four schools to get into.  About 6-7 kids from my daughter's school are going.

3.  Radford--the school itself is very pretty and since they are on the larger side, they offer a great variety of programs.  But I think the party school reputation unfortunately has some truth--a friend's granddaughter has already been busted for underage drinking.   When we visited, the tour was literally 2 hours long and they never showed us the library.  My daughter applied, but never seriously considered it.  1-2 students from my daughter's class are going.

4.  Longwood.  Oh Longwood, we wanted so much to like you.  But the Open House was such an amateur hour (tour guide told us that the school had lots of religious diversity--"Baptists, Catholics and Jesuits!", giving away a $1000 scholarship in a drawing, having the financial aid officer tell us that a great way to save money for college is to buy several tubes of toothpaste when it's on sale and stockpile them for your student, etc.) that my daughter was totally turned off.  I think a kid from NOVA would find the school too provincial. 1 student from my daughter's graduating class is going there.

For the record, my daughter couldn't have gotten in to W&M, so we--like many other people--simply moved on to the schools that were good fits for our budget, her interests, and her stats.  No shame in that.

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Just a voyeur....great summaries. [/quote]

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