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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you all for the feedback, insights, and opinions. I know my son has 2 fantastic, albeit, very different choices. He is a social, flexible kid who can fit in anywhere and would be happy in most settings. He didn't really have a set idea or criteria of a school that he wanted to attend; he wanted to go to the "best" college that he could get into. His final application list was comprised of schools that he had a fairly good chance of being admitted to, some low and high matchs, and a few reaches. He applied to 11 colleges; was admitted to 8 schools, waitlisted at 1, and rejected from 2. True to his original thought process, 
W & M and Colby are the schools that are ranked highest academically that he was admitted to. His Dad and I are now encouraging him to look beyond the rankings and consider other factors that make college meaningful and fun! Both schools have characteristics that he appreciates and I'm sure he will have a clearer idea after his overnight visits. We did tour W& M in the summer and we visited Colby during a fall weekend when he stayed overnight in the dorms. I spent the weekend in Waterville and it is a very small town. I did enjoy it though and the people were friendly. We also like Williamsburg and have spent time there for my son's basketball AAU tournaments. I would love to hear more feedback from anyone who has direct experience with either school and especially if anyone has any first hand knowledge of experiences of kids of color at Colby. [/quote]

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