Moving to VA from DC for in-state college consideration

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We currently live in DC and have two Middle Schoolers in private Middle School. We want to move in the next few years before the kids are in high school - we currently live in DC far away from the kids school and moving to NW DC would be most convenient. However, we want to consider all options.

Are kids from Northern VA considered in-state for purposes of admission or are they evaluated against others at their DC private school? Asked another way, if they apply to UVA or W&M, is there a better shot of admission if they have a VA address vs a DC address? Or does high school matter more?

I understand there is a financial benefit to being in-state, I'm specifically asking about admissions.

Kids who LIVE in Virginia are in state residents with an admissions advantage. I'm sure you can look this up.

This is a big part of why we live in VA.

Isn't the primary benefit of living in VA and going to an in state school to get in state tuition? Since the academic threshold would be the same for admissions, I'm not sure I understand why people are saying it would be easier to get in if you live in state vs out of state. Wouldn't it depend on the caliber of people applying to the school (in state vs out of state)?

No, Virginia residents are favored in admissions, with a much higher acceptance rate.

This! OOS students usually have higher stats and $$$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m laying the groundwork for a brief divorce and me taking residence in a Va. hinterland bachelor pad around when my kid’s college applications become more real.

Fear not, there will be a blissful reunion and re-marriage with my wife soon after.

So you are going to live apart from your wife for six years so you can get in-state tuition? Or you are just going to commit fraud?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m laying the groundwork for a brief divorce and me taking residence in a Va. hinterland bachelor pad around when my kid’s college applications become more real.

Fear not, there will be a blissful reunion and re-marriage with my wife soon after.

So you are going to live apart from your wife for six years so you can get in-state tuition? Or you are just going to commit fraud?

You really don't understand humor, do you?
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College counselor here, of COURSE the VA kids have an advantage! This is a Virginia state school. They will be compared against other VA residents who apply from DC independents.

LOL at the idea that W+M wouldn’t perceive VA residents differently and someone believes that their one kid’s experience getting in is in some way reflective of higher education policy. Ok..

You don't need to be so rude about it.

[Anonymous]

OOS students have a higher admit rate at Virginia Tech than instate. 59% OOS v. 49.4% instate for 2024. VT provides the data.

https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think there's an in-state boost to admissions for W&M, but I could be wrong. My MD kid was accepted to W&M even as a last minute applicant, Regular Decision. He filed a few minutes before the RD deadline! He had great stats, though.

If you're not looking for a financial benefit, and you're happy with your children's current school, then just move to NW DC.

william and mary is a public college. In state is definitely easier than OOS, just like it is for uva.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OOS students have a higher admit rate at Virginia Tech than instate. 59% OOS v. 49.4% instate for 2024. VT provides the data.

https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college

VT is a completely different beast and is not very desired by OOS top students. WM and especially UVA are highly desired by OOS top students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OOS students have a higher admit rate at Virginia Tech than instate. 59% OOS v. 49.4% instate for 2024. VT provides the data.

https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college

VT is a completely different beast and is not very desired by OOS top students. WM and especially UVA are highly desired by OOS top students.

Huh? Not sure where you got that from...
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OOS students have a higher admit rate at Virginia Tech than instate. 59% OOS v. 49.4% instate for 2024. VT provides the data.

https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college

VT is a completely different beast and is not very desired by OOS top students. WM and especially UVA are highly desired by OOS top students.

Likely because the yield rate at VT for OOS students is quite low.

Huh? Not sure where you got that from...
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We currently live in DC and have two Middle Schoolers in private Middle School. We want to move in the next few years before the kids are in high school - we currently live in DC far away from the kids school and moving to NW DC would be most convenient. However, we want to consider all options.

Are kids from Northern VA considered in-state for purposes of admission or are they evaluated against others at their DC private school? Asked another way, if they apply to UVA or W&M, is there a better shot of admission if they have a VA address vs a DC address? Or does high school matter more?

I understand there is a financial benefit to being in-state, I'm specifically asking about admissions.

applying to UVA from northern VA is not really an advantage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We currently live in DC and have two Middle Schoolers in private Middle School. We want to move in the next few years before the kids are in high school - we currently live in DC far away from the kids school and moving to NW DC would be most convenient. However, we want to consider all options.

Are kids from Northern VA considered in-state for purposes of admission or are they evaluated against others at their DC private school? Asked another way, if they apply to UVA or W&M, is there a better shot of admission if they have a VA address vs a DC address? Or does high school matter more?

I understand there is a financial benefit to being in-state, I'm specifically asking about admissions.

applying to UVA from northern VA is not really an advantage.

UVA and other public universities in Virginia take kids based on geographic regions. Accordingly, it’s like applying to Harvard from Montana— applying to UVA from Fairfax is MUCH more difficult than applying from Roanoke. Also, all OOS are not created equal. UVA doesn’t want to fill its OOS portion with DC/MD kids only, meaning it’s MORE competitive. Plus, don’t DC residents get some sort of tuition freebie thing at state schools? I’m just saying it’s very complex and the idea that you would get enough of a benefit by moving to make it worth your while seems nuts from an admissions only perspective. That being said, there are a lot of good options in Virginia and if cost is a factor you should definitely move to Virginia which has some of the best higher ed options in the country.

[Anonymous]

OP we considered this seriously when our kids were in middle school. I think it's a smart move in terms of acceptance rates. W&M and UVA are vastly better than anything else you're going to get, unless you're looking at Georgetown and then it doesn't matter where you live for that college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course in-state residents (regardless of where they attend HS) have an advantage on admissions to a state school.

This. About two thirds of the class is from Virginia. This means there are more spots for Virginia residents than those from elsewhere. Sure, school like geographical diversity, but DC is not that. If you are coming from Hawaii or Nebraska or Wyoming, great. DC, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VA kids definitely have a boost in admissions--they are compared to other VA students from their HS even if the school is in DC or MD. You can tell from the scattergrams.

We live in Virginia and kid goes to a DC private school. Looking at the UVA scattergram in SCOIR and there is no data about whether the student is a Virginia, DC or MD resident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are a Virginia resident you get in-state tuition and an easier admit than oos — regardless of where kid goes to private high school.

Unless you're in Northern Virginia where it can be more competitive for the state colleges.