Are VA publics really better than Maryland's?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

^^ This poor soul shows up periodically to repeat the same nonsense. Amazing how little it takes to impress him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If va tech and uva were one school it could be in the Big Ten like UMD.

Neither make the cut for different reasons. They aren't big enough research budgets as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seen on reddit posted by someone thinking of moving to VA (choosing over MD and DC):

Here's why I'm leaning toward Virginia: Virginia greatly improves our kid's college prospects. It has much better public universities than DC or MD. These top public universities (UVA, William & Mary, Virginia Tech) offer instate tuition discounts and improved chances of admission to VA residents. Even the community colleges here in NoVA are top notch. What's wrong with my logic, if anything?

I think it is true that VA has good public offerings but also don't think that the logic about admissions is sound. UVA and W&M have very high incoming stats and low admit rates and VT's in state admit rate is somehow lower than its OOS. I don't think being in state VA has any real benefit besides tuition.

You have many many many more good/great choices in VA over MD. MD has UMD-CP and that is it. Now UMBC is coming up, but it's not a traditional campus really. Towson is good but only for certain areas. After that it falls off quickly (to salisbury, etc.)

VA has UVA, W&M, VAtech--3 well established and excellent larger state U (two who offer real engineering). Then you have JMU, GMU, VCU, and then go onto the smaller, more LA colleges.
What in MD compares to those?!?!? Nothing does

Outside of CA, UVA has the next best state schools (and perhaps NY but VA schools are better known and more exciting---nobody wants to attend SUNY New Palz

Funny- I went to SUNY Binghamton and while it was a great school and loved my time there, it is ugly as shit. All SUNYs are. But I didn’t go there for the ascetics

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

The north side of the river for privates and country clubs plus research

South side for publics

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

The north side of the river for crime and terrible drivers

South side for great publics and good drivers

FIFY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

Maryland and north side of river is too hoity-toity private, lacrosse etc..

Va gives the general public more public choices.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

The north side of the river for crime and terrible drivers

South side for great publics and good drivers

FIFY

Check neighborhood scout

Charlottesville has higher violent crime rate and much higher property crime rate than College Park. Since it's so far away lots of people aren't aware how dangerous Charlottesville is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

And why is the MD booster trying to claim Georgetown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

Maryland and north side of river is too hoity-toity private, lacrosse etc..

Va gives the general public more public choices.

There should be a north side lax tournament every year


UMD, Loyola, Georgetown, Navy, Hopkins, Towson, UMBC, The Mount

Winner gets to own the Delaware trophy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

And why is the MD booster trying to claim Georgetown?

1) was founded in Maryland
2) was gifted by Maryland
3) it's prep school is in Maryland
4) is embedded in Maryland
5)is on the same side of Marylands Potomac River
6) is part of the 15 mile radius elite higher education community

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

Maryland and north side of river is too hoity-toity private, lacrosse etc..

Va gives the general public more public choices.

There should be a north side lax tournament every year


UMD, Loyola, Georgetown, Navy, Hopkins, Towson, UMBC, The Mount

Winner gets to own the Delaware trophy

Trophy? The winner should own Delaware for a year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

And why is the MD booster trying to claim Georgetown?

1) was founded in Maryland
2) was gifted by Maryland
3) it's prep school is in Maryland
4) is embedded in Maryland
5)is on the same side of Marylands Potomac River
6) is part of the 15 mile radius elite higher education community

The questions was whether VA publics are actually better than MD publics. Georgetown is neither public nor in MD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

And why is the MD booster trying to claim Georgetown?

1) was founded in Maryland
2) was gifted by Maryland
3) it's prep school is in Maryland
4) is embedded in Maryland
5)is on the same side of Marylands Potomac River
6) is part of the 15 mile radius elite higher education community

The questions was whether VA publics are actually better than MD publics. Georgetown is neither public nor in MD.

Agree VA skews public and MD skews private

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Big Ten UMD, Hopkins, Georgetown Prep to Georgetown, Annapolis higher ed community all within 15 mile radius is far better than the Va side of the river
. MD has always leaned more private and country club ish. Va is great for the less expensive publics

These are not public schools.

And why is the MD booster trying to claim Georgetown?

1) was founded in Maryland
2) was gifted by Maryland
3) it's prep school is in Maryland
4) is embedded in Maryland
5)is on the same side of Marylands Potomac River
6) is part of the 15 mile radius elite higher education community

I, too, took a history class once.