Hi, and thanks to all for so much fantastic advice. I had login issues (login ID was disabled for some reason), and only just had the chance to clear them up.
Very good points about fit. My son says he likes small schools much more than large schools; in the same breath he says he’s obsessed with UT Austin and would love to go there 
So I guess he’s not sure yet. He loved W&M which we visited a few weeks ago. He likes VT. And yes we are very fortunate to have so many good public universities in VA.
He is also interested in the LAC idea because he has such varied interests. I think the Austin obsession stems from his passion for performing live music and he hopes if he goes there he can pursue music performance gigs on the side.
UVA is out of reach and probably not a good fit - he will not do well in a high pressure environment where every valedictorian in the state is in his class. Lower pressure and smaller class size is definitely better for his personality.
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