Schools Like UVA But Easier to Get Into

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Anonymous wrote:My DD is kind of in the same boat. Schools she is definitely applying to include (many already mentioned) South Carolina, JMU, University of Miami, UF, FSU, UGA and College of Charleston. CoC was a big surprise to all of us, but she loved the campus even though it is much smaller than UVA. She thought campus was beautiful and liked the school size (10k undergrad). She decided that proximity to the beach could make up for lack of athletic teams. Wake may also make a list, although I know they are much more selective. She did not like Clemson - too rural.

not sure your financial stautus, but in general private schools give you better aid make it comparabel to public schools.
in fact OOS public schools don't provide much

My kid got $20k a year from an Big Ten OOS flagship, so no …

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Anonymous wrote:Oregon

Interesting suggestion that at least superficially lines up. Very different vibe from UVA, though, and you really can't appreciate how cold a PNW winter *feels* until you've lived through one.

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Anonymous wrote:Oregon

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Anonymous wrote:Oregon

Interesting suggestion that at least superficially lines up. Very different vibe from UVA, though, and you really can't appreciate how cold a PNW winter *feels* until you've lived through one.

Not that cold.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech

+100
Though not any easier to get into these days.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is kind of in the same boat. Schools she is definitely applying to include (many already mentioned) South Carolina, JMU, University of Miami, UF, FSU, UGA and College of Charleston. CoC was a big surprise to all of us, but she loved the campus even though it is much smaller than UVA. She thought campus was beautiful and liked the school size (10k undergrad). She decided that proximity to the beach could make up for lack of athletic teams. Wake may also make a list, although I know they are much more selective. She did not like Clemson - too rural.

not sure your financial stautus, but in general private schools give you better aid make it comparabel to public schools.
in fact OOS public schools don't provide much

My kid got $20k a year from an Big Ten OOS flagship, so no …

My kid got $50k a year from a T20 private but nothing from UVA and more expensive. So yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech

+100
Though not any easier to get into these days.

For engineering

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech

+100
Though not any easier to get into these days.

For engineering

Also for many majors outside of engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:One best answer = William and Mary

It may be easier to get into, but it’s nothing like UVA. My kids didn’t even consider it.

And it's not even that much easier to get into--roughly same academic profile needed, just less popular overall so higher acceptance rate at W&M.

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Christopher Newport U.

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Anonymous wrote:One best answer = William and Mary

It may be easier to get into, but it’s nothing like UVA. My kids didn’t even consider it.

And it's not even that much easier to get into--roughly same academic profile needed, just less popular overall so higher acceptance rate at W&M.

Exactly. And I know more than a couple kids who got into UVA but not W&M.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD is kind of in the same boat. Schools she is definitely applying to include (many already mentioned) South Carolina, JMU, University of Miami, UF, FSU, UGA and College of Charleston. CoC was a big surprise to all of us, but she loved the campus even though it is much smaller than UVA. She thought campus was beautiful and liked the school size (10k undergrad). She decided that proximity to the beach could make up for lack of athletic teams. Wake may also make a list, although I know they are much more selective. She did not like Clemson - too rural.

not sure your financial stautus, but in general private schools give you better aid make it comparabel to public schools.
in fact OOS public schools don't provide much

My kid got $20k a year from an Big Ten OOS flagship, so no …

My kid got $50k a year from a T20 private but nothing from UVA and more expensive. So yes.

You said OOS students got nothing from public schools. I showed you otherwise. And given what the overall price tag of the private is, I’m betting what we are paying is a wash.

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Anonymous wrote:One best answer = William and Mary

It may be easier to get into, but it’s nothing like UVA. My kids didn’t even consider it.

And it's not even that much easier to get into--roughly same academic profile needed, just less popular overall so higher acceptance rate at W&M.

Exactly. And I know more than a couple kids who got into UVA but not W&M.

I know only the reverse in
most recent years: want UVA but have to settle for W&M.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One best answer = William and Mary

It may be easier to get into, but it’s nothing like UVA. My kids didn’t even consider it.

And it's not even that much easier to get into--roughly same academic profile needed, just less popular overall so higher acceptance rate at W&M.

Exactly. And I know more than a couple kids who got into UVA but not W&M.

I know only the reverse in
most recent years: want UVA but have to settle for W&M.

I'd happily take either one if I were coming along now.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech

+100
Though not any easier to get into these days.

yes it is, it has double the acceptance rate and lower 25-75th percentile range for both grades and SAT.