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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only thing that bothers me about W&M is that it doesn't seem to have a strong comp sci program and it seems like the schools that are shooting up in the rankings have a decent investment in this area.  Otherwise, it is a beautiful campus.  I have heard that juniors and seniors do not necessarily get on-campus housing, but freshmen and sophormore are guaranteed.  [/quote]

It's investing heavily in it at the moment - the Computer Science department and some others are moving into a new separate school in Fall 2025[/quote]

This.  WM is making big investments in CS and related subjects.  And as a hiring manager, my experience is that CS students at W&M or UVa have visibly better written/verbal communications skills than at some other “higher ranked” CS schools, while their CS technical capabilities are more than sufficient.  Those communications skills  - combined with more than adequate tech skills - translate into better upwards mobility in my workplace and many other workplaces.  I find the USNWR or other rankings do not correlate well with actual job skills - job success is much more about the student’s diligence, their total package of CS skills,  and which specific CS electives they took.[/quote]

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