Hampden Sydney vs UVA and W&L

Hey everyone,

I think I have a pretty good chance at being accepted into UVA and W&L. I’ll qualify for in-state at UVA, but I’d be shocked to get much help from W&L tuition wise. I’ve already heard back from Hampden Sydney, and (fortunately) I got in. I was able to earn their highest scholarship, which combined with an additional Eagle Scout scholarship, would put tuition at 0 for HSC. How does the academics stack up? I know I’d fit in at all three of these schools, but I don’t really want to be “the smartest” at a place like HSC- my IB high school was extremely competitive (many of my friends were accepted to Duke and Yale this week, a couple to MIT), but I feel it was good for me. I guess I am really looking at HSC as a “backup”. Would the honors program there be comparable to a place like Virginia Tech? I am mostly interested in political science or history if that helps.

Thanks!

The average ACT at HS is a 24 at W&L it is 32, pretty massive difference. Plus HS is all guys.

What about JMU for merit?

My nephew is going to Hamden Sydney and he desperately wants to transfer to UVA. Make the right choice to begin with

@8BB88BB8 This post is from 2015. The OP has not been on CC since December, 2015…