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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a student who has no personal need to stay in Northern Virginia and will be living in a dorm the first year (and will try to for future years), does Mason offer any advantages? In anything? (I am not going to tell kid where to go; I've just been asking "Well, which do you think would be better as far as X?" questions. And I think a kid can have a good experience anywhere. But I don't know if I'm asking the right questions.)[/quote]

Obviously W&M is more prestigious and competitive, and more of a "classic" college experience in terms of the dorm life and the relative isolation of the student body, but there are many reasons to choose Mason as well. For one, Mason is in a better location, making it easier to get internships and experiences directly related to a future career.  It also has a lot of programs that are well integrated into the community and into local businesses and institutions, especially govt and education.  And it's hard to look for a job when you are far away on a small college campus like W&M, so I think that for many careers Mason will lead to an easier transition to the workforce.  
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A “better” location in the sense only that it’s close to DC?  I mean, William and Mary has a DC program.  I’m not sure that mere proximity to DC is worth spending four to seven years on that glorified commuter college campus.  [/quote]

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