Why so much UVA jealousy?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s no Michigan! There are guys in northern VA who wear Michigan hats so often I swear they have been sewn into their heads.

I live in NOVA and I've never seen anyone in Michigan gear. And who the hell wants to go to school in the upper mid west?

Weird. It’s usually mixed in with the Ivy crowd so maybe that’s why you haven’t seen it.

Michigan has nothing in common with Ivy League schools. There are no Walmart Harvard fans.

It has more in common than UVA does.

Walmart? Charlottesville is more podunk than Ann Arbor.

Why obviously? Most Americans don't have enough familiarity with Ann Arbor to know whether it's podunk or not.

As if most Americans are familiar with Charlottesville?

Of course not, that's not that's the point. Except for a very few schools it's all regional. Most Americans have heard of UVA and UMich. Most probably have a general sense that they are "good" schools, but people who live in the schools' regions have a much more inflated sense of the schools overall reputation than what is really warranted. Generally, that's fine since most graduates stay in the region anyways.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a dream for in-state middle class people OP. But if you don't live in VA, the out-of-state tuition is ridiculous and it is southern. I hate the south so would hate for my kid to go there since I don't live in VA. People covet Ivies not UVA

You seem oddly overinvested for someone who purports not to care.

Tiger mom's oldest daughter applied to three colleges. Harvard, Yale, and UVA.

Everyone needs a safety.

Yes, obviously it was a safety. But this is to counteract your idea, that the south is a turn off for most people. Tiger cub specifically said she applied to UVA because she had a soft spot for the south.

She must really love those Confederate statues. They are very charming.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a dream for in-state middle class people OP. But if you don't live in VA, the out-of-state tuition is ridiculous and it is southern. I hate the south so would hate for my kid to go there since I don't live in VA. People covet Ivies not UVA

You seem oddly overinvested for someone who purports not to care.

Tiger mom's oldest daughter applied to three colleges. Harvard, Yale, and UVA.

Everyone needs a safety.

Yes, obviously it was a safety. But this is to counteract your idea, that the south is a turn off for most people. Tiger cub specifically said she applied to UVA because she had a soft spot for the south.

She must really love those Confederate statues. They are very charming.

Yes, many northerners seem to feel that way since they all keep moving here.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a dream for in-state middle class people OP. But if you don't live in VA, the out-of-state tuition is ridiculous and it is southern. I hate the south so would hate for my kid to go there since I don't live in VA. People covet Ivies not UVA

You seem oddly overinvested for someone who purports not to care.

Tiger mom's oldest daughter applied to three colleges. Harvard, Yale, and UVA.

Everyone needs a safety.

Yes, obviously it was a safety. But this is to counteract your idea, that the south is a turn off for most people. Tiger cub specifically said she applied to UVA because she had a soft spot for the south.

She must really love those Confederate statues. They are very charming.

Yes, many northerners seem to feel that way since they all keep moving here.

GMU is full of students from New Jersey.

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As a previous poster noted, UVA routinely goes on recruiting tours with Harvard and Yale. How many other state schools are invited to do that?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I would love to be able to have my kids apply there. However, we are African American and I would feel guilty about subjecting them to that environment. It is, without a doubt, a great school.

My DC’s best friend at UVA was AA. Loved it so much he just went back there for law school. Bleeds UVA’s colors. UVA has one of the highest graduation rates among AAs in the country for a reason. Don’t prejudge based on what you don’t know, PP. Too many people have wrongly done that to you.

DP. Also, it’s easy to love one of the best law schools in the country.

You’re missing the point. The student had options at many other top law schools as well. But he chose UVA, because he was very comfortable there. As an African-American.

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Anonymous wrote:As a previous poster noted, UVA routinely goes on recruiting tours with Harvard and Yale. How many other state schools are invited to do that?

Do you even realize how insecure you sound?

