Betsy

Swing down to Salem, VA and check out Roanoke College. Private, liberal arts, co-ed, high academic standards.

Happy Grad

kybourbon

wliwl - I didn't mean that to sound rude. I actually looked at the link you provided and clicked on my daughter's school (MIT) and their link explained that the Common Data Set(CDS) is a collaborative effort of Collegboard, Peterson's and US News and World Report.

darnturkie

Hi, I'm a sophomore at William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. To vouch for my school, it is truly an amazing place. Like people have said, it is a tough school to get in (especially since we were rececently named the hottest small public university in the US by Newsweek). So I'm sure it only going to get more competitive. Its really worth a visit though if ur daughter has a good chance of getting in. Its full of history and tradition and its the perfect sized school for me. Just my two cents.

gail

darnturkie - I agree about William and Mary, and she will probably apply there as her "reach" school. (You posted at 2 AM - my son is also a sophomore in college, and I am beginning to think all 20 year olds are on the internet at 2 AM!)

Ann41

I always thought St. John's in MD sounded interesting. From what I remember, the entire curriculum is based around reading classic books.

George Washington is a a great urban school. I graduated from there, and loved the experience after growing up in a small town. Georgetown is also in the city, but with more of a campus.

University of Richmond has a beautiful campus, but you're still very close to more urban areas. The city isn't that big, and very easy to get around.

There are a lot of very good schools in the MD/DC/VA area.

miller20621

I'm a Virginia Tech grad from Maryland (and a high school math teacher- so I've seen lots of students go to these places!), and would propose this itinerary if you wanted to se a variety of small to mid-size schools in the VA/MD area:

Start from Winchester, visit James Madison University in Harrisonburg. Travel south on I-81 to Roanoke, visit Roanoke College. (maybe sneak down to Virginia Tech & Radford? )

Otherwise, cut over to the east and visit Longwood University in Farmville. Then head north to see Randolph-Macon and Univ of Richmond in Richmond. Continue north on 95, (cut over to Rt 301 if St. Mary's College interests her). Otherwise, head north to DC, visit Marymount University in Arlington, Catholic Univ and George Washington in DC, maybe St. Johns in Annapolis. Baltimore has alot of great colleges that you can tour as you head back to NY: Towson, Loyola, McDaniel- you could easily visit more than one in a day to at least get a feel for the campus environment.

This will give you a variety of state/private, expensive/reasonable, and harder/easier admissions. Good luck