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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like it is really hard to get into UVA and Will/Mary and even Va Tech (for engineering), so why don't more kids do the 2 + 2 program to get guaranteed admission?

Is it all about the prestige and the pressure to go to a "real" college?  Is it hard to meet the requirements for the guaranteed admission agreement?  From what you've heard, what is the reason so few kids do this?

Parents, do you think it is better to go 4 yrs to JMU or Mary Washington or CNU and get a degree there vs. the 2 +2 program and getting a diploma from UVA/WM/VT?[/quote]

I know hear in DCUM-land, parents find this hard to believe, but there are actually many kids who have JMU, CNU, GMU, or UMW (and others) as their first choice.  As in, UVA/W&M/Tech aren't the default first choice schools for a lot of people - it's about fit.  I have two kids who aimed for JMU, and *only* JMU when they were in high school, because they loved it so much.  My third child has all of the schools I listed as his top choices.

Stop thinking about prestige, and start thinking about where your child will be happiest.  [/quote]

This.  Ours had zero desire to go to UVA/Tech, etc. or big schools in general.  They also had no desire to stay at home for two years and transfer as juniors to a school they didn't want to go to in the first place.  They went away to four year schools that were the right fit for them and it has been the best experience of their lives.  [/quote]

+100 to both PPs.  [/quote]

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