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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]W&L stands for “White and Loaded.” For people who are in the know, it is certainly the best educational institution in Virginia and, in my judgment, probably the best liberal arts college in America.

W&L is an excellent choice for students who want a school which will provide 1) an excellent education; 2) a peer group that wealthy, socially adept, and well-connected; 3) an enjoyable undergraduate experience; and 4) among the best career outcomes of any school in America.
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How enjoyable can a D3 school of 1800 kids in Lynchburg be?  It gets old very fast.

Also, 60% of the school gets financial aid with an average award of $64k…so this isn’t merit aid.

It seems like you have some idea of what W&L used to be vs what it is today.

It does well in career outcomes at 55 by WSJ.  I guess you could say it’s among the best because there are 3000+ colleges.
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W&L is in Lexington, not Lynchburg.  It is consistently ranked as one of the best liberal arts school in the country by virtually every ranking system out there.  Princeton Review also recently ranked it as one of the colleges with the happiest students (it ranked number 6 on that list). https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=happiest-students

W&L is well known in Texas and most of the southern US, especially in wealthy, well educated communities.

The fact that 69% of the school now receives financial aid is evidence of of the school's effort to diversify its student body. W&L offers free tuition to kids whose families make less than $150k. https://my.wlu.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/the-wandl-promise[/quote]

The W&L vs UVA debate is silly.

There are plenty of great options for Virginia colleges - public or private.

From Radford to UVA, just make sure your kid can actually get accepted.

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