William and Mary vs. Naval Academy

frazzled1
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:46:28 +0000

I hold true that W&M is not that strong in many academic areas. I am open minded - prove me wrong.

It would be helpful to know what you mean by “not that strong in many academic areas.” Which areas are those? Specific departments? How do we judge the school’s academic strength - do you mean relative to other schools (which ones?) or are you talking about faculty publications/research or student employment after graduation? Your first response in this thread says that W&M “is lacking academically in its Liberal Arts program.” Since W&M remains committed to a liberal arts education to an unusual degree for a public institution, I would like to see some proof of your assertions myself.

If you are correct, it is remarkable that the school has been able to pull the wool over the eyes of so many accomplished students and their parents for so long. To say nothing of its faculty, or the peer institutions that review the school so favorably each year. Perhaps you can enlighten all of us.