Anonymous wrote:National VT is the murder school

Sadly, this is the case. Outside the mid-Atlantic it was unknown before that.

I’m from Texas and always knew W&M was an excellent school. I honestly can’t say if I knew about VA Tech till I moved to NoVA

Honestly, I'd never heard of VT before I moved to Virginia in my 30's, but I'd definitely heard of W&M. When we moved here and I saw the VT stickers on peoples cars, I thought it was a vo-tech school. Like for auto repair and stuff.

I'm from the midwest and went to college in New England.

National VT is the murder school

Anonymous wrote:W&M has much stronger name recognition than VT and a stronger reputation both in-state and nationally.

+1

I’m in New England and have always known about William and Mary and generally had the idea of it being quite a strong school. Virginia Tech only came on my radar a few years ago.

W&M is very difficult to get in from Nova. You need to be aiming for 75th percentile which is about a 4.47 and 34 ACt. It’s a phenomenal deal if you are applying from VA and can get in

W&M and Vtech are VERY different schools. The people who are hiring know the strengths and weaknesses of both schools.

W&M has much stronger name recognition than VT and a stronger reputation both in-state and nationally.

I heard of William & Mary vaguely decades ago. I only heard of VA Tech after some Asian guy shot a bunch of people there.

What does she want to study? That should be the driver not name recognition. W&M and VT are very different schools. If she wants liberal arts then go to W&M. If STEM then VT.

I am not from this area and I heard of William and Mary well before I heard of VT. (Actually I think the first time I heard of it was probably after the shooting.)

Please don't make her go to a large tech school if she would prefer a smaller liberal arts college. The (perhaps) increase in prestige isn't worth it, especially if she then does less well.

Fwiw, I always thought that W&M was more well known, but I'm not an expert.

It is the 2nd oldest college in the country. It is nationally known. Jen Psaki went there. It’s a great school. I really wouldn’t worry about it too much.

Also, it’s a bargain if you’re in state.

My daughter seems like more of a William & Mary person in terms of size and vibe but I worry the rest of the country hasn’t heard of it and/or know it’s a good school. Would a VA Tech degree be better for her career search if she moves out of the area? I know her experience during the four years is so important but we fear spending so much money on a place with low name recognition. (I know it IS a good school academically.)