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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two-thirds of applicants get accepted at George Mason University and James Madison University.

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[b]While either school may end up being the right choice for your child, these are not schools to base a house purchase decision upon.[/b]

Consider the merits of UVA - VT - William & Mary vs. UM-CP. After that, don't worry about it.[/quote]

Totally disagree.  If your child is interested in any state school, it's well worth it to be living in that state.  James Madison and George Mason are both very good schools and I'd be happy if my kids went to either.[/quote]

I'm the PP and I disagree with this. If your kid has his heart set on JMU then, sure, go ahead and move -- but that seems silly for a school of that caliber. JMU and GMU are not "both very good schools" -- they are both very "OK" schools, and they are easy to get into. Your kid could likely get in from out-of-state without too much trouble. But, yes, it'll cost you a lot more.[/quote]

Here's the deal.  UVA and W&M are both considered better schools in most areas than UMD, and GMU and JMU are a cut of two above a UMBC or a Towson. And there's also Virginia Tech, of course, as well as other schools in VA as good as UMBC and the other state schools in MD.

So if you are focusing on in-state options, VA is the better choice for most, hands down.  Regurgitating stats on admissions rates won't change that an iota.
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I'm a UVA CS grad, and I'm perfectly aware that UMCP is a better school for most STEM fields than UVA is.  It's night and day better than W&M for STEM.  I think arguing about JMU/GMU/UMBC is kind of silly since nobody outside of this area know anything about them.[/quote]

It's statements like these that always make me laugh.  We live in this area, do we not?  Why are some of you so hung up on whether others may or may not have heard of certain schools?  Hopefully you realize there are thousands of colleges across the U.S. and you've probably only heard of a handful of them.  The vast majority of students will attend regional or state schools.  But you keep on worrying about name national name recognition.  I assure you, no one else cares.[/quote]

I think you missed the point of what I said; I was saying that you shouldn't worry about it because past a few name schools it doesn't matter. UMBC = JMU = GMU; they all provide a good education.[/quote]

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