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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently took our DS on tours of UVA, VT, Radford, JMU, and UMW.

UMW was our favorite hands down. Beautiful campus, more than enough offerings- no Greek scene (son isn't a partier), ridiculously affordable and small enough to not get lost. All the others minus Radford just seemed so huge and overwhelming. I get that the academics might be stronger at UVA and Tech, but not if you're a middle of the road undecided student.

Why isn't UMW more popular?[/quote]

It's pretty far behind JMU academically too. Is it less popular than Radford? [/quote]

JMU was our least favorite by a long shot and he'd be accepted there. The dorms were garbage with old AC window units. The tour didn't include the library or any academic buildings. Mostly the time was spent talking about inclusion, I kid you not.  I will say the dining hall food was good and that matters to him.[/quote]

Ah, you’re one of them.  Talk of “inclusion” is a trigger for you.

Your kid cares about the food and doesn’t care about inclusion.  Sounds like a real deep thinker.  You must be so proud.  [/quote]

Not caring about other people's sexuality means one is dull? Is that what woke means today?[/quote]

Look, let’s be honest.  There’s not a kid in Virginia who has a prayer at UVA who is also looking at Radford and was turned off my talk of “inclusion” at JMU.

My hunch is that OP’s son’s best shot at a decent in state school is UMW - and then only because he’d be applying as a boy - so OP wants us to talk it up.  
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Uhhh, no. I'm OP. Son is a stand out baseball player and is entertaining options to play at those schools. He would not play for Tech or UVA but he could probably get in, Tech almost certainly. He didn't like UVA- said it was full of preppy nerds. We took him there so he's getting as much exposure to as many schools as possible. Like I said- UMW surprised us. If it weren't for the baseball option I'm not sure we would have visited given my misconception.[/quote]

[b]Considering that UVA has one of the most storied overall athletic programs in the country[/b] and UMW barely has one, the idea that UVA is full of “nerds” and UMW isn’t is preposterous.   But good luck to your son at UMW if he’s not a fan of inclusion.

Also, if he’s truly a “stand out” baseball player why wouldn’t he play for UVA or Tech?  You’re contradicting yourself.  [/quote]

Uhh, no. Just stop. UVAs atheltics are subpar at best.[/quote]

I mean, they were NCAA basketball champs just a few years ago.  I just checked and they’ve won 33 national championships.  [/quote]

I think it was the year before last. [/quote]

oops, sorry :oops:  It was 2019[/quote]

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