Is Georgetown worth it over in-state UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on your social circle. In upper income areas going to UVa is meh... it's all about bragging about kids at an elite private or out of state public e.g. Michigan, Berkeley.

+1 In-state public colleges are basically middle class feeders. The wealthy send their kids out of state to broaden their horizons, typically to private colleges. It's not difficult for a normal upper middle class kid to get into a state flagship.

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Fwiw, we are saving as much as we can with the motivation of being able to send our kids to their first choice private school.

This is insane. Of course it's difficult for "normal" upper middle class kids to get into UVA.

What's insane about wanting to be able to pay for my DC's dream school experience? I want them to be able to go away to school and have the traditional, exciting experience. Small class sizes, attentive professors, beautiful campus, study abroad, opportunity to reinvent themselves if they wish. The whole nine yards. UVA is a good school, I'm not knocking it. I'm sure DC will apply and consider it. They would probably like it more if we didn't live in VA. But from my own experience, I know it is not considered "exciting" to teens in NoVa. It just isn't. It's high school 2.0.

It's a fine school if you don't have the money to pay for private but we do so we have more options. Sorry if that rubs you the wrong way.

NP. I would prefer that my kids get a better college experience than Charlottesville. I care less about rankings. Ultimately, it would be where my kids want to go to college but I would want them to experience more, whether that is in London, Boston, SF or NYC. We can easily pay for college and prefer to send our kids to private school.

What's wrong with having a traditional college experience? Your kids have the rest of their lives to live in cities if that's what floats their boat. There's nothing quite like going to school in a true college town, and this is the only time in their lives they can have that experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it really difficult to get into UVA? Looks like a 40% acceptance rate in-state?

I think the applicant pool is self-selected. The high schools and kids know that you need approximately UW 3.7 or better to even be considered. Kids below won't even apply. I think that tends to drive the in-state acceptance rate up.

I agree and I think that's why you need to pay more attention to the freshman class profile than acceptance rate. VT has a rather high acceptance rate, higher than many other state schools despite having a freshman class with much higher gpa's and test scores. It's just a matter of who chooses to apply.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it really difficult to get into UVA? Looks like a 40% acceptance rate in-state?

No it's not. That's why all these UVA boosters are completely ridiculous! UVA is a safety school for strong VA residents. Sorry but it's the truth. If I had the money, I would definitely pick Georgetown over UVA. No question in my mind.

You are correct. It's a safety for strong VA residents. But for the 1/3 of OOS students (and in the view of rest of the country), it's a selective school and just as difficult to get in as Georgetown. I think that speaks to prestige outside VA.

Laughably wrong. The degree to which some are talking down UVA here speaks volumes about their jealousy.

DH and I went to HYP and have a seven figure income. We can afford to pay for private colleges for our children. We are not jealous;

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Anonymous wrote:Is it really difficult to get into UVA? Looks like a 40% acceptance rate in-state?

No it's not. That's why all these UVA boosters are completely ridiculous! UVA is a safety school for strong VA residents. Sorry but it's the truth. If I had the money, I would definitely pick Georgetown over UVA. No question in my mind.

You are correct. It's a safety for strong VA residents. But for the 1/3 of OOS students (and in the view of rest of the country), it's a selective school and just as difficult to get in as Georgetown. I think that speaks to prestige outside VA.

Laughably wrong. The degree to which some are talking down UVA here speaks volumes about their jealousy.

UVA is a safety for strong in-state students. If you have 4.0 UW GPA or pretty close, it's a safety. Naviance data proves this.

Gee. On another thread a poster claimed that the average Fairfax county high school student has a 4.0

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Any real establishment employer views Georgetown as lower-tier.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it really difficult to get into UVA? Looks like a 40% acceptance rate in-state?

No it's not. That's why all these UVA boosters are completely ridiculous! UVA is a safety school for strong VA residents. Sorry but it's the truth. If I had the money, I would definitely pick Georgetown over UVA. No question in my mind.

You are correct. It's a safety for strong VA residents. But for the 1/3 of OOS students (and in the view of rest of the country), it's a selective school and just as difficult to get in as Georgetown. I think that speaks to prestige outside VA.

Laughably wrong. The degree to which some are talking down UVA here speaks volumes about their jealousy.

UVA is a safety for strong in-state students. If you have 4.0 UW GPA or pretty close, it's a safety. Naviance data proves this.

Gee. On another thread a poster claimed that the average Fairfax county high school student has a 4.0

Pretty close, mostly due to grade inflation/every kid deserves a medal.