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Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
James Madison University321 Students
University of Virginia288 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University278 Students
George Mason University266 Students
Virginia Tech178 Students
University of Mary Washington151 Students
Longwood University141 Students
Germanna Community College138 Students
Old Dominion University133 Students
William & Mary132 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing96 Students
Biology91 Students
Business76 Students
Psychology75 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies46 Students
Political Science and Government36 Students
Computer Science35 Students
History28 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration27 Students
Criminology27 Students
This School’s Reviews
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3.3273 Reviews
3.0Senior
7/15/2023
Best Parts- Friends and some teachers Worst Parts- Racism, Favortism, Homophobia, Sexual Harrasment/Assault of other students, Perverted Male teacher who has yet to be fired
4.0Senior
6/1/2023
Orange County High school is a typical public school. It has a large student body consisting of country, and city kids. Administrators have been in and out recently (2023), but the school still offers opportunities. The students, or parents, have to work for rewards though. It is necessary for people to make appointments with councilors to plan their future.
4.0Senior
12/19/2022
I would like more involvement in preparing students for college. Guidance department doesn't give help and explain much needed information for applying for scholarships.
Orange is a good experience! It has an older, more experienced staff that (for the most part) does their absolute best to engage their students and make learning fun! The classes are large, which is mainly because it runs the whole county. As far as students go, they are mostly nice people. They may...
This school is terrible. I was in a class of 60+ students! We had to sit in the auditorium so we could all fit. Not to mention the teacher made everyone use study guides with all the tests' answers on them not for our benefit but because he wanted to make sure he had a "good class avarage" as he put...
OCHS has also been a nightmare for my family as well. Because my daughter is Special Education on an IEP, we cannot place her in a private school. My child's Special Education Co-ordinator is also a teacher, and has followed my daughter for two years. For some reason, this co-ordinator cannot rememb...
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