Lafayette Class of 2015

frankur
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:24:05 +0000

My D is a Marquis Scholar, I am an alum. D struggling in deciding between Wm and Mary and Lafayette College. LC offers $20k scholarship, putting the price about $11k below Wm and Mary. LC less than 2 hours from home, 4th highest starting and mid-career salaries of any liberal arts college, high placement in law and med schools. D undecided on major but strong in science and math. She loved Wm and Mary campus/friendliness last weekend at Admitted Students Day. But it is 9 hours away by car, more expensive and more remote to cities/events than LC where you can be in NYC in an hour. She liked Wm and Mary size-5500 vs. 2400 students. Clock is ticking, score is tied at this point.