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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a limited set of schools I would say are popular overall for the DC metro cloud.  UMD, UVA, VT, and perhaps Georgetown come to mind.  Perhaps JMU.  I wouldn't put schools like JHU and W&M in the popular category because they are smaller, don't get as much attention, and in the case of JHU are drawing a lot from outside the region.  The ambitious families with kids with high stats are pretty much just looking at rankings (Ivy, Ivy+, top LACs, etc.).

I think Georgetown is a good option if you are interested in the federal government, but there are clearly a lot of better schools if you are interested in STEM, and as good but less expensive options if you are interested in business.  So I think it is overrated in the general sense.  UVA also isn't among the strongest in STEM, and the data some people have posted suggest it doesn't really have any earnings advantage over schools like UMD.  I think part of the appeal of Georgetown and UVA  is that they are better than schools like UMD and VT in social circles and prestige, but I don't think it really makes that much of a difference in career options (while a school like Princeton may).[/quote]

I think you missed the biggest factor.
Most of the colleges you mentioned are popular because they are state colleges for VA and MD.
I am sending my magnet high school DD to UMD not because it is popular here,
But it is the best value for my family.[/quote]

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