Great article on the direction UVA is heading......

[Anonymous]

....thought people would be interested.

http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2018/03/novak-uva-must-abandon-the-private-school-model

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure what their long term goals are, but my senior knows of several students who got into UVA and we’re denied at Vt. I feel like UVA has gotten too big for its britches and it’s about to be knocked down a notch

[Anonymous]

Funny, I've heard the bright kids this month debating on whether they want to go to UVA or VT, and the argument keeps coming up that UVA has too many preppy douchelords.

And poor old W&M is completely out of fashion with the kids--too stodgy and grindy, and lacking in tech shinies.

[Anonymous]

They (and pretty much all universities) have no incentive to change. Most of them are inefficient bureaucracies that have almost 2 employees to one student, pay really well above a certain level. Why would they given up that comfortable existence to, what, "change the face of education" in VA?

The VA general assembly needs to step in to collectively manage money earned by all the universities and spend that money wisely to expand into areas that are underserved.

[Anonymous]

I tried to interest my kid on UVA and she wants none of it. Her cousin is there right now and they could hang out, but I'm talking to the hand.

[Anonymous]

You do know you are reading one dweeby kid's opinion piece in a college newspaper? I think he has it all wrong. I've seen UVA really step up its attempts to bring in poor students from within Virginia, OOS and international.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do know you are reading one dweeby kid's opinion piece in a college newspaper? I think he has it all wrong. I've seen UVA really step up its attempts to bring in poor students from within Virginia, OOS and international.

I don't care about the OOS and International part. As a state school a very small percentage should be for those categories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Funny, I've heard the bright kids this month debating on whether they want to go to UVA or VT, and the argument keeps coming up that UVA has too many preppy douchelords.

And poor old W&M is completely out of fashion with the kids--too stodgy and grindy, and lacking in tech shinies.

This. I couldn't even get my kid to apply after the visit. He basically said one of the main things he was looking forward to in college was getting away from the typical preppy a$$hats at his HS.

[Anonymous]

Virginia needs some auto admit schools.
3.5 unweighted and 1250+ on the SAT and you’re in. Any spots leftover are available for out of state applications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virginia needs some auto admit schools.
3.5 unweighted and 1250+ on the SAT and you’re in. Any spots leftover are available for out of state applications.

+1

[Anonymous]

Something weird in the VT water. A vomit worthy atrocity annually.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t help that UVA (and that article) constantly refer to the school as THE University. It’s all over that article. They already have a huge chip on their shoulder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virginia needs some auto admit schools.
3.5 unweighted and 1250+ on the SAT and you’re in. Any spots leftover are available for out of state applications.

That’s JMU. Or has been. After the Tech adventure this spring, who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what their long term goals are, but my senior knows of several students who got into UVA and we’re denied at Vt. I feel like UVA has gotten too big for its britches and it’s about to be knocked down a notch

VT is extremely competitive if applying for engineering. Lots of high stats kids get rejected at VT for engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what their long term goals are, but my senior knows of several students who got into UVA and we’re denied at Vt. I feel like UVA has gotten too big for its britches and it’s about to be knocked down a notch

VT is extremely competitive if applying for engineering. Lots of high stats kids get rejected at VT for engineering.

Lots of high stats kids got rejected or waitlisted for all departments this year...kids with GPAs over 4.0 who applied to business, sciences, poly sci, etc.