Does your student like/love UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is very prestigious.

I think you meant "UVA is very pretentious."

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

I totally agree with this. I went to Texas and exchange (Hook E'm) hand signs almost daily with others in DC that are wearing the gear. Make no mistake, UVA is a great school. It just does not have any cache out of the DMV area. It's sports are mediocre at best and while the school is ranked highly as public university, there are many public universities that have higher ranked majors in close distance to the DMV. Wisconsin, Michigan and Purdue to name a few.

All UVA boosters, be proud of your school - as you should be. I just find it ridiculous to shout down others that went to a different school.

I agree that UVA is better known and valued here in the DMV, which is pretty typical for the vast majority of colleges and universities, but to say it has no cache outside of the DMV is absurd. There were 41,377 OOS applicants for the current freshmen class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and the decal originally were sold as Virginia: The University.

So what. My husband's school has been selling T-shirts and baseball hats in the school colors that just says College for decades.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, and the decal originally were sold as Virginia: The University.

So what. My husband's school has been selling T-shirts and baseball hats in the school colors that just says College for decades.

Since Animal House came out?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

I totally agree with this. I went to Texas and exchange (Hook E'm) hand signs almost daily with others in DC that are wearing the gear. Make no mistake, UVA is a great school. It just does not have any cache out of the DMV area. It's sports are mediocre at best and while the school is ranked highly as public university, there are many public universities that have higher ranked majors in close distance to the DMV. Wisconsin, Michigan and Purdue to name a few.

All UVA boosters, be proud of your school - as you should be. I just find it ridiculous to shout down others that went to a different school.

I agree that UVA is better known and valued here in the DMV, which is pretty typical for the vast majority of colleges and universities, but to say it has no cache outside of the DMV is absurd. There were 41,377 OOS applicants for the current freshmen class.

Yeah, I love posts like that. So disconnected with reality. Reminds me of WC Fields: “nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.“

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

I totally agree with this. I went to Texas and exchange (Hook E'm) hand signs almost daily with others in DC that are wearing the gear. Make no mistake, UVA is a great school. It just does not have any cache out of the DMV area. It's sports are mediocre at best and while the school is ranked highly as public university, there are many public universities that have higher ranked majors in close distance to the DMV. Wisconsin, Michigan and Purdue to name a few.

All UVA boosters, be proud of your school - as you should be. I just find it ridiculous to shout down others that went to a different school.

I agree that UVA is better known and valued here in the DMV, which is pretty typical for the vast majority of colleges and universities, but to say it has no cache outside of the DMV is absurd. There were 41,377 OOS applicants for the current freshmen class.

Yeah, I love posts like that. So disconnected with reality. Reminds me of WC Fields: “nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.“

Yogi Berra?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really strange to see expression of school spirit or pride as a negative. It's evidence of a good community. It's a good thing when alumni love their college. It's a good thing when the school's network is strong. It's not "cocky" to be proud of your college. It's a pretty normal thing...unless you went to a school that didn't have much school spirit.

UVA grads (and Tech grades, for that matter) are a lot like grads from where I went to school. Super proud, wear the school gear, get together for watch parties, hope our kids consider it when their time comes, etc.

I totally agree with this. I went to Texas and exchange (Hook E'm) hand signs almost daily with others in DC that are wearing the gear. Make no mistake, UVA is a great school. It just does not have any cache out of the DMV area. It's sports are mediocre at best and while the school is ranked highly as public university, there are many public universities that have higher ranked majors in close distance to the DMV. Wisconsin, Michigan and Purdue to name a few.

All UVA boosters, be proud of your school - as you should be. I just find it ridiculous to shout down others that went to a different school.

I agree that UVA is better known and valued here in the DMV, which is pretty typical for the vast majority of colleges and universities, but to say it has no cache outside of the DMV is absurd. There were 41,377 OOS applicants for the current freshmen class.

Yeah, I love posts like that. So disconnected with reality. Reminds me of WC Fields: “nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.“

Yogi Berra?

