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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family was on a roadtrip to see UVA, UNC, Duke, Wake, & VT. We decided to take a brief detour to see U of Richmond. After a few minutes of strolling around the campus, my foreign-born spouse said, “THIS is what a college should look like.”[/quote]
We recently were in Richmond and drove by as well. I agree that the campus is very nice and the surrounding area is nice as well. It looks like a campus deserving of the high tuition.  That said, I'm not sure if the school is worth sticker price, but at least the campus is not a dump like some schools that people fawn over on DCUM.[/quote]

Serious question: do people feel the same way about the sticker price of schools like Colby, Colgate, Macalaster, or Holy Cross, for example? All expensive, selective schools that are “not Williams.” Few if any schools on this board draw as much fire. If I were a U of R person, I would stick up for my school too. [/quote]
I feel the same way about the sticker price for all schools, including Williams and the Ivies. My family is full-pay and has the resources to cover tuition, but there would need to be a compelling reason to choose these over the public flagship schools that my kids prefer. If Colby, Colgate, or Richmond were genuinely the best fit for my child, then I would be comfortable paying the tuition. We certainly aren't actively seeking out the private schools mentioned. [/quote]

Totally fair. I generally bristle at some universal notion of ROI for college because it means different things to different people, but I think your approach makes lots of sense (though those OOS flagships can carry a big sticker price, too). I think my point is nobody jumps on this board every week to start a thread about how Colgate sucks. People express pros and cons when it comes up but generally keep it moving. Richmond, on the other hand, is one of this board’s favorite whipping boys. [/quote]

The comparison to Colgate might have to do with the (I would assume) larger number of VA participants on this board and their preference for public options. If you have the William & Mary option in-state, Richmond is probably less attractive since it appears similarly selective but much more expensive. NY and New England residents, for example, seem more focused on private colleges since they don't have as many desirable public options (NY has many good public colleges, but none with the name recognition of Virginia's flagship schools). Plus, in those regions, paying premium prices for private education is more culturally normalized. I'd be happy to start a "Colgate sucks" thread, but I'm not sure anyone would pile on.[/quote]

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