I want transparency and accountability from UVA

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

Not really. William & Mary is nothing like this.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

Not really. William & Mary is nothing like this.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

Not really. William & Mary is nothing like this.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

What does this even mean? Your comment makes no sense

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

What does this even mean? Your comment makes no sense

I'm sorry this entire post from top to bottom makes no sense? You will end up bigoted if you're an Echols scholar?? Someone doesn't attend UVA (or didn't) and it shows. I have two kids there and they both love it. One things its a bit hard because they are taking a challenging STEM course load and participating in a club sport, the other thinks it's been harder to find their "people" but just joined a fraternity (yes they have those for kids who are not typical frat boy types) and is having fun meeting new people.

Neither is going to end up divorced or bigoted BECAUSE they went to UVA or anything. Neither is even remotely pretentious. You can't generalize a school with 15K plus under grads.

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Wait. Did some just say UVA isn’t even remotely pretentious?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

What does this even mean? Your comment makes no sense

I'm sorry this entire post from top to bottom makes no sense? You will end up bigoted if you're an Echols scholar?? Someone doesn't attend UVA (or didn't) and it shows. I have two kids there and they both love it. One things its a bit hard because they are taking a challenging STEM course load and participating in a club sport, the other thinks it's been harder to find their "people" but just joined a fraternity (yes they have those for kids who are not typical frat boy types) and is having fun meeting new people.

Neither is going to end up divorced or bigoted BECAUSE they went to UVA or anything. Neither is even remotely pretentious. You can't generalize a school with 15K plus under grads.

I said calling a school “pretentious” makes no sense to me. I have no idea what the PP meant by that. Are you responding to that? I still don’t get it.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

What does this even mean? Your comment makes no sense

I'm sorry this entire post from top to bottom makes no sense? You will end up bigoted if you're an Echols scholar?? Someone doesn't attend UVA (or didn't) and it shows. I have two kids there and they both love it. One things its a bit hard because they are taking a challenging STEM course load and participating in a club sport, the other thinks it's been harder to find their "people" but just joined a fraternity (yes they have those for kids who are not typical frat boy types) and is having fun meeting new people.

Neither is going to end up divorced or bigoted BECAUSE they went to UVA or anything. Neither is even remotely pretentious. You can't generalize a school with 15K plus under grads.

Care to place money on that? -PP

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

Can I just say this times a zillion.

I went to Wellesley instead of UVA (grew up in FCPS) and while I applied to UVA/Tech/WM like all of the kids in my class, weirdly I got into UVA/Tech but not WM. Which was a bummer since I really found both schools to not be a fit for what I needed -- a small, college experience with a lot of mentoring for women in STEM.

I did attend UVA eventually. I have a PhD and medical degree there. I also taught undergrads and grad students and it is not all that it is cracked up to be in terms of an undergraduate experience that would be called nurturing, particularly for women. In the 2010's, I saw science advisors guiding women into the nursing undergrad and grad school programs versus medical school or PhD programs for example using insane sexist bullshit that would never have flown where I went to school. And those women did get diverted a lot...so if I were a woman and focused on STEM, I would NOT encourage UVA for undergrad, fwiw. Graduate school is a mess, but the medical school was oddly a better experience compared to my PhD program.

You know what is ridiculous about this board -- this is actually useful advice, PP. I've talked with my Daughter about schools and yes, she's looking at UVA/WM but there is this whole UVA or bust mentality around here that is just ridiculous.

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People, apply ED!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

Can I just say this times a zillion.

I went to Wellesley instead of UVA (grew up in FCPS) and while I applied to UVA/Tech/WM like all of the kids in my class, weirdly I got into UVA/Tech but not WM. Which was a bummer since I really found both schools to not be a fit for what I needed -- a small, college experience with a lot of mentoring for women in STEM.

I did attend UVA eventually. I have a PhD and medical degree there. I also taught undergrads and grad students and it is not all that it is cracked up to be in terms of an undergraduate experience that would be called nurturing, particularly for women. In the 2010's, I saw science advisors guiding women into the nursing undergrad and grad school programs versus medical school or PhD programs for example using insane sexist bullshit that would never have flown where I went to school. And those women did get diverted a lot...so if I were a woman and focused on STEM, I would NOT encourage UVA for undergrad, fwiw. Graduate school is a mess, but the medical school was oddly a better experience compared to my PhD program.

You know what is ridiculous about this board -- this is actually useful advice, PP. I've talked with my Daughter about schools and yes, she's looking at UVA/WM but there is this whole UVA or bust mentality around here that is just ridiculous.

What is W&M can offer that UVA can’t? Most classes in UVA are small as well and you can always find professors who are willing to guide you

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

Can I just say this times a zillion.

