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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are full pay and cost is not an issue. My DD will apply only to privates in that range and we will happily send her to Wake or Tulane or even Bucknell before we send her to a big state school. We are happy to pay for the smaller campus, smaller classes, advising and career services. Money is not an issue so it’s all about size and services. I believe that’s a common thought among my income bracket. [/quote]

I'm giggling a little because Wake and Bucknell were 2 of the colleges I applied to in the 90s.

They also have an architect in common.  Which is probably why I really loved both campuses when we visited.

Anyway, I wound up at Wake in the end and had a wonderful 4 years. I had incredible access to professors - I honestly don't think anyone ever turned me away from a drop in chat in their offices. At the time, it was 3600-ish students and I just loved that size. It also was a great time to be a student as it was the Tim Duncan era (who remained a part of my story because I wound up marrying someone from San Antonio-we got married on St Croix, Tim's home)  I gravitated to smaller sized schools and didn't even bother applying to my state school (mostly because it was right down the street from my parents house)

At the time I applied, Wake was the #1 Regional Southern University. It switched to the National rankings probably my junior year? It was T30 for close to 25+ years until the new ranking formulation a couple years ago. Nothing about the school has changed, as far as I am aware.

I feel like people need to stop obsessing so much over the rankings at this point. Wake is a solid school filled with bright kids who work hard and also play hard. I wish it didn't cost so much (It was $20k-ish/year in the 90s), but if there is a way to pay, you won't be disappointed. It's a lovely place to spend 4 years.[/quote]

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