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2) Has an excellent reputation in the Washington D.C. area - MANY students go on to work in the State dept. CIA, etc.. This leads me to 3-
3) Employers and recruiters understand that UMW is a legit institution with an excellent presence in the Federal govt (it also helps that A LOT of government officials send their kids to UMW). For this reason alone, your application WILL be reviewed, and not immediately thrown in the trash. As a graduate from UMW with legitimate marks, you WILL be given a certain degree of respect and competitiveness when searching for jobs. DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS FACT!!!!
5) Although not as important, UMW has a truly beautiful campus, rivaled only by UVa (and maybe U of R).
6) UMW is hard. Some may find it frustrating that UMW does not get the national recognition it deserves - UMW is EASILY as academically demanding as UVa or Washington & Lee, yet W&L has more national recognition. However, the bottom line is that to anyone that matters, they understand UMW is absolutely legit.
and the BAD-
1) Parking is horrible here. I mean REALLY horrible.
2) UMW has a bone-head President. THANK GOD she resigned (aka told by BoV to get the hell out!). It is a blessing in disguise.
3) The people are not too diverse. Its a small university so its not an accurate description of the "real-world" I guess, but still you will be surrounded by, for the most part, highly intelligent and competitive students. This alone serves as a good buffer to the corporate real world.
Academically it is mediocre. Some classes will be really hard but most are a breeze and don't require a real amount of work to succeed in. Getting by with a B average will be easy. I had a 3.75 gpa my first semester there and I felt like it was too easy. No one there is really interested in academics and it seems to be a safety school for many (it was for me).If you are looking for a laid back, relaxing college experience, UMW is a good choice. If you want to be challenged or have more of the stereotypical college experience, go elsewhere. That's what I'm doing.
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