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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UVA and W&M are such great options, I don’t know why anyone would want to attend Grinnell, St Olaf etc, instead. [/quote]

The issue isn't necessarily attending those LACs [i]over[/i] W&M / UVA … it's that if their student — for whatever reason — doesn't get in to those flagship schools, those LACs might be good alternates over other in-state options, and might actually be within budget. OP suggested that private schools wouldn't be an option, but didn't indicate that they knew that merit aid could be available to them that could bring the price down.[/quote]

This. Plus my first kid got into WM and Oberlin. Approx the same cost, but had a strong negative reaction to WM (“it's hot and everyone is the same”. We visited in the summer and the it’s hot was silly, but this kid actively liked living in the snowy Lake effect area, so whatever). Oberlin was the perfect school for them.  Second kid also got into WM and Oberlin and hated Oberlin (“it’s full of pretenses drama kids”— for this kid this was not a plus), and is living their best life at WM. It can be very kid specific. And for smaller school especially fit counts. [/quote]

+1 One of my kids applied to W&M but wouldn't ED because it really wasn't her first choice. She liked much smaller LACs more. She ended up going to an OOS, mid-range LAC that costs us less than W&M. Certainly not as highly ranked/recognizable as W&M but it has a great program for her major and she feels at home and well-supported there (has ADHD). She ended up waitlisted at W&M in RD and wasn't interested in the Spring start option. I was a little disappointed because I love W&M (it's where I'd wanted to go but my parents decided it was too expensive OOS) but it was important that she pick where she felt she could be most successful. [/quote]

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