I went to Wellesley instead of UVA (grew up in FCPS) and while I applied to UVA/Tech/WM like all of the kids in my class, weirdly I got into UVA/Tech but not WM. Which was a bummer since I really found both schools to not be a fit for what I needed -- a small, college experience with a lot of mentoring for women in STEM.

I did attend UVA eventually. I have a PhD and medical degree there. I also taught undergrads and grad students and it is not all that it is cracked up to be in terms of an undergraduate experience that would be called nurturing, particularly for women. In the 2010's, I saw science advisors guiding women into the nursing undergrad and grad school programs versus medical school or PhD programs for example using insane sexist bullshit that would never have flown where I went to school. And those women did get diverted a lot...so if I were a woman and focused on STEM, I would NOT encourage UVA for undergrad, fwiw. Graduate school is a mess, but the medical school was oddly a better experience compared to my PhD program.

You know what is ridiculous about this board -- this is actually useful advice, PP. I've talked with my Daughter about schools and yes, she's looking at UVA/WM but there is this whole UVA or bust mentality around here that is just ridiculous.

What is W&M can offer that UVA can’t? Most classes in UVA are small as well and you can always find professors who are willing to guide you

Fewer DBs per capita

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In the 2010's, I saw science advisors guiding women into the nursing undergrad

How is this possible when nursing is direct admit there?

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In the 2010's, I saw science advisors guiding women into the nursing undergrad

How is this possible when nursing is direct admit there?

PP here. These were students who had STEM backgrounds and were interested in health careers. Instead of pushing research, they encouraged students to look at programs at schools like VCU, etc. where a student could obtain a BSN/MSN more quickly. They also pushed PA school. HARD.

Like I said, it's my experience and I spent 8 years there.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing my rising senior is in the top 5% FCPS HS with his only "blemish" being an A- in Honors Algebra in 7th grade, but since the school doesn't rank, I can only guess. SAT is in excess of 75th. Unfortunately the dummy has absolutely no interest in UVA. I cant get a straight answer. No issue with applying to W&M, Tech and VCU (along with schools up North).

Having no interest in UVa may lead him to a better marriage, truer friends, and enriched cultural experiences. Some Echols scholars at UVa end up bigoted, estranged from formerly beloved dads, stepping on all their friends and crying about loneliness, bitterly in a non-amicable divorce, or hiring a fake sibling for their wedding. UVa students do have it all on paper though and in-state bang for the buck is great.

A huge part of the problem is the honor committee is constantly rewarding lying, stealing, and academic "advantages" such as bullying someone out of office hours or taking their backpack during non 40-minute signed honor agreements. They completely condone EVERYTHING for "favored" students with a "seriousness" clause. They also teach "Black bus stop" and knowing who to pick on with C-graded curves at 96% correctness for getting to keep your major or get a senior research project.

What kind of parent calls their A-student kid "Dummy"? Would you be more motivated to attend a place where the only way to get people to go is to name call them? DS may be wise beyond his years.

UVA is a specific culture. Slightly Stepford-wife-ish. I kind of like the disassociated reality, utopia of it all but my son found it pretentious- but he's an inventor and intellectual. I actually still sort of like it for another one of my kids who would play the fake-social game a little better but to be honest, its just pretty and has a good starting salary. We know a lot of kids there and they are not in love with it- it's "ok". I went to a unremarkable school and loved it so much, still do- was lucky to be more successful than we imagined when we were young and now that school is a beneficiary of our charitable gift fund. Makes me wonder what the hell I am doing pushing my kid to ivies.

I honestly can't think of a more pretentious school. Maybe other southern colleges?

What does this even mean? Your comment makes no sense

I'm sorry this entire post from top to bottom makes no sense? You will end up bigoted if you're an Echols scholar?? Someone doesn't attend UVA (or didn't) and it shows. I have two kids there and they both love it. One things its a bit hard because they are taking a challenging STEM course load and participating in a club sport, the other thinks it's been harder to find their "people" but just joined a fraternity (yes they have those for kids who are not typical frat boy types) and is having fun meeting new people.

Neither is going to end up divorced or bigoted BECAUSE they went to UVA or anything. Neither is even remotely pretentious. You can't generalize a school with 15K plus under grads.

Care to place money on that? -PP

You’re a real piece of work PP. You seem to have a serious mental health issue regarding UVA. Wonder if there are therapists who specialist in this

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In the 2010's, I saw science advisors guiding women into the nursing undergrad

How is this possible when nursing is direct admit there?

PP here. These were students who had STEM backgrounds and were interested in health careers. Instead of pushing research, they encouraged students to look at programs at schools like VCU, etc. where a student could obtain a BSN/MSN more quickly. They also pushed PA school. HARD.

Like I said, it's my experience and I spent 8 years there.

You wrote that they were sending students to nursing undergrad. I don't think you can just hop into nursing. Nursing programs are notoriously hard to get into.

2010 is a long time ago.