University of Virginia

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Anonymous wrote:I am upset that UVA makes it so competitive for NoVA kids. They should admit based off merit. It is insane that high GPA, high test score kids get rejected, but then weaker profiles from other parts of the state get in.

You know the AP curriculum is available across the country, even outside of nova, right? And the dual enrollment is done by all the community colleges, not just nova.

This idea that people outside of nova aren’t capable of performing at the same level as kids in nova is silly.

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Anonymous wrote:I am upset that UVA makes it so competitive for NoVA kids. They should admit based off merit. It is insane that high GPA, high test score kids get rejected, but then weaker profiles from other parts of the state get in.

That’s a myth. More than 1/2 of the in state students are from NOVA.

+1.

I went to UVa and found it was really NoVA HS v2.0. More than half the students in my dorm building were from Fairfax County, Arlington, or Alexandria. If one added in PW, Loudoun, it would be even more. And that still is not counting the numerous students from Montgomery County or NW DC.

People hear flagship public and think large. For a flagship public, UVa is pretty small by undergrad student numbers, despite having grown repeatedly since the first big expansion in roughly 1969-1970…. I think VT might have roughly double the number of undergrad students as UVa at this point.

There’s not a dorm at UVA where more than half the students are from Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria. You are either lying or mistaken.

+1. My Langley kid never saw the few others from her class who got on. Off the top of my head I think 15 got in and four went, the others going Ivy or SLAC. My private kid never saw the other two from his private. There ARE 26,000 students down there, including grad students. My kids’ roommates were from Alaska, Texas, Newport News, Georgia. Three international. Not one from NOVA

Now bullshit in the opposite direction. Way more than 15 a year get into UVA from Langley and way more than 4 go. Cmon guys keep it honest.

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Polished and switched-on people like this are at UVA more than almost any other public schools.

This is basic finance. And why is it on Instagram?

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

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Anonymous wrote:We were thrilled to send two kids in state UVA. All the prestige for half the price and so easy to get to. I don’t blame people for being jealous. I’d be too.

+ we’re very glad to be in Virginia with all of its options

And not discussed enough here on DCUm is the great guaranteed transfer program from the Commonwealth's community colleges to all four-year institutions (each with different requirements and GPA requirements). I'm from California, where going to community and college and transferring into the UC or Cal State (or starting at Cal States, which we have no equivalent to) is much more the norm. For some reason, parents don't consider that option here but it's financially smart. 600 community college students enter UVA at the start of their third year every year. Same with the other four-year institutions.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

well, we weren't as smart as you. lol.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

Uh. My DS went to UVA, is now at Oxford, and is going to Yale Law next fall, but posts like this are why those of us (different child) whose other kids weren't even contenders for UVA, say UVA is arrogant, elitist, etc. Did you have to post something like this? Why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am upset that UVA makes it so competitive for NoVA kids. They should admit based off merit. It is insane that high GPA, high test score kids get rejected, but then weaker profiles from other parts of the state get in.

You know the AP curriculum is available across the country, even outside of nova, right? And the dual enrollment is done by all the community colleges, not just nova.

This idea that people outside of nova aren’t capable of performing at the same level as kids in nova is silly.

+1 My Virginia non-NOVA valedictorian, 1550 (one sitting no prep), 4.0 UW, NMF, great ECs, part-time job, IB Diploma + AP earned her spot at UVA, and in turn rewarded her with an Echols designation. There are smart accomplished students throughout the entirety of the Commonwealth.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

Uh. My DS went to UVA, is now at Oxford, and is going to Yale Law next fall, but posts like this are why those of us (different child) whose other kids weren't even contenders for UVA, say UVA is arrogant, elitist, etc. Did you have to post something like this? Why?

Oh spare me. You take every opportunity to brag about your Oxford kid. Can you ever give it a rest?

