Would you take Tufts, Emory, Wash U over UVA?

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PP: Oops on the UVA numbers, but given that the average nationally known state flagship has 30k or more, 16-17k is still relatively small.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is Charlottesville attracts white supremacists. That is a negative for UVA.

Sorry your child didn't get in.

Not old enough to apply to any college yet.

Preparing yourself for the inevitable already? Good for you.

Oh god. Just STFU, will ya?

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Anonymous wrote:PP: Oops on the UVA numbers, but given that the average nationally known state flagship has 30k or more, 16-17k is still relatively small.

So what? It's objectively large.

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Anonymous wrote:PP: Oops on the UVA numbers, but given that the average nationally known state flagship has 30k or more, 16-17k is still relatively small.

So what? It's objectively large.

Well, designations of small, medium, large sizes are always relative--so I don't know what "objectively large" means. The whole thing was in reference to a poster praising privates that were 6-8k undergrads in size, and I just pointed out that OPs alternative W&M is also 6k and public, and that UVA was also known as a small undergrad FOR A FLAGSHIP. I was wrong in that I thought it was 12k, but 16-17k is still small for a flagship. It's half the undergraduate student body as many other competitor schools. That would make a difference to me if I my main concern on public universities was that they were too large and impersonal.

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If you have a 3.5 GPA coming Tufts, Wash U, Emory, and UVA, I don't think they would be looked at differently by law school admissions. Only the OP can really evaluate the fit for their kid and the financial fit (with aid). If UVA is thought to be too large, W&M would be a great option in-state.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I would jump at the chance to be full pay at Emory, etc, over in-state UVA and have the opportunity to subsidize the education of someone else's kid.[/quote]


LOL! My SLAC is approaching $80K a year and wasn't worth it when I was paying in the four digits decades ago. Both of our children went in-state Virginia. If we lived in California, they would go to UC schools if fortunate enough to get in.

I went to one of the top SLACs. At the last reunion, I was talking to a classmate who is now a tenured liberal arts prof at UVA. I asked if he thought the SLAC was worth the extra $$$ over UVA in-state. Answer was a clear no.

Well then that’s settled.

He asked the guy and he said no. Wow! All this pointless debate and boom! Answered.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I would jump at the chance to be full pay at Emory, etc, over in-state UVA and have the opportunity to subsidize the education of someone else's kid.[/quote]


LOL! My SLAC is approaching $80K a year and wasn't worth it when I was paying in the four digits decades ago. Both of our children went in-state Virginia. If we lived in California, they would go to UC schools if fortunate enough to get in.

I went to one of the top SLACs. At the last reunion, I was talking to a classmate who is now a tenured liberal arts prof at UVA. I asked if he thought the SLAC was worth the extra $$$ over UVA in-state. Answer was a clear no.

Well then that’s settled.

He asked the guy and he said no. Wow! All this pointless debate and boom! Answered.

Seems like it is.

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Anonymous wrote:PP: Oops on the UVA numbers, but given that the average nationally known state flagship has 30k or more, 16-17k is still relatively small.

So what? It's objectively large.

lol. I think you need to look up the definition of "objectively." Which institution of incredible intellect and discourse did you attend?

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I would jump at the chance to be full pay at Emory, etc, over in-state UVA and have the opportunity to subsidize the education of someone else's kid.[/quote]


LOL! My SLAC is approaching $80K a year and wasn't worth it when I was paying in the four digits decades ago. Both of our children went in-state Virginia. If we lived in California, they would go to UC schools if fortunate enough to get in.

I went to one of the top SLACs. At the last reunion, I was talking to a classmate who is now a tenured liberal arts prof at UVA. I asked if he thought the SLAC was worth the extra $$$ over UVA in-state. Answer was a clear no.

Well then that’s settled.

He asked the guy and he said no. Wow! All this pointless debate and boom! Answered.

Seems like it is.

Yep. If a guy who presumably got his very hard to get job (tenured track, liberal arts, top university) on the basis of his education doesn't think it helped him compared to the experience he now provides for others, I'm sure his case is typical and he has no blindspots on that.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I would jump at the chance to be full pay at Emory, etc, over in-state UVA and have the opportunity to subsidize the education of someone else's kid.[/quote]


LOL! My SLAC is approaching $80K a year and wasn't worth it when I was paying in the four digits decades ago. Both of our children went in-state Virginia. If we lived in California, they would go to UC schools if fortunate enough to get in.

I went to one of the top SLACs. At the last reunion, I was talking to a classmate who is now a tenured liberal arts prof at UVA. I asked if he thought the SLAC was worth the extra $$$ over UVA in-state. Answer was a clear no.

Well then that’s settled.

He asked the guy and he said no. Wow! All this pointless debate and boom! Answered.

Seems like it is.

Yep. If a guy who presumably got his very hard to get job (tenured track, liberal arts, top university) on the basis of his education doesn't think it helped him compared to the experience he now provides for others, I'm sure his case is typical and he has no blindspots on that.

Actually, it was his graduate education that was far more relevant.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I would jump at the chance to be full pay at Emory, etc, over in-state UVA and have the opportunity to subsidize the education of someone else's kid.[/quote]


LOL! My SLAC is approaching $80K a year and wasn't worth it when I was paying in the four digits decades ago. Both of our children went in-state Virginia. If we lived in California, they would go to UC schools if fortunate enough to get in.

I went to one of the top SLACs. At the last reunion, I was talking to a classmate who is now a tenured liberal arts prof at UVA. I asked if he thought the SLAC was worth the extra $$$ over UVA in-state. Answer was a clear no.

Well then that’s settled.

He asked the guy and he said no. Wow! All this pointless debate and boom! Answered.

Seems like it is.

Yep. If a guy who presumably got his very hard to get job (tenured track, liberal arts, top university) on the basis of his education doesn't think it helped him compared to the experience he now provides for others, I'm sure his case is typical and he has no blindspots on that.

Actually, it was his graduate education that was far more relevant.

Yes, but your undergrad is what helps you get into grad. SLACs are known for their Phd placement.

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well, none of the schools on this list are SLACs, so...

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Anonymous wrote:well, none of the schools on this list are SLACs, so...

but the guy who supposedly settled the debate said the SLAC he went to wasn't better than UVA where he taught.

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Anonymous wrote:well, none of the schools on this list are SLACs, so...

but the guy who supposedly settled the debate said the SLAC he went to wasn't better than UVA where he taught.

so he's...wrong? You know better then his own experience?

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Anonymous wrote:well, none of the schools on this list are SLACs, so...

but the guy who supposedly settled the debate said the SLAC he went to wasn't better than UVA where he taught.

so he's...wrong? You know better then his own experience?

No, just pointing out some limitations to his perspective--we all have blindspots and it was just funny for someone to offer up this one perspective as definitive after people had discussed so many different aspects. The fact is his own schooling got him to where he is, which is an elite position. I have nothing against UVA/W&M and actually have been one of the people arguing in their favor--just found this bit amusing.