Yes! My bad.

Regardless, it’s pretty funny how tens of thousands of top students from all over the country who are also shooting for the Ivies, Duke, Stanford and other top privates routinely include UVA on their list every year, yet the school has no “cache out of the DMV?” Preposterous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, they used to dress us for football games while the band mercilessly made fun of visiting schools and their states. That did not endear the school to lots of people.

I completely believe that. Typical.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine is about to apply ED but I keep reading negative things online- competitiveness, unhappiness, etc. I can’t figure out if that is bc people online are negative or it’s actually something to be concerned about.

My child is a play hard/work (somewhat) hard kind of person. Ok with (and likely interested in) Greek life, loves rah rah sports, and schools with spirit. Makes friends easily. Loves Cville and what they have seen of UVA.

Other schools on the list are either likelies/safeties and maybe one or two other reach schools.

OP, your kid sounds like one who will likely enjoy UVA.

There are kids who don’t love it, though, and it’s possible to say that without being a parent of a kid who didn’t get in. In fact, those knee jerk comments are pretty indicative of the obnoxious stereotype that PP’s have alluded to. UVA has embodied the “we’re not snobs, we’re just better than you” vibe for a long, long time, and though I think they’re consciously trying to undo some of that, reputations can be hard to shake off.

- UVA alum and current employee who had a meh time there, whose kids don’t even want to go there, so no beef

+ this. I am an alum with one kid there. The motto used be “THE UNIVERSITY” (saying it was the only one that matters in VA). Love the school but the “we are better than you” vibe is a real thing that was very much ingrained in school slogans for a long time. I don’t know why posters are trying to deny that.

+1

The “better than you” vibe is what many PPs are referring to - not an endearing quality, for any school or employee.

[Anonymous]

I think my kids would have loved UVA, but they didn’t get in. Yes, I am bitter. We have paid Virginia taxes for 30 years and our kids were in range. Ended up at similarly ranked private universities. Before people start going on about W&M and VT, they aren’t equivalent or comparable in experience or prestige. Really wish UVA would expand the size of the school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is very prestigious.

I think you meant "UVA is very pretentious."

Or pompous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think my kids would have loved UVA, but they didn’t get in. Yes, I am bitter. We have paid Virginia taxes for 30 years and our kids were in range. Ended up at similarly ranked private universities. Before people start going on about W&M and VT, they aren’t equivalent or comparable in experience or prestige. Really wish UVA would expand the size of the school.

The price tag is nice, but other than that, I would not worry too much about it, as you likely ended up at a better school.

UVA practices yield protection, and really needs girls for STEM majors , for example. I would encourage girls to apply who are anywhere near (even slightly below) their range.

Also, UVA is all about diversity in a feeble attempt to right their past wrongs. If you are not 100% Asian or white, I would also encourage you to apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think my kids would have loved UVA, but they didn’t get in. Yes, I am bitter. We have paid Virginia taxes for 30 years and our kids were in range. Ended up at similarly ranked private universities. Before people start going on about W&M and VT, they aren’t equivalent or comparable in experience or prestige. Really wish UVA would expand the size of the school.

I’ve never really understood this way of thinking. Paying taxes doesn’t entitle you to entry to one specific school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is very prestigious.

I think you meant "UVA is very pretentious."

Or pompous.

Or Crass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think my kids would have loved UVA, but they didn’t get in. Yes, I am bitter. We have paid Virginia taxes for 30 years and our kids were in range. Ended up at similarly ranked private universities. Before people start going on about W&M and VT, they aren’t equivalent or comparable in experience or prestige. Really wish UVA would expand the size of the school.

I’ve never really understood this way of thinking. Paying taxes doesn’t entitle you to entry to one specific school.

I did not mean I thought we had a right to entry. I just was noting that we have paid taxes that support the state universities and would have loved to get the benefit of reduced tuition. Instead we are paying $84,000 a year tuition for each kid.