Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 11:39     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:I went to W&M and met DH there. Our oldest DD does not want to go there because of the perceived "quirky" vibe which I feel is not really accurate. Are there quirky kids there? Sure. But there are lot of other types too. So instead she is targeting UVA, which is totally fine, but I wish W&M didn't have this (untrue) reputation. It's a great place with outstanding faculty that I don't think is fully appreciated.


I don't think it's so much quirky as it is studious and nerdy. Which I don't mean in a bad way at all.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 11:36     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
I went to W&M and met DH there. Our oldest DD does not want to go there because of the perceived "quirky" vibe which I feel is not really accurate. Are there quirky kids there? Sure. But there are lot of other types too. So instead she is targeting UVA, which is totally fine, but I wish W&M didn't have this (untrue) reputation. It's a great place with outstanding faculty that I don't think is fully appreciated.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 09:30     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington?
no !

Why not?
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 08:33     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington?
no !
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 03:08     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Washington College in Maryland
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 02:29     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Have you considered Amherst?
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 01:02     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:St Mary’s College of Maryland


+1

This is the answer

Another plus one for St Mary’s, with the caveat that it is MUCH smaller.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 23:09     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:St Mary’s College of Maryland


+1

This is the answer
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 23:07     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:Skidmore



+1. Kind students.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 23:03     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid who didn't get into W&M had Pitt as her next best choice.


There are a handful of less quirky kids at W&M that could hack it at Pitt. The D&D kids would do better at LAC’s.


What is a D&D kid


If you have to ask you wouldn’t fit in with the dominant culture at W&M


In what world is D&D the "dominant culture" at W&M - someone has gotta do something about the trolling on here


Does D&D mean Dungeons and Dragons?

NP. Yes. And I don’t doubt that a D&D (or DnD if you’re old school) kid could find his people at W&M, but also it’s not “dominant” in any way.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 22:59     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid who didn't get into W&M had Pitt as her next best choice.


There are a handful of less quirky kids at W&M that could hack it at Pitt. The D&D kids would do better at LAC’s.


What is a D&D kid


If you have to ask you wouldn’t fit in with the dominant culture at W&M


In what world is D&D the "dominant culture" at W&M - someone has gotta do something about the trolling on here


Does D&D mean Dungeons and Dragons?
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 22:32     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Skidmore
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 22:28     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
There is no direct equivalent.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 22:18     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid who didn't get into W&M had Pitt as her next best choice.


There are a handful of less quirky kids at W&M that could hack it at Pitt. The D&D kids would do better at LAC’s.


What is a D&D kid


If you have to ask you wouldn’t fit in with the dominant culture at W&M


In what world is D&D the "dominant culture" at W&M - someone has gotta do something about the trolling on here
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 21:39     Subject: Please help me find something similar to W&M as backup?
Agree with the Mary Washington and St. Mary's College suggestions PPs have made! A smaller college but possibly a good fit would be Goucher. And it's further away, but SUNY New Paltz?