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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate posts like these more than anything, yet I'm drawn to them like a train wreck.

Poster after posting pulling schools out of their a$$es like the three or four they name somehow stand out among the 50 or 100 others that are just like them.  And then someone says "Jesuit schools" and throws out San Francisco like that makes any sense whatsoever.  San Francisco is a regional school for average students and OP's kid isn't that at all.

The bottom line is that a kid like OP's kid - a smart kid with a humanities focus - should be focusing first and foremost on VA state schools.  Other schools should be an afterthought.  Apply to UVA, and William and Mary (even if you don't really like it).  Go test optional unless actual SATs are 100 points higher.  Throw in JMU and Tech.  Then pick a couple of REAL schools that make actual sense - not ones drawn from a hat.  [/quote]

I love posts like these where posters like you judge the early contributors and chime in as if you have something of brilliance to add. The OP already said she's looking at VA state schools first, so nice job in regurgitating an already-stated fact. OP's kid is likely going to have merit options at privates given the high grades and a likely higher SAT score, so there are many other colleges are in play. That is what the PP's are brainstorming on. Your priorities of in-state pricing may not be the OP's given the options that will be available. And to that end, why in the world would he apply to W&M if he already knows doesn't like it?![/quote]

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