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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.
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