Turning down top private for state school

[Anonymous]

Maybe the student is of an ethnicity that is being targeted at campuses like Harvard? Read the news about Yale and Columbia these days. Uncomfortable times for those impacted.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

What?! There are top of the class kids that consider UVA a backup, yes, but if they are smart and kind they do that very quietly!
You and your kids are certainly not kind. Come off it, "deal with poverty"?
You clearly do not have a kid at what you must consider a "good" school such as an ivy. I have one. There are a large amount of full-need kiddos who can barely afford getting food off campus or having to buy a single extra book above their book allowance, many more poor kids than 30 yrs ago. Being around folks who are more poor than oneself, sometimes significantly more poor, is an important aspect of education and understanding fellow humanity. My kid is no where near the richest but they would never condemn and mock fellow students like you have. I grew up very poor and am now an MD, not at all poor (full pay), and I cringe hearing you make fun of poverty. My kid and their ivy friends would never do this, neither would their very good kind friends at UVA. They have perspective. Maybe try to get some. And, furthermore, there is nothing wrong with community college.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to avoid poverty and the struggles of low income peers.

This is the main reason why my kid went to Dartmouth over UVA.

Great skiing too.

It's horrible. Jackson Hole, Mammoth, and Aspen is great skiing. That's why my UVA kid travels West for winter and spring break.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

What?! There are top of the class kids that consider UVA a backup, yes, but if they are smart and kind they do that very quietly!
You and your kids are certainly not kind. Come off it, "deal with poverty"?
You clearly do not have a kid at what you must consider a "good" school such as an ivy. I have one. There are a large amount of full-need kiddos who can barely afford getting food off campus or having to buy a single extra book above their book allowance, many more poor kids than 30 yrs ago. Being around folks who are more poor than oneself, sometimes significantly more poor, is an important aspect of education and understanding fellow humanity. My kid is no where near the richest but they would never condemn and mock fellow students like you have. I grew up very poor and am now an MD, not at all poor (full pay), and I cringe hearing you make fun of poverty. My kid and their ivy friends would never do this, neither would their very good kind friends at UVA. They have perspective. Maybe try to get some. And, furthermore, there is nothing wrong with community college.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to avoid poverty and the struggles of low income peers.

This is the main reason why my kid went to Dartmouth over UVA.

Great skiing too.

It's horrible. Jackson Hole, Mammoth, and Aspen is great skiing. That's why my UVA kid travels West for winter and spring break.

My kids usually do the Swiss Alps.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

What?! There are top of the class kids that consider UVA a backup, yes, but if they are smart and kind they do that very quietly!
You and your kids are certainly not kind. Come off it, "deal with poverty"?
You clearly do not have a kid at what you must consider a "good" school such as an ivy. I have one. There are a large amount of full-need kiddos who can barely afford getting food off campus or having to buy a single extra book above their book allowance, many more poor kids than 30 yrs ago. Being around folks who are more poor than oneself, sometimes significantly more poor, is an important aspect of education and understanding fellow humanity. My kid is no where near the richest but they would never condemn and mock fellow students like you have. I grew up very poor and am now an MD, not at all poor (full pay), and I cringe hearing you make fun of poverty. My kid and their ivy friends would never do this, neither would their very good kind friends at UVA. They have perspective. Maybe try to get some. And, furthermore, there is nothing wrong with community college.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to avoid poverty and the struggles of low income peers.

This is the main reason why my kid went to Dartmouth over UVA.

Great skiing too.

It's horrible. Jackson Hole, Mammoth, and Aspen is great skiing. That's why my UVA kid travels West for winter and spring break.

My kids usually do the Swiss Alps.

Overrated. I'll take Jackson, A Basin, Grand Targhee, and Mammoth all day every day. IYKYK.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

Ouch. An upper cut to UVA.

The douchebaggery is strong in this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

Poverty among the students? You must be talking about HPYSM. Don’t you know that the best way to get a top ranking from USNWR is to admit a bunch of Pell grant recipients?

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

Ouch. An upper cut to UVA.

The douchebaggery is strong in this thread.

The douchebaggery is strong with most of these day drinking hens all the time on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard is expensive
Not everyone likes Harvard or feel it is a fit for them
UVA is a great school
One data point does not make a trend or norm

Then why did this person apply to Harvard ?

Parental pressure, a dare, the reasons are endless.

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People apply just to see if they can get in. Brag about their acceptance letter and don't go.

Some students do not go to Harvard and choose other schools. It happens.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

and some of you are really "special" people, thanks for sharing your... hmmm....somewhat unique perpspective.

It is the dominant view among parents at our high school. We jokingly call it CC-UVA.

When you try to downgrade a school but the kids that go love it so much they could care less what people say…

Yes community college is good for everyone.

NP here. I'm just reading this thread, and I find myself very curious about you. Why this level of dedicated trolling? Do you find it fun and/or do you have other motives? Can you tell us a.litle about yourself? Young or old? Parent of college students or not? What is your job? Do you have other hobbies? Do you live in the DC area?

My guess is a VA local who had their child rejected from UVa and now hates the school

[Anonymous]

Kids friend said no to Harvard last year and instead took a full ride to George Mason. If your family can not pay for college then Harvard is not a smart choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids friend said no to Harvard last year and instead took a full ride to George Mason. If your family can not pay for college then Harvard is not a smart choice.

I went to Harvard and had loans. I met my DH there. I was able to get interviews for any job I applied to. Why are people so afraid of taking out student loans? The burden doesn’t have to be on the parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school. Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget. There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.

Poverty among the students? You must be talking about HPYSM. Don’t you know that the best way to get a top ranking from USNWR is to admit a bunch of Pell grant recipients?

Now this is nasty on both ends. Just stop, Jerks.