<p>Good points - thank you. We visited James Madison last year and I was kind of taken aback by the campus - so many different architectural styles - bisected by Rt 81 - the train tracks running through it, etc. At least from pictures - Virginia Tech looks much nicer. I personally favor smaller schools - Elon is my favorite at the moment - where my son will have smaller class sizes and more on campus housing options - but he seems very interested in VT and I am trying to keep an open mind. We will be seeing Elon again as well as College of Charleston and VT in the next 3 weeks - so should give us some better ideas of what he wants.</p>
<p>I will say this forum is the best of the three!</p>