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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think of it as a top state school. Not prestigious, but a great value in state. My 4 kids all refused to even apply. None of their friends applied either. It doesn’t appeal to a lot of kids. I also know of 3 kids that applied out in the last 2 years. All parents mentioned the same thing - miserable social experience and stressed out student body. YMMV[/quote]

This. Wonder how true the rumors are though...[/quote]

If that was true you would expect students that don't graduate, alumni that are unhappy, etc.  What you have, though, is a school that is in the top 2 among public universities in 4 year graduation rate and tops among all public universities in alumni giving rate.  If you look at survey based or influenced ratings, like Princeton Review, William and Mary is #4 for Happiest Students, #14 for "Their Students Love these Colleges", and #15 for Best Quality of Life.[/quote]

W&M has a 95% retention rate--percent of freshmen who return for their sophomore year. 85% of the freshmen class graduates from W&M in 4 years, and 90% of them graduate in 6 years. IOW, their transfer-out rate is pretty low.

By comparison:

97% of UVA freshmen return for their sophomore year, 89% graduate in 4 years, and 95% graduate in 6 years.

93% of VA Tech freshmen return for their sophomore year, 65% graduate in 4 years, and 86% graduate in 6 years.[/quote]

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