<p>This would present something of a quandary for me as I deeply love both schools. The points mentioned above are all legitimate, and I was fortunate enough to take part in literary seminars at Virginia where we interacted with some famous names. </p>
<p>However, William & Mary is a very seductive place. I can’t think of anyplace else like it, by which I mean a traditional, almost courtly small-college environment (okay, medium-size, and the students *are *capable of cutting loose ;)) with high academic standards and (for the fortunate) in-state tuition rates. </p>
<p>What kind of environment do you like? That would make all the difference to me. UVA is a large state university, despite its endless pretensions, and W&M is vastly smaller, almost cloistered, in a much smaller town.</p>