Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
That was our DD 2 years ago (even before the rankings change to what it is now). She belly ached over it for 3 weeks. The admitted students days though made the decision clear to her.
No regrets on her part.
DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
DD feels pressured to go to UVA (from her friends mainly b/c of the ranking), but she, too, genuinely feels like W&M is a better fit. She wants to like UVA b/c she is "supposed to," but keeps feeling drawn to W&M. We are going to the admitted students event this weekend and will most likely make a decision at the end of the day.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
“We” picked?
My kid also picked William & Mary for the smaller size (and getting Monroe helped).
Same. My first kid preferred the W & M vibe. My second kid also got in to UVA, but went to a higher ranked university.
The weird flexes by some of you really makes me wonder how any of you have a life aside from this board. How is this comment relevant to the discussion? Do you really think this is some kind of dunk on UVA? Do you talk like this in real life?
They absolutely talk this way in real life.
Thankfully I only know one person like this, and the entire neighborhood avoids her at all costs. The rest of us have regular kids at regular colleges and none of us are stuck on the rankings.
The obsession with rankings is so very bizarre.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
“We” picked?
My kid also picked William & Mary for the smaller size (and getting Monroe helped).
Same. My first kid preferred the W & M vibe. My second kid also got in to UVA, but went to a higher ranked university.
The weird flexes by some of you really makes me wonder how any of you have a life aside from this board. How is this comment relevant to the discussion? Do you really think this is some kind of dunk on UVA? Do you talk like this in real life?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA would have been a first choice, but my kid got waitlsted while lower stat kids were accepted.
In the meantime, my kid was accepted with merit to multiple equivalent or higher ranked schools from out of state, such as Michigan.
If they were offered a waitlist spot now, they would turn it down.
This is my 2nd kid in 3 years that this has happened to at UVA (waitlisted while lower stat kids were accepted.)
It has really soured me on UVA.
Congrats to those who moved off the waitlist!
Wow I didn’t think Michigan gave merit to OOS kids. How much did your son get?
There "or" indicates a break between merit and higher ranked.
Multiple schools with merit.
Multiple higher ranked schools such a Michigan and top 5 to 20 schools.
Waitlist at UVA.
Sorry read that as the merit was from “equivalent or higher ranked” schools. I didn’t read the “or” as a break between merit and higher ranked.
FWIW, there’s no way to read that post the way poster claims she intended. “Accepted with merit aid” at “equivalent or higher ranked” schools.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
My kid loves W&M, but honestly is somewhat bothered by the lower ranking. She is deciding between W&M (where she loves everything, but the ranking) v. UVA (where she mainly loves it for the ranking). She understands that the ranking methodology is based on things that don't affect her personally (i.e. Pell grant recipients) - but still seeing the ranking so far away from UVA is bothersome to her. Yet, W&M is one of those rare schools that seems to have maintained its prestige and reputation without the corresponding ranking. I wonder if its small size made it unable to cater to the metrics that are important in the rankings.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
“We” picked?
My kid also picked William & Mary for the smaller size (and getting Monroe helped).
Same. My first kid preferred the W & M vibe. My second kid also got in to UVA, but went to a higher ranked university.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
“We” picked?
My kid also picked William & Mary for the smaller size (and getting Monroe helped).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.
smart decision, it's a private ivy-like education for a public school price.
The sad thing about William & Mary is its free fall in the rankings. It's not even a Top 50 school anymore.
This shows that you didn’t pay any attention to the methodology. I would refer you to one of the other threads that explains the drop. It’s not in free fall in terms of quality or reputation.