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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]W&M has a strong alumni network and high graduation rates.  For in-state residents, the tuition is a fantastic deal.  [b]They get a private school education for a public school price.[/b]

WSJ rankings seem to be the least useful when comparing to US News or Niche.

folderol[/quote]

The bolded is such nonsense; I always laugh whenever I read this.  [/quote

Except it’s not. I had a kid transfer from WM to UVA. The classes and professors are far superior WM. This isn’t to say he doesn’t love UVA, but the classes are huge (even as a junior) and not nearly as engaging/in depth.

WM will always get knocked down in the rankings because it competes with large, national universities that have the capacity to do a lot more research (which, personally, I always found to be an odd metric at the undergraduate level).

In terms of ROI, it’s also a problematic metric. A number of law schools dumped USNWR over the weight given to ROI because a lot of their students go on to very prestigious internships or clerkships after law school. [/quote]

Well, why did he transfer, then?  lol[/quote]

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