It’s possible OPs child is gender neutral, trans, or something like that and is just looking for the safer environment for their child.

W&M, no question

Anonymous wrote:Or is there no discernible difference between the two?

Tech

william and mary

Tech

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is comfortable on campus at VT but the surrounding area is redneck central. As in, they yell at people out of trucks if they don’t like the looks of you.

Was there in the early 90's and never expeiences this nor heard of anyone else experiencing it either.

I haven't either and I've taught both there and at UVA. Some idiots say stuff like that - or "it's Trump country" - when it isn't - or "there are confederate flags" when there aren't. . These are mostly bored college students or young men who got kicked off College Confidential so are here to make trouble

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I actually think they're resentful parents whose kids didn't get in.
DP

Perhaps. I’ve also thought it was the college-aged goons from competitor colleges. Nothing else better to do in a dorm on a slow night

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is comfortable on campus at VT but the surrounding area is redneck central. As in, they yell at people out of trucks if they don’t like the looks of you.

Was there in the early 90's and never expeiences this nor heard of anyone else experiencing it either.

I haven't either and I've taught both there and at UVA. Some idiots say stuff like that - or "it's Trump country" - when it isn't - or "there are confederate flags" when there aren't. . These are mostly bored college students or young men who got kicked off College Confidential so are here to make trouble

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I actually think they're resentful parents whose kids didn't get in.
DP

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is comfortable on campus at VT but the surrounding area is redneck central. As in, they yell at people out of trucks if they don’t like the looks of you.

Was there in the early 90's and never expeiences this nor heard of anyone else experiencing it either.

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I've had three kids attend VT and none have *ever* experienced this.

Look, none of the Virginia state colleges is particularly liberal compared to the top private colleges, but all have plenty of liberals -- including Tech. I wouldn't base a decision on which VA state college to attend on the basis of politics.

Off topic, but I don't get how young people can be conservative. So weird.

Anonymous wrote:Most student bodies are going to be about the same, the ones at Virginia Tech might be more vocal about their conservative views due to being dumber/louder/brasher on average while W&M has more suburbanites from NoVA, Richmond and Virginia Beach.

You can say the same about people being very vocal on their liberal views - they are dumber/louder/brasher on average.

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Anonymous wrote:Or is there no discernible difference between the two?

Really weird question. Is you're child going to school to learn or become a political idealogue? Both are great schools with something for everyone on either side of the political spectrum and there is nothing wrong with that, it's called real life.

Not anymore.