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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is an IR major at WM and has friends in the program.  It has a higher than I would expect drop out rate.  I don’t remember the exact percent, but it was decent. Some kids love it and thrive. Some kids get settled on one campus or the other and don’t want to miss two years on that campus, or end up feeling like the just got settled in one place and then it’s time to start over. I think your kid’s personality plays a big role here and they should think carefully about what they want their college experience to be.

My IR major didn’t apply because she wanted a second major in a foreign language, which was not possible. I believe is was also OOS tuition (?) which was a factor, esp since since we are VA prepaid 529. And the program is structured was such that study abroad at not St. Andrews for language immersion wouldn’t be possible, even if she could get the second language.

Academically, it’s apparently a great program with great outcomes. Your kids personality plays just needs to really think about whether going back and forth between the two schools is the college experience they want. [/quote]

I wouldn't call it a "drop out rate" as the students stay do enrolled in (and graduate from) either excellent university.[/quote]

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