UGA vs. UVA

[Anonymous]

OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

I hear great things about Chapel Hill, Ann Arbor, and Bloomington. I haven't been to Ann Arbor or Bloomington, so no firsthand experience.

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Anonymous wrote:We are OOS for both. UGA is more than 30k less a year than UVA OOS.

That's the important thing.

UGA and UVA are more or less peer schools. Many will prefer Athens. Some will prefer Charlottesville. Opportunities will more or less be the same. UVA might do a little better in business. UGA in everything else. But neither school is going to hurt any student in any way. They are both good schools.

But UVA is not worth a $120,000 cost differential. You could put that to grad school. You could put that to a downpayment for a first home. Or you could put that to a nice boat for yourselves.

My DD is seriously considering UGA but also loved UVA OOS. I’m happy with the cost difference at UGA.

Plus, with most OOS, you can get a better deal than in state!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are OOS for both. UGA is more than 30k less a year than UVA OOS.

That's the important thing.

UGA and UVA are more or less peer schools. Many will prefer Athens. Some will prefer Charlottesville. Opportunities will more or less be the same. UVA might do a little better in business. UGA in everything else. But neither school is going to hurt any student in any way. They are both good schools.

But UVA is not worth a $120,000 cost differential. You could put that to grad school. You could put that to a downpayment for a first home. Or you could put that to a nice boat for yourselves.

My DD is seriously considering UGA but also loved UVA OOS. I’m happy with the cost difference at UGA.

Plus, with most OOS, you can get a better deal than in state!

What does that mean?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are OOS for both. UGA is more than 30k less a year than UVA OOS.

That's the important thing.

UGA and UVA are more or less peer schools. Many will prefer Athens. Some will prefer Charlottesville. Opportunities will more or less be the same. UVA might do a little better in business. UGA in everything else. But neither school is going to hurt any student in any way. They are both good schools.

But UVA is not worth a $120,000 cost differential. You could put that to grad school. You could put that to a downpayment for a first home. Or you could put that to a nice boat for yourselves.

My DD is seriously considering UGA but also loved UVA OOS. I’m happy with the cost difference at UGA.

Plus, with most OOS, you can get a better deal than in state!

Not really. in-state kids enjoy a much higher acceptance rate than their oos friends, alongside a much lower tuition rate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely Charlottesville. Athens has a very high crime rate and, unlike Chartlottesville, poor food. From wiki: "With a crime rate of 35 per one thousand residents, Athens has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 28."

My daughter is a third year at UVA and the crime rate in Charlottesville is also really high. It has gotten progressively (double meaning) worse over the last five years.

Did you even bother to read the actual stats on Athens?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are OOS for both. UGA is more than 30k less a year than UVA OOS.

That's the important thing.

UGA and UVA are more or less peer schools. Many will prefer Athens. Some will prefer Charlottesville. Opportunities will more or less be the same. UVA might do a little better in business. UGA in everything else. But neither school is going to hurt any student in any way. They are both good schools.

But UVA is not worth a $120,000 cost differential. You could put that to grad school. You could put that to a downpayment for a first home. Or you could put that to a nice boat for yourselves.

Not true at all. UVA is a T25. U of Georgia barely squeaks in as T50 since it is 47

[Anonymous]

also for nation’s top public universities, UVA is no 5; U of GA is no 20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:also for nation’s top public universities, UVA is no 5; U of GA is no 20.

This thread is about the college towns, not rankings. UVA and UGA offer a peer environment. Chapel hill is the only place that might be similar on the East coast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

Chapel Hill is nice too. Ann Arbor is great but the price differential is like uva.

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Anonymous wrote:Not true at all. UVA is a T25. U of Georgia barely squeaks in as T50 since it is 47

Does it mean you will make twice the salary after graduation from UVA vs. UGA? If that is not the case, who cares?

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Anonymous wrote:Athens, a million percent

Athens: REM, B-52's, Drive By Truckers, Of Montreal, Elf Power, Widespread Panic, Phosphorescent, Futurebirds, Pylon, Azure Ray, Love Tractor
Charlottesville: Dave Matthews Band

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

Boulder, Chapel Hill, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, SLO all equal to or better among those I've actually been to, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Dave Matthews Band built in Charlottesville?

Huge negative, for those with discerning music taste.

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Dave Matthews Band built in Charlottesville?

Huge negative, for those with discerning music taste.

Dude could be in my backyard and I'd stay away...