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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop trying to sell him on w&M, OP. Those are two very different schools and if he thinks he wants the UoF vibe then W&M definitely is not the right spot for him.

- alum from eons ago too who also hopes DC1 will go there (but that is up to DC). [/quote]

This poster is correct.

Your son is not you.

Let him be who he is.[/quote]

DP:  I love W&M and would definitely choose it over UF for educational quality (and yes for data science not just humanities), but he's the one who is going.  I think if OOS$ is a significant issue, you can make an argument for in-state tuition, but if $ is just sort of 'it would be nicer not to spend it' -- maybe you can ask him to contribute more (e.g., from his own pt job savings, gifts or future student loans) if he wants to go OOS.[/quote]

The shocking part is that UF would actually be a little less than W&M for OOS.  Normally, it would be about the same, but because of a small scholarship that we got for UF, the cost would be about $38k a year vs. $43k at W&M.

I do agree with everyone indicating that the final decision needs to be with my son; that has always been the plan.  I just wanted him to see the pluses of W&M before he completely shuts the school out of consideration.  I am trying to get him to go to DFAS on April 13th, but honestly he is dragging his feet on it.  However, I told him that if he goes, I will never bring up W&M again and we will 100% be on board with UF.  Also, regarding the sports at UF - I believe that they haven't won a football championship since 2008 (the Tim Tebow days), but the student body doesn't seem to be too bothered that the team keeps losing.  Their anthem is "we won't back down."  Surprisingly, a lot of students seem to support non-football sports too - such as their gymnastics team.  Although, I cannot see my son watching a gymnastics competition.  [/quote]

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