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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a student from VA playing a sport at Wesleyan.  Probably had the grades to get into UVA or W&M.  I didn't speak with the parents but it seems likely that the choice to pay the extra $40k/yr was driven by the sport.[/quote]

What's your point? Wesleyan is arguably a better school academically than UVA and certainly better than W&M. So what exactly did the kid sacrifice by going there......a couple of bucks?  Who cares.....it met their criteria.  [/quote]

I'm willing to bash UVA as much as anyone....still hard to justify the extra $40k for Wesleyan over UVA or W&M on an academic basis.  Even if cost is barely a factor.[/quote]

But clearly, many people do value Wesleyan over UVA and W&M, since most Wesleyan students have the stats to get into UVA and choose Wesleyan, including both athletes and non-athletes.

Of course, most Wesleyan students don't come from VA, so there isn't a $40K difference, and many Wesleyan students receive financial aid.  Since Wesleyan meets full need, and UVA doesn't, there are students who are probably paying less for Wesleyan than they would for UVA.[/quote]

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