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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]

We sent both kids to instate VA: UVA and GMU. We wake up every morning to thank God for VA schools. They enabled us to bank the difference between VA instate and other options and were able to send one off onna career and the other to grad school and now law school[/quote]

VA residents are extremely lucky at the depth and breadth of college choices.  Yes, UVA/Tech/WM are steps above the others but the middle portion are still excellent choices (GMU/JMU/VCU).  if your kid is a candidate for the first 3, then they will get into the next 3.  Unless you can afford to easily pay more, I don't know why you would go OOS (unless you do private and chase merit---there are good options in the 60-120 range that can be affordable).  At the next 3, your kid will likely get some merit as well, making it more affordable. Nothing better for a kid to not have loans and to have help with grad school or a new car or a house downpayment (from the money saved by doing In-state).  [/quote]

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