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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the VA Tech grad that posted here.  My kid is a freshman at W & M.

For undergrad education (not experience):

W & M is by far the top choice in Virginia.  Student have to work hard, but that means they learn a lot.  It is the only school in VA where most of the undergrads get involved in research.  Because of the limited graduate programs (particularly in STEM), the professors rely on undergrads instead of grad students.

A graduate of W & M will know how to write.  They will be a critical thinker.   A graduate of VT or UVA may be every bit as good as one from UVA or VT.

But, if you want to experience the Rah Rah Rah!  aspect of college, W & M is probably not the right school.

For partying/sports, I would chose UVA, VT, JMU. and ODU over W & M.

When I went to Tech I never considered W & M:  [b]I was a nerd and did not want to go to an LAC. [/b] As I have aged, I now see the value of the LAC education. [/quote]

William and Mary is not an LAC. It has an undergraduate population of about 6,300 kids. Most LACs are about 1/4 to a 1/3 of that. Amherst, for example, is 1,800 kids.  My kid’s LAC is about 2,000. I’d call William and Mary a mid-size university. Wake Forest is a little over 5,000 undergrad as a comparison so it’s even bigger than Wake Forest. So, not an LAC. 
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