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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the OP:  It sounds as if you have a great son.  I am sure that he will be happy with whatever he chooses.

As a W&M alumnus who has posted earlier in this thread, I have two more thoughts:  W&M has more of a national reputation, where as Colby's is more regional.  If your son wants to stay in the northeast after graduation, this won't matter.  If he wants to move elsewhere, it might.  Also, if he likes to ski, Colby would be a great choice due to its proximity to ski country.[/quote]

I would disagree about the reputation — I hadn’t really heard of W&M and assumed it was a second tier public school until I moved to the east coast. I had heard of Colby, and knew it as a top 50 LAC.

I’m from the West Coast.

Obviously now I know I was wrong about W&M but just saying. [/quote]

It's funny: I'm from the West Coast too and I had never heard of Colby before I moved to the East Coast (still don't know anything so I can't comment on it except for weather. I lived in Boston for a while and Maine is beautiful and OMG soooo cold).

I knew of W&M in HS and considered applying, but chose Berkeley instead as my in-state option and ended up at Stanford. My DC is now trying to decide between W&M in-state as a Monroe and a couple of Ivies. DC is really interested in a specific major at W&M, loves the vibe there and wants to save the difference for grad school (we would be full pay at the Ivies). One of the Ivies was DC's ED choice but they were initially deferred and the bloom has been a bit off the rose since then for that and a couple of other reasons. Also in at UVA but always preferred W&M size wise, etc.[/quote]

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