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[quote=Anonymous]I think many posters have nailed the primary reasons.  There are only so many spots at UVA and W&M, and that's assuming your kid likes either school.

VA has tons of great choices as far as state schools, but competition is fierce and they might not meet the needs of every kid.

Location, culture, academic strength in a particular field, size of school, campus life (on/off-campus living, Greek life, athletics, demographics, etc...) can all play as much of a role in a college experience as anything else.  I went to a mid-tier state school in another part of the country.  Academically it was a horrible fit, I was a huge fish in a small pond, but in terms of general life experience it was a better fit than the arguably top two or three schools in the state.

We looked at a range of schools for DS including in-state, out of state and private.  He ended up at a small, out of state private school.  We'll be looking at a range of schools for DD as well when the time comes.[/quote]

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