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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently took our DS on tours of UVA, VT, Radford, JMU, and UMW.

UMW was our favorite hands down. Beautiful campus, more than enough offerings- no Greek scene (son isn't a partier), ridiculously affordable and small enough to not get lost. All the others minus Radford just seemed so huge and overwhelming. I get that the academics might be stronger at UVA and Tech, but not if you're a middle of the road undecided student.

Why isn't UMW more popular?[/quote]

I can't figure it out either.

I took two of my kids to see it, and both loved it. DD wanted to go there, but got more money from another school, so went there. But it was a very appealing school from all angles. The campus is beautiful, and it's right in Fredricksburg, so not quite suburban, but not urban either.

I was very impressed by the school. [/quote]

Both my DD and DS liked UMW more than CNU or JMU.  They ended up getting into their first choice schools, but UMW was both their preferred safety.  My son did bristle a little at the Mary in UMW (though of course my DD could care less about the "Christopher" in CNU or the "James" in JMU or the "George" in GMU) but it didn't stop him from choosing UMW over CNU or JMU as his safety option. [/quote]

Did you point that sexist reaction out to  your son? Sad to see the patriarchy is still so firmly entrenched in today's young men.[/quote]

Yep, we talked about it--which I think influenced his willingness to put UMW as his preferred safety.  I think he personally didn't care about it, but pictured how others would react.  17 year old boys are not that mature.[/quote]

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