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I'm applying to these schools next year and I was wondering if anyone could help me rank them (I'm going for a Political Science-Prelaw major in case that makes a difference)

NYU (most likely will apply ED)
Boston University
William and Mary
UVA
Northeastern
SUNY Binghamton (safety)
American University
Georgetown University (far reach)

By Xanderman (Xanderman) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 07:47 pm: Edit

bump

By Soulofheaven8 (Soulofheaven8) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 08:02 pm: Edit

1. Georgetown University
2. UVA
3. William and Mary
4. NYU
5. Boston University
6. American
7. Binghamton
8. Northeastern

By Macsuile (Macsuile) on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 08:35 pm: Edit

Here are some stats on William & Mary:

- Second oldest U.S. university
- Oldest U.S. law school
- Birthplace of Phi Beta Kappa
- Thomas Jefferson's alma mater
- Most selective U.S. public university
- Third highest SAT scores in the South (only Duke and Rice are higher)
- Highest entering student GPAs in Virginia
- Fastest growing university endowment in Virginia
- Best physics, history and biology departments in Virginia

As you can see, William & Mary has an amazing academic tradition. Yes, the grading scale is somewhat deflationary and the course offerings are not as extensive as some other Southern schools, but William & Mary is a school high on tradition which doesn't subscribe to fads where everyone graduates cum laude and there is a supermarket of course offerings. The school is committed to the British university model which is human-scale as opposed to other university models which focus on research and increasing enrollments. W&M may not be for everyone but a degree from there has timeless substance, something you can't find from most other U.S. schools which are constantly trying to reposition or recreate themselves.