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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had an experience similar to yours when we visited.  Prior to this, I didn’t know much about Mary Washington and my daughter and I were both pleasantly surprised.[b]I too don’t get why it flies under the radar.[/b]  [/quote]

[b]Maybe because it's ranked 149th among Liberal Arts Colleges by USNWR? [/b] I didn't even know there were that many LACs.  [/quote]

The point is why does it rank 149th? [b] The school seems to have a lot going for it.[/b] That’s the mystery.

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Other than academics. It has an 80% acceptance rate and is thought of as a safety for kids trying to get into JMU or VCU. Part of what makes SLACs good is the student body and Mary Washington isn't selective enough.[/quote]

Yea I disagree with this.  The admissions rate for JMU is just as high and for VCU it’s even higher.   More than 9 out of 10
VCU applicants are accepted, and the profile of VCU students is actually lower.  These are facts, not opinions, easily verifiable on line.  It’s not helpful to post misinformation.

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+1 UMW's best fit is as a safety for students who'd like to go to W&M. That was my DD and those were the only VA schools she applied to.[/quote]

That’s a really safe safety there.[/quote]

Uh, that's the point of a safety! Especially have to have a financial safety. If you really like W&M there is nothing else close to it in VA. If you don't get into W&M you probably aren't getting into UVA so then the next choice down in terms of undergrad profile is VT. Which is pretty much the complete opposite of W&M.  I have one kid at VT who hated W&M. My W&M applicant was waitlisted and ended up at an OOS LAC with a merit award that made it cheaper than W&M but more than UMW that gave a merit award.[/quote]

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