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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s hard to find a balance of small school, good academics and not crazy expensive. I’m guessing we will have to sacrifice on school size for the other applications?[/quote]

It is difficult. No other state offers a slac-like experience like W&M. Think about UVA. The class is only 4400, so, yes, not small like W&M but same caliber of student and, if your child winds up in humanities (bear in mind some 80% of students change their majors ar least once), the smaller seminar courses start very soon. My UVA history kid had seminar courses starting second year. I was very impressed by the small courses and topics he was having from third year on. He received a far better education and experience than I did at my slac. [/quote]

Not a Virginia parent. I’m envious that Virginia has a great public mid-size SLAC option like W & M. Wish other states had the same. [/quote]

Same.  Virginia families are extremely lucky. I would never pay OOS tuition if I had the choices you have. [/quote]

Agree. My siblings and I all attended in-state VA schools.  Our parents did not allow us to apply elsewhere.

It's a bit of a 'golden hand-cuffs' situation.  While it is fantastic--if the kid really wants to get out of state and experience elsewhere--it makes it harder to justify.

With our kids, we looked at his list and agreed upon what schools we'd be willing to pay private/full-pay over in-state VA.  Some were due to his program (not STEM), etc.

He was accepted into an Ivy and now we are full-pay there.  It makes me pause at times, but in his case I truly think it is worth it.  It seems to be the right choice. He is incredibly happy. On a club sports team and very involved, never in his dorm room.  [/quote]

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