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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, you say OOS in your title but private in your post. Do you want public OOS or private, or private instate, etc.[/quote]

My mistake. I should have said what "private colleges" would you turn UVA/W&M down for?  Some of the ones he likes are in VA, and he probably wouldn't want to do a big OOS public (UVA is on the big side for him).  Thanks for the responses so far.  I figured most people's lists would be short.   [b]So, the VA kids who go to the schools I listed generally go because they didn't get into the top VA colleges?  [/b]For a kid who likes the small school vibe, are there any SLACs or smaller universities that would be worth turning down W&M for?[/quote]
This has not been the case in our experience. Lots of DDs friends are choosing to go OOS (public or private) for a variety of reasons including because they want to get a different mix of students than their VA high schools and/or they like the OOS state schools better than the VA schools and mostly, because the parents can afford to send their kids to the school the kid likes best (in/out private/public).[/quote]

Actually, what I have seen is that the DC has won the Jefferson Scholarship (fullfreight) at UVA and has also got into Princeton (not the others).   DC had a hard time chosing but eventually went with Princeton.  IMHO most of the out-of-state SLACS, including my own and DH's, just aren't as impressive as what the VA university system offers, look shabby, and certainly aren't worth the pricetag.  But if you have a shot at, say, the top three, then sure, but have your child visit and stay over night, sit in on classes and get a real feel for all the schools he or she has been accepted to.   You can't get a real feel on a quick routine tour.  Dig up the friend of a friend who has a kid at Yale and have them host your son for a weekend to really see what it is like.  Same with the VA campuses.  My DD HATED the very very SSLAC we saw last week but LOVED the VA University.  Who knew?  And she has really no sense of the pricepoint differential.  To the extent possible we want her to go where she thinks she will be happy and succeed.[/quote]

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