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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you have a beautifully simple option sitting right in front of you.

If your son really likes William & Mary, I'd encourage him to just apply there ED and be done with it. Only a small handful of the reachy private schools people have listed would possibly give him a "better" experience than W&M, admissions to all of them would be iffy, and absolutely none of those would be cheaper than the in-state rate at W&M. Set the money you save aside in undergrad to help with law school (or other grad school).

(Also have him check out W&M's adventure program: https://www.wm.edu/offices/wellness/campusrec/programs/outdoorrec/trips/ )[/quote]

OP here, we are OOS but if DS wanted to do this I would fully supportive. I agree there are great benefits to finishing the college process early and especially to minimizing the stress.[/quote]
Ah, sorry about that; I conflated your post with a different one from a Virginia resident. FWIW, we were in a similar position to you (we're in California) and our two were looking for medium-sized, undergrad-teaching-focused universities where they could still do research, etc. The science-y one was drawn to Rice, the humanities-y one was drawn to WashU. Both were WL'd at their reach schools, but are now at W&M. Even with the OOS cost, it's been an absolutely fantastic experience. I 100% recommend it as a school to keep on the shortlist.[/quote]

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