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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]W&M. [/quote]

Ditto on W & M. [/quote]

Another vote for W&M. Wasn't instate option for me, so I couldn't attend, but it definitely would have been my top choice back in the day. It was in state for my kids. One went there. Visiting as a parent was a real treat for me![/quote]

+1 it was my top choice and I got in but my parents decided it was too expensive. I loved the campus and the history, and we had family in Virginia (we moved away when I was little). I went in-state to Cal Poly SLO and had a great experience (IMO Cal Poly is the perfect central coast college, not UCSB).

Toured W&M with both my kids and still loved it. Unfortunately, it wasn't the right fit for them - one went to VT and another to a LAC. LAC kid did consider it for a while.[/quote]
Why did you choose Cal Poly over UCs?[/quote]

Loved the campus, focus on undergrads, smaller size than UCs, learn-by-doing ethos. Also, it was my dad's favorite place to hire new grads so he strongly encouraged it. I had a few UCs as options too but just felt like Cal Poly was the right fit. FWIW, UCSB was also an option but back in the late 80s it had a party school/safety school reputation at my HS.

I did get crap from classmates from choosing a Cal State over a UC but it was the right choice for me. Had great mentorship from faculty, coop experience (back when coop/internship was less common), and a senior project that led directly to a job in the field I wanted.[/quote]

Also - my DD made a similar choice to go to a "safety" school that has a lot of what I got at Cal Poly vs. better-known schools. It has turned out to be a good choice for her (currently a junior there - strong faculty mentors and hands-on learning that builds her resume while at school).[/quote]

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