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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP this thread has gone way off topic but. A few years ago DC was considering options between UVA, W&M, Vtech among others. At that time was concerned with W&M as “suicide school” “boring tourist town” “nerds” 
UVA is of course the ultimate party school and so on. It’s also very big and spread out. You have to take a bus from dorm to school and the social scene is very competitive. Perfect for a certain kind of person. Admission to the B school VERY competitive. 
Vtech is the perfect “college town” but huge. And it was a safety for DC. Didn’t really love it. Just not what had in mind. 
Chose W&M. Loved it and so many opportunities. Very busy social life but students are serious about college classes. Very high grades which might not have been possible at UVA. It’s an individual decision. 
DC has never been “bored”. Never went to the movies either. They watch on computers. Excellent travel program. 
Very happy with it but if it doesn’t feel right ...
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It's awesome that your kid likes W&M, but can you stop with the totally wrong info about other schools?

1. If you think UVA is the ultimate party school, you haven't seen a real party school. That's a laughable statement.
2. You don't have to take a bus from the UVA dorms to the buildings where classes are unless you live in Hereford or Gooch. Old Dorms are literally across a street (closed to outside traffic half the time) from a ton of academic buildings. New dorms are further up that road, but still not far. People who rent in the neighborhood use the buses more than people in dorms. 
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I think they were mixing the stereotypes they heard at the time with the factors they might have actually considered (which makes it confusing).  But I'm assuming DC wouldn't have actually chosen "boring/nerd/suicide school" if that's what they really thought.

UVA used to be pretty wild back when they had Easters, etc.   But that has been a long time and the school was smart to put an end to it.  There used to be rolling frat parties going to different colleges for parties.  One of those ended with a terrible crash that put an end to that as well.  I think the school is better for it. [/quote]

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