Would you take Tufts, Emory, Wash U over UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:Those privates are not more prestigious than UVA, particularly in the DC area.

Lol.....of course they are.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have in-state tuition in Virginia, I don't think outcomes for these schools would be too much different from UVA (or W&M) and the cost differential would be significant, so I would say no and wouldn't think too much about it.

When you get to a school the caliber of Princeton, I'd likely think otherwise. I'm not quite sure where the crossover takes place in this hypothetical.

The crossover is at HYPMS + maybe rest of ivys + top 10 in a department ranking if you want grad school - otherwise anything outside of that doesnt compete with the top 5-10 publics / good in-state options.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have in-state tuition in Virginia, I don't think outcomes for these schools would be too much different from UVA (or W&M) and the cost differential would be significant, so I would say no and wouldn't think too much about it.

When you get to a school the caliber of Princeton, I'd likely think otherwise. I'm not quite sure where the crossover takes place in this hypothetical.

The crossover is at HYPMS + maybe rest of ivys + top 10 in a department ranking if you want grad school - otherwise anything outside of that doesnt compete with the top 5-10 publics / good in-state options.

All true, iif your kid is planning on a life in Richmond. Not true for the rest of the world.

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Anonymous wrote:Look UVA bashers, say what you want about the school but it is a hell of a lot cheaper than comparable privates and you know it. You’re just jealous as hell because you can’t get your kids in.

Stop it, this is embarrassing for you.

I have 5 members in my family who went to UVA (including myself), and you all are acting like it’s Harvard. News flash, it’s a state school. A good one, but don’t get delusions of grandeur.

No one said it is, least of all me. But it is certainly recognized by academics as being on par with the schools that the OP has listed, at least at the undergraduate level, and it has very high admission standards. It’s absolutely the case that UVA bashers are jealous that they can’t get their kids in.

“Jealous” poster: No one thinks you went to UVA. But it’s quite possible that you envy those who did.

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Anonymous wrote:Those privates are not more prestigious than UVA, particularly in the DC area.

Lol.....of course they are.

Um, no they're not. Take a look at the top DC law firms, for example, which are notorious for being school snobs. Their ranks are full of UVA grads -- and I mean undergrads, not law grads.

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My DC got into Tufts, Notre Dame and UVA. Didn’t pick any of these schools - picked GT instead and we are full pay and OOS. We left the decision to DC and zipped our mouths and kept our opinions to ourselves.

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Tufts is much too difficult to pronounce.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC got into Tufts, Notre Dame and UVA. Didn’t pick any of these schools - picked GT instead and we are full pay and OOS. We left the decision to DC and zipped our mouths and kept our opinions to ourselves.

What's wrong with Georgia Tech? I assume engineering? It's every bit as good and probably better and everyone knows it. In any event, once you let him apply you were on the hook. You can't have a kid apply to a school you're not willing to send him to.

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Anonymous wrote:Those privates are not more prestigious than UVA, particularly in the DC area.

Lol.....of course they are.

Nope. If you are OOS, Virginia is just as selective as those schools. And if you are in-state, it's generally assumed that a kid who does well at UVA could have gone anywhere but chose to stay in state based on economics.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Folks the problem is the ED. Higher chance of getting in but then we are committed. We want the higher chance of admission but want the optionality of UVA. Likely, we would choose UVA, especially with siblings that will be in college at same time.

So the answer is to do RD. You're not rich enough to shrug off the cost of a private college vs. public. Plus don't forget that in today's job market, he will need some type of grad degree.

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Anonymous wrote:Those privates are not more prestigious than UVA, particularly in the DC area.

Lol.....of course they are.

Nope. If you are OOS, Virginia is just as selective as those schools. And if you are in-state, it's generally assumed that a kid who does well at UVA could have gone anywhere but chose to stay in state based on economics.

If you graduate from UVA you could have just gone to community college for a year or two and transferred. Its a state college, a good one.. but not "prestigious".

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Anonymous wrote:Those privates are not more prestigious than UVA, particularly in the DC area.

Lol.....of course they are.

Um, no they're not. Take a look at the top DC law firms, for example, which are notorious for being school snobs. Their ranks are full of UVA grads -- and I mean undergrads, not law grads.

Lol....exhibit A of the typical myopic, provincial UVA booster. There’s a big world outside of DC little fellow, you should explore it one day.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC got into Tufts, Notre Dame and UVA. Didn’t pick any of these schools - picked GT instead and we are full pay and OOS. We left the decision to DC and zipped our mouths and kept our opinions to ourselves.

What's wrong with Georgia Tech? I assume engineering? It's every bit as good and probably better and everyone knows it. In any event, once you let him apply you were on the hook. You can't have a kid apply to a school you're not willing to send him to.

For literally any STEM major, Georgia Tech blows away UVA. Not even close.

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You have 3 kids to put through college and you only have a HHI of 300k and you're asking this? How is this not obvious to you? OF COURSE you should be concerned about price and scholarships! You're not rich enough to be considering ED for your first kid. Sorry but that is just the plain truth.

How much do you have saved for them, total?

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Anonymous wrote:Those privates are not more prestigious than UVA, particularly in the DC area.

Lol.....of course they are.

Um, no they're not. Take a look at the top DC law firms, for example, which are notorious for being school snobs. Their ranks are full of UVA grads -- and I mean undergrads, not law grads.

You do this as a hobby?