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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't a lot of it regional though? Plenty of middle/upper middle class families in the DMV send their kids to places like UMBC, Towson, CNU, Radford, St. Mary's MD, etc.  [/quote]

And any mention of them on DCUM elicits sneers that such schools are for mediocre students...[/quote]

I think that talk is getting to my child through her friends, which is really unfortunate. To be fair, she IS a mediocre student AND Radford would be a nice fit for what she wants. I really think she should apply, but she just is adamant that she doesn't want to. It is by far the best curriculum for her AND the cheapest of all options.

I'm working on her.[/quote]
My son was also a mediocre student from the DMV and is now a Freshman at Radford.  Ad I say this as a Harvard graduate.  It turns out to be a great choice--lots of faculty engagement (even as a Freshman), professors that are great teachers, small class sizes and a great support network.  I think my son would have been lost at the much larger (and prestigious) that admitted him.  Radford knows its student body and has responded accordingly.  Keep  on ignoring the DCUM sneers.[/quote]

Thanks. I have a trip with her alone this weekend. We will chat.

Her other in state choice is ODU, which is admittedly in a more exciting area and they have football. That said, I still think that she is being goofy saying she doesn't even want to apply to Radford. It is limiting her options and Radford's class options in her fields of interest are better than ODU's.[/quote]

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