There’s nothing “elitist” or “arrogant” to acknowledging that UVA is the best school in the state—because it is.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

Uh. My DS went to UVA, is now at Oxford, and is going to Yale Law next fall, but posts like this are why those of us (different child) whose other kids weren't even contenders for UVA, say UVA is arrogant, elitist, etc. Did you have to post something like this? Why?

Oh spare me. You take every opportunity to brag about your Oxford kid. Can you ever give it a rest?

There’s nothing “elitist” or “arrogant” to acknowledging that UVA is the best school in the state—because it is.

Uh, you missed the point. The arrogant parent wasn't this one. They were dressing down the "UVA is the best school in the state" person. pay attention.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

Uh. My DS went to UVA, is now at Oxford, and is going to Yale Law next fall, but posts like this are why those of us (different child) whose other kids weren't even contenders for UVA, say UVA is arrogant, elitist, etc. Did you have to post something like this? Why?

Oh spare me. You take every opportunity to brag about your Oxford kid. Can you ever give it a rest?

There’s nothing “elitist” or “arrogant” to acknowledging that UVA is the best school in the state—because it is.

Uh, you missed the point. The arrogant parent wasn't this one. They were dressing down the "UVA is the best school in the state" person. pay attention.

But it is.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

Uh. My DS went to UVA, is now at Oxford, and is going to Yale Law next fall, but posts like this are why those of us (different child) whose other kids weren't even contenders for UVA, say UVA is arrogant, elitist, etc. Did you have to post something like this? Why?

Oh spare me. You take every opportunity to brag about your Oxford kid. Can you ever give it a rest?

There’s nothing “elitist” or “arrogant” to acknowledging that UVA is the best school in the state—because it is.

Says you

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Look, I’m not gonna say everybody is jealous and annoyed when your in state kid gets into UVA and theirs doesn’t. But many are. It’s just a fact. I’ve experienced it first hand.

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It's not only that. Imagine not being familiar with the Virginia public system and going in to meet your high school college counselor and asking about UVA for your kid and see them tamp down the laugh and then pull out the Naviance and shev stats to show you that your kid doesn't have a chance in hell. IT is what it is. But some parents never get over that and mock and deride - it's an immature reaction to a face of life: UVA is smaller than most flagships and very tough to get into. My kid was not a contender. But I wish the parents and students on here were more mature.

But why a UVA-only focus? I have known many UVA, VT, JMU ans W&M grads and can't really think of any that didn't have good things to say about their experience. VT is more comprehensive and ranks higher in engineering than UVA. W&M is the second oldest college in the U.S. and is the rare public that is similarly sized compared to selective privates. VCU is one of the best public art schools in the U.S. GMU has numerous majors UVA doesn't have and is a great option for those that need to go to school near home.

Because parents think their kids are Ivy League-bound or (in California), UCLA-bound, or UVA-bound until realities set in. Most parents aren't up to date with what it takes to get into UVA or T50s now. Most parents don't even know that privates are now ranging from $94K to $99K a year at USC. College counselors routinely complain of parents whose kids get into a SLAC like USC and then say "Wait! I can't afford $400k!". My own DD went to GMU and got a fabulous education and was hired before graduation by Microsoft. Second kid went to W&M. Third to UVA. We are thrilled at the options that VA offers.

Wrong. We knew our kids weren’t Ivy League bound from the start. UVA is the best school in the state and that is why it was our focus.

Uh. My DS went to UVA, is now at Oxford, and is going to Yale Law next fall, but posts like this are why those of us (different child) whose other kids weren't even contenders for UVA, say UVA is arrogant, elitist, etc. Did you have to post something like this? Why?

Oh spare me. You take every opportunity to brag about your Oxford kid. Can you ever give it a rest?

There’s nothing “elitist” or “arrogant” to acknowledging that UVA is the best school in the state—because it is.

Uh, you missed the point. The arrogant parent wasn't this one. They were dressing down the "UVA is the best school in the state" person. pay attention.

But it is.

Maybe "the best" depends on what one wants and needs.