Anonymous
03/03/2026 20:03
Subject: What is so special about UVA, W&M, VT!?!??
I won't say it makes them special, but W&M, UVA, and VT all have relatively high 4 year and 6 year graduation rates (including for Pell students), low student loan default rates, and appear to have strong alumni support. This is particularly impressive because Virginia does not fund higher education as generously as many states.
Anonymous
03/02/2026 20:28
Subject: What is so special about UVA, W&M, VT!?!??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In the first place, they are all excellent schools, better than most flagships nationally.
Both UVA and W&M have a history most colleges don't. I grew up in the private school, expensive private / elite college world, and going to UVA and W&M was very, very respectable. They do have prestige.
Add to it attractive campuses and in state tuition, can't you now understand why they are so popular and sought after?
Doesn’t UVA have an ugly history? In the 1960s they used eminent domain to wipe out the surrounding black communities. Jefferson built the university so that the “sons of the South” wouldn’t go North and be taught about abolition of slavery.
It’s not the 1960s anymore where Southern schools fought desegregation but they are slower to change than schools without the history.
Huge list of colleges and universities with ties to slavery. Look at the column on the left. Even Harvard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_at_American_colleges_and_universities
Anonymous
03/02/2026 20:04
Subject: What is so special about UVA, W&M, VT!?!??
Anonymous wrote:And how do they get there, uber from Dulles?Anonymous wrote:W&M could quickly reduce its acceptance rate by 50% with concerted marketing in Texas and California. It’s a very niche brand in those states today.
I would imagine there are flights from Texas to Richmond. Just a guess.
