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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son goes to Randolph Macon. He got an incredible offer but his SAT was higher and he is also an athlete. But, it’s a really great school (it’s very small but that’s an advantage for a lot of reasons). It’s a beautiful campus. He really likes it. [/quote]

A “really great school”? Seems a bit of a stretch. Six year graduation rate in the high 50’s. Rankings, acceptance rate, test scores, salary metrics - none are very competitive. (Though I agree the campus is very nice.) That’s a long way from great. Not saying it doesn’t have a place in the spectrum of students but great is a term that gets thrown around a lot. If Macon is really great then that’s an extremely long list. And for the record, my less-than-studious son is looking at Macon so I’m no hater. [/quote]

I mean, let’s face it. If you don’t go to a big name school, your college matters very little. Having the degree matters, but go anywhere in the country and any small private college is virtually unknown if it’s not relatively local. I get a ton of resumes every week and I have no clue about half or more of the colleges listed.

When I say it’s a great school, a lot of the things I’m talking about are caring professors, good operations, stuff like that. Kids graduate with a perfectly respectable degree.

I think the completion rate has a lot to do with how many kids transfer after freshman year. Ashland is not exactly a party town and Macon isn’t a huge party school.  
My son finds the academics pretty easy, but some of his friends there disagree. There’s a mix of kids there.

But overall it’s a great experience, in our experience thus far![/quote]

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