<p>If you were advising someone how to choose between these two, what would your advice be?</p>
<p>Hmm, I don't know; I like Wake and W&M just the same. I am applying to W&M, but I think Wake Forest is on the same level academically, or damn close.</p>
<p>Isn't wake forest a lot more conservative? That would be something to think about.</p>
<p>consider weather and location? Wake has better sports (well, at least Basketball).</p>
<p>I would say the 2 schools are about equal academically.</p>
<p>I would guess that Wake has a more southern feel than W&M, but that's a complete guess.</p>
<p>Both schools are very tough academically. Wake is definitely good for sports, but also tends to be more conservative. W&M out of state tuition is also $10,000 less than most private schools.</p>
<p>Acadmics WM> Wake</p>
<p>So if someone gets into both, since WM is so much cheaper, is WF willing to paly let's make a deal on merit money?</p>