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[quote=Anonymous]10:22 poster from above.  A few more notes on UMW, based solely on our experience thus far.  YMMV greatly.
Pros to UMW:
1.  Small classes.  All of daughter's classes have been 35 kids or less, even at the introductory level.  This has meant more interesting assignments and projects than just tests and exams.  
2.  Friendly, down to earth student body.  I'd describe most of them as being the "nice" kids in high school.  
3.  Lots of supports for kids who might need a little extra help.
4.  Freshman seminar!  Small mandatory class with a huge variety of options--horror theatre, Jane Austen, Beatles, immigration, game theory, etc.  Really helped build community and was a very positive experience.  (I will note that these are filled first-come, first-served, so if she decides to enroll, go ahead and pay the deposit early so she gets her preference)
5.  Professors, even at the introductory level, have been very interesting and engaged with their students.
6.  Daughter loves the library, oddly enough.  Nice seating areas for study and relaxing, good collection, friendly staff.  
7.  Daughter enjoys walking to downtown Fredericksburg, which has a peaceful vibe and interesting shops.  There's also an area called Central Park which is an easy bus ride away that has literally every big-box store imaginable, plus a trampoline park.  Even when campus is dull, there's still a lot to do in the area.

Cons:
1.  On my parents FB page, there were lots of complaints about kids having a hard time registering for their preferred classes in second semester.  (My daughter didn't encounter these problems, but she's taking a somewhat esoteric group of classes by choice)
2.  Residence Life Department has been disappointing on several levels.  Very few hall bonding activities, RA has not been engaged with students, dorms have unaddressed moisture problems, many of the initial roommate assignments seemed arbitrary and ill-chosen and Residence Life has been unresponsive in helping address them.  
3.  More of a suitcase school than my daughter anticipated.  Many students go home on weekends.
4.  Many of the promised clubs and extracurricular activities seem poorly organized and meet sporadically.

I would leave this totally up to your student--they are so very similar in many ways.

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