10 best colleges in VA

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Anonymous wrote:Sad to see W&M so definitively behind UVA today. Once upon a time it was often considered better and went toe-to-toe, but today it is wholeheartedly second-place.

not since the early 1800s

It probably lags behind UVA in graduating jerks.[/quote]



Sorry you or your loved one didn't get in. The students I know who graduated from there are not jerks.

Why is it so standard for UVA fans to fight with "sorry you didn't get in"

Do Harvard fans say that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad to see W&M so definitively behind UVA today. Once upon a time it was often considered better and went toe-to-toe, but today it is wholeheartedly second-place.

not since the early 1800s

It probably lags behind UVA in graduating jerks.[/quote]



Sorry you or your loved one didn't get in. The students I know who graduated from there are not jerks.

Why is it so standard for UVA fans to fight with "sorry you didn't get in"

Do Harvard fans say that?

No. And you also typically don't see Harvard people putting down other schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For what my child wants, the only school on this list that has the mix of degree programs in the majors/minors she wants is JMU and her getting in would be a big long shot.

Radford is actually the best for her as a state school and probably Shenandoah a very close second.

No, she isn’t a top student. I guess I don’t belong here, according to most, right?

Yes you do.

Best wishes to your daughter. Hopes she finds the best fit - for her.

Thank you. We are currently in another state getting ready to look at a school today. I have worked very hard to put together a list of target schools that fit her criteria and she hopefully has a shot of getting into. Hoping that seeing the schools will motivate her to do a little better in school this year.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

( not the PP) but when people on this board day that UVA is first at graduating jerks (over W&M), clearly you’re gonna get a reaction no? My kids attend (I didn’t) and they are absolutely not jerks, neither are their friends.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

( not the PP) but when people on this board day that UVA is first at graduating jerks (over W&M), clearly you’re gonna get a reaction no? My kids attend (I didn’t) and they are absolutely not jerks, neither are their friends.

You might want to look at what the poster was responding to. UVA boosters are always starting nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

( not the PP) but when people on this board day that UVA is first at graduating jerks (over W&M), clearly you’re gonna get a reaction no? My kids attend (I didn’t) and they are absolutely not jerks, neither are their friends.

You might want to look at what the poster was responding to. UVA boosters are always starting nonsense.

No, they are not. there is a distinct pattern on this board. Someone says something nasty about UVA and those who understand college admissions correct them. It's that simple. There is a lot of envy in the DCUM area because the entering class at UVA is so small compared to other state flagships and because it has gotten so difficult to get in. Many Virginian families cannot afford the difference in tuition between $35k (all in) and $80K at the privates. Bear in mind that the difference is often paid in after tax dollars, so you aren't talking about just $45K difference per year (we had to refinance our home to send our kids to college; fortunately we could do it). So many Virginians really want to get their children into UVA, W&M, Virginia Tech and the others. We have a superb system. But the availability of slots is not like Texas, California or Michigan. Hence the bitterness that sometimes pops up on this board. Also, Virginia Tech is a rival as is UMD so those students often come on here and make "jerk" comments.

Those parents that are fortunate enough to get their kids into these schools bank the difference if they have it. We did, so have $200K+ to pay now for grad school overseas then law school. That's why you see such bitterness here .... because a lot of money is at stake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

( not the PP) but when people on this board day that UVA is first at graduating jerks (over W&M), clearly you’re gonna get a reaction no? My kids attend (I didn’t) and they are absolutely not jerks, neither are their friends.

You might want to look at what the poster was responding to. UVA boosters are always starting nonsense.

No, they are not. there is a distinct pattern on this board. Someone says something nasty about UVA and those who understand college admissions correct them. It's that simple. There is a lot of envy in the DCUM area because the entering class at UVA is so small compared to other state flagships and because it has gotten so difficult to get in. Many Virginian families cannot afford the difference in tuition between $35k (all in) and $80K at the privates. Bear in mind that the difference is often paid in after tax dollars, so you aren't talking about just $45K difference per year (we had to refinance our home to send our kids to college; fortunately we could do it). So many Virginians really want to get their children into UVA, W&M, Virginia Tech and the others. We have a superb system. But the availability of slots is not like Texas, California or Michigan. Hence the bitterness that sometimes pops up on this board. Also, Virginia Tech is a rival as is UMD so those students often come on here and make "jerk" comments.

Those parents that are fortunate enough to get their kids into these schools bank the difference if they have it. We did, so have $200K+ to pay now for grad school overseas then law school. That's why you see such bitterness here .... because a lot of money is at stake.

DP. I agree with you to some extent, but the bolded is ridiculous. I have seen just as many "jerk comments" from UVA boosters/parents/students about those rival schools - anything to put down a school that isn't UVA.

It's clear to me that anyone trashing another school - unless there is obvious reason to (like Oberlin, for instance) - is simply bitter that they or their kids didn't get accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

( not the PP) but when people on this board day that UVA is first at graduating jerks (over W&M), clearly you’re gonna get a reaction no? My kids attend (I didn’t) and they are absolutely not jerks, neither are their friends.

You might want to look at what the poster was responding to. UVA boosters are always starting nonsense.

No, they are not. there is a distinct pattern on this board. Someone says something nasty about UVA and those who understand college admissions correct them. It's that simple. There is a lot of envy in the DCUM area because the entering class at UVA is so small compared to other state flagships and because it has gotten so difficult to get in. Many Virginian families cannot afford the difference in tuition between $35k (all in) and $80K at the privates. Bear in mind that the difference is often paid in after tax dollars, so you aren't talking about just $45K difference per year (we had to refinance our home to send our kids to college; fortunately we could do it). So many Virginians really want to get their children into UVA, W&M, Virginia Tech and the others. We have a superb system. But the availability of slots is not like Texas, California or Michigan. Hence the bitterness that sometimes pops up on this board. Also, Virginia Tech is a rival as is UMD so those students often come on here and make "jerk" comments.

