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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to high school in Falls Church and did not go to UVA or W&M because 1) I hated the suburbs and wanted to go to an exciting city rather than regress back to the country, and 2) I didn't want to be surrounded by high school classmates and other NOVA types.  My parents forced me to apply to at least one of UVA or W&M -- I chose UVA and got in, but turned it down.

I truly do not understand why people go to college in the middle of nowhere, though I know many disagree with me.  To me, you grow up, you move to the city like an adult.  Going to schools out in the country is like going to 4 year summer camp, complete with sharing rooms and showers and eating at mess halls.   At my city college, we all got single rooms and bought our own groceries, and matured very quickly.  We were finally free! [/quote]

I totally agree - especially for students coming from private schools were they had something like a small college experience already.  A lot of these small liberal arts colleges look like they could be Georgetown Prep, SSSA, Episcopal  or Landon. [/quote]

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