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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my view, few campuses are as profoundly impressive as UVA’s and William & Mary’s.[/quote]

You have a very limited view.  Have you ever ventured outside of Virginia?[/quote]
NP. I've lived all over the country, and have only been in VA for a few years, and find UVA and William and Mary to be absolutely [i]gorgeous.[/i] And impressive.

Why are you (and many others here) so threatened by the fact that people *gasp* like the public universities in Virginia? What's up with that? [/quote]

[b]I literally couldn’t care less about Virginia public universities but I find it odd that somebody can’t appreciate the beauty of campuses outside of the colonial architecture spectrum.....seems limited. [/quote][/b]

Gosh, I guess you are more intelligent than Forbes.  https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekkf45i/university-of-virginia-charlottesville-va/#11cdfd24197c[/quote]

I[b]ntelligent? You’re an idiot.[/quote][/b]

would you prefer Great Value Colleges?  UVA is often listed as no. 1 by ranking services.  I guess you assume they are all idiots  :roll:   https://news.virginia.edu/content/accolades-uva-again-ranked-beautiful-college-list[/quote]

What are the few colleges that are as "profoundly impressive"? Since you did say you have been to colleges outside of VA. Surely, you can name a few.

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Well? 
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THE has them ranked quite low. Are they idiots?[/quote]

I’m not disputing their “rank”, but asking you what are some of the [i]other[/i] “profoundly impressive” college campuses. Surely you can think of a few others. Right?

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You’re arguing with a different poster. I’m merely pointing out that to disagree with a ranking has nothing to do with someone’s intelligence. If Forbes likes a particular campus anyone can disagree without it being a question of their intelligence. It was a stupid comment. That said, I think UVA is beautiful. W&M too. (Though I think Richmond has them both beat.)[/quote]

Richmond is certainly more consistent than UVA or W&M.   For some reason they are often overlooked in these rankings. Richmond always incorporated Gothic elements into buildings while UVA and W&M were off building some ugly modern buildings.  (I'm not at all opposed to modern, but it can be tough to integrate with traditional buildings and a bad modern building is usually worse than a bad traditional buildings.)  Even the Robins Center has Gothic elements (that probably added a lot to the cost).  It also hasn't had to expand into disconnected areas to accommodate growth like UVA has to.  W&M has as well, but to a lesser extent.  Still, I can't say I like Richmond's campus more than W&M or UVA.  Although it is in a residential area, it seems kind of isolated.  W&M and UVA have commercial parts of their towns just across the street.[/quote]

Nice analysis and largely agreed, though some might prefer the isolation. Personally I prefer the city of Richmond to either Charlottesville or Williamsburg and would happily trade all it has to offer for the relative inconvenience of getting to it, but that’s just my preference. [/quote]

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