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UVA has an excellent reputation and if you live in VA it's a bargain. My DS is at a different (well regarded) state school and it's a good fit for him but if he had gotten into UVA he would have gone there. I wouldn't say we are "envious" but we do acknowledge it is a great deal. All in, we are very happy with DS's education and the excellent state schools that VA offers- there seems to be a good choice for all students...

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Anonymous wrote:It's a dream for in-state middle class people OP. But if you don't live in VA, the out-of-state tuition is ridiculous and it is southern. I hate the south so would hate for my kid to go there since I don't live in VA. People covet Ivies not UVA

Lots of people see the south as a draw, as evidenced by the mass influx of Yankees into southern states over the past three decades.

There is a pronounced population shift to the southeast and south. I like to think of it as the "new south." But that doesn't mean many of these DCUMers are going to accept sending their kids to college there.

At least half of these DCUMers are Virginians and would have no problem sending their kids to school there! Even Marylanders go to VA colleges at much higher rates than Virginians go to Maryland colleges.

Well duh, Virginia students aren't smart enough to get into Maryland colleges

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Anonymous wrote:It's a dream for in-state middle class people OP. But if you don't live in VA, the out-of-state tuition is ridiculous and it is southern. I hate the south so would hate for my kid to go there since I don't live in VA. People covet Ivies not UVA

You seem oddly overinvested for someone who purports not to care.

Tiger mom's oldest daughter applied to three colleges. Harvard, Yale, and UVA.

Everyone needs a safety.

Yes, obviously it was a safety. But this is to counteract your idea, that the south is a turn off for most people. Tiger cub specifically said she applied to UVA because she had a soft spot for the south.

She must really love those Confederate statues. They are very charming.

Yes, many northerners seem to feel that way since they all keep moving here.

GMU is full of students from New Jersey.

That's a pretty far commute.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a dream for in-state middle class people OP. But if you don't live in VA, the out-of-state tuition is ridiculous and it is southern. I hate the south so would hate for my kid to go there since I don't live in VA. People covet Ivies not UVA

Lots of people see the south as a draw, as evidenced by the mass influx of Yankees into southern states over the past three decades.

There is a pronounced population shift to the southeast and south. I like to think of it as the "new south." But that doesn't mean many of these DCUMers are going to accept sending their kids to college there.

At least half of these DCUMers are Virginians and would have no problem sending their kids to school there! Even Marylanders go to VA colleges at much higher rates than Virginians go to Maryland colleges.

Well duh, Virginia students aren't smart enough to get into Maryland colleges

This thread is starting to get stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:As a previous poster noted, UVA routinely goes on recruiting tours with Harvard and Yale. How many other state schools are invited to do that?

That is good, but others may be and we don't really know about it.

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Anonymous wrote:As a previous poster noted, UVA routinely goes on recruiting tours with Harvard and Yale. How many other state schools are invited to do that?

That is good, but others may be and we don't really know about it.

Here you go. http://www.hpuwy.com/. UVA routinely tours with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. It is known as a Public Ivy.

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Anonymous wrote:As a previous poster noted, UVA routinely goes on recruiting tours with Harvard and Yale. How many other state schools are invited to do that?

That is good, but others may be and we don't really know about it.

Here you go. http://www.hpuwy.com/. UVA routinely tours with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. It is known as a Public Ivy.

Public Ivy.....lol, you are such a loser.

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Anonymous wrote:As a previous poster noted, UVA routinely goes on recruiting tours with Harvard and Yale. How many other state schools are invited to do that?

That is good, but others may be and we don't really know about it.

Here you go. http://www.hpuwy.com/. UVA routinely tours with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. It is known as a Public Ivy.

Public Ivy.....lol, you are such a loser.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Ivy
http://brandcollegeconsulting.com/what-are-the-public-ivies/
https://blog.prepscholar.com/public-ivy-league-schools
https://blog.prepscholar.com/public-ivy-league-schools (UVA no. 1)