Those parents that are fortunate enough to get their kids into these schools bank the difference if they have it. We did, so have $200K+ to pay now for grad school overseas then law school. That's why you see such bitterness here .... because a lot of money is at stake.

DP. I agree with you to some extent, but the bolded is ridiculous. I have seen just as many "jerk comments" from UVA boosters/parents/students about those rival schools - anything to put down a school that isn't UVA.

It's clear to me that anyone trashing another school - unless there is obvious reason to (like Oberlin, for instance) - is simply bitter that they or their kids didn't get accepted.

You appear to be criticizing trashing other schools, but you gave Oberlin a kick in the process. . .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For what my child wants, the only school on this list that has the mix of degree programs in the majors/minors she wants is JMU and her getting in would be a big long shot.

Radford is actually the best for her as a state school and probably Shenandoah a very close second.

No, she isn’t a top student. I guess I don’t belong here, according to most, right?

Yes you do.

Best wishes to your daughter. Hopes she finds the best fit - for her.

Thank you. We are currently in another state getting ready to look at a school today. I have worked very hard to put together a list of target schools that fit her criteria and she hopefully has a shot of getting into. Hoping that seeing the schools will motivate her to do a little better in school this year.

I don't know about jerks but my kid nephew chose VT instead of UVA for engineering and I know 4 of his other friends that did the same. UVA has a lot of catching up to do in hard sciences.

[Anonymous]

It's great that VA has so many excellent state schools to choose from, there is something for everyone. Other than California, I don't think there are other states that offer such good public school choices.

[Anonymous]

Florida has some excellent public choices. Maybe not as many as the other 2 mentioned, but pretty good

SUNY/CUNY have some good options

Jersey has more options than people realize

Everyone only thinks of Penn state for PA, but some of the other in state options are quite good

I mean, yeah - big name, National universities, I don’t think many other state systems have those

That said, I have looked across the country for a nice fit for my own child, and have stumbled across some really cool state schools that few are familiar with. I have 2 IL state schools on her list and and am hoping to place a MI directional campus on her possibles list once they strike down their trigger law. I really liked a not-Madison Wisconsin campus for her, but they also have the trigger ban issue-Boo

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sad to see W&M so definitively behind UVA today. Once upon a time it was often considered better and went toe-to-toe, but today it is wholeheartedly second-place.

not since the early 1800s

More like the 1990s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the UVA boosters on this board really are something else , especially with how they taunt everyone who says anything even slightly negative about the school

Ps I have zero connection - didn’t apply there myself (I attended a different ACC school) and my child isn’t going to even look

( not the PP) but when people on this board day that UVA is first at graduating jerks (over W&M), clearly you’re gonna get a reaction no? My kids attend (I didn’t) and they are absolutely not jerks, neither are their friends.

You might want to look at what the poster was responding to. UVA boosters are always starting nonsense.

No, they are not. there is a distinct pattern on this board. Someone says something nasty about UVA and those who understand college admissions correct them. It's that simple. There is a lot of envy in the DCUM area because the entering class at UVA is so small compared to other state flagships and because it has gotten so difficult to get in. Many Virginian families cannot afford the difference in tuition between $35k (all in) and $80K at the privates. Bear in mind that the difference is often paid in after tax dollars, so you aren't talking about just $45K difference per year (we had to refinance our home to send our kids to college; fortunately we could do it). So many Virginians really want to get their children into UVA, W&M, Virginia Tech and the others. We have a superb system. But the availability of slots is not like Texas, California or Michigan. Hence the bitterness that sometimes pops up on this board. Also, Virginia Tech is a rival as is UMD so those students often come on here and make "jerk" comments.

Those parents that are fortunate enough to get their kids into these schools bank the difference if they have it. We did, so have $200K+ to pay now for grad school overseas then law school. That's why you see such bitterness here .... because a lot of money is at stake.

DP. I agree with you to some extent, but the bolded is ridiculous. I have seen just as many "jerk comments" from UVA boosters/parents/students about those rival schools - anything to put down a school that isn't UVA.

It's clear to me that anyone trashing another school - unless there is obvious reason to (like Oberlin, for instance) - is simply bitter that they or their kids didn't get accepted.

DP. No, the students from rival schools do frequent here and college confidential and reddit. They are the ones who write the insipid comments like "jerks".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For what my child wants, the only school on this list that has the mix of degree programs in the majors/minors she wants is JMU and her getting in would be a big long shot.

Radford is actually the best for her as a state school and probably Shenandoah a very close second.

No, she isn’t a top student. I guess I don’t belong here, according to most, right?

Yes you do.

Best wishes to your daughter. Hopes she finds the best fit - for her.

Thank you. We are currently in another state getting ready to look at a school today. I have worked very hard to put together a list of target schools that fit her criteria and she hopefully has a shot of getting into. Hoping that seeing the schools will motivate her to do a little better in school this year.

I don't know about jerks but my kid nephew chose VT instead of UVA for engineering and I know 4 of his other friends that did the same. UVA has a lot of catching up to do in hard sciences.

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Actually, 1) it doesn't - you are behind the times. Go see what Jim Ryan has been doing; and 2) that's why Virginia Tech exists. California and Michigan don't have a Virginia Tech