Virginia Envy

[Anonymous]

UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

DC has absolutely no interest in applying to UVA or UMD regardless of their status.

Not everyone is enamored with UVA or UMD, and that's just fine. It's about choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

Ah, but there are the rednecks, the traffic, the rotting infrastructure and the provincial world view. And I would never willingly send a child to a public university for undergraduate studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

DC has absolutely no interest in applying to UVA or UMD regardless of their status.

Not everyone is enamored with UVA or UMD, and that's just fine. It's about choice.

Totally get it. If paying full freight ($60K) for a Top 25 school isn't a financial burden, your DC has a nationwide range of options. Only those in Virginia have a low cost option.

[Anonymous]

For Virginia kids who (a) can get in, (b) want to go, and (c) "fit" there, UVA is a terrific option. But those are some pretty meaningful conditions (and unknowable until HS at the earliest)....

[Anonymous]

UVA is a good school for the easy subjects. It sucks at the rigorous disciplines .

[Anonymous]

Goodness gracious. UVA is a fantastic school. It would be ridiculous for an in-state student to turn it down if favor of some roughly comparable private entity. And the undergrad business school is one of the best in the country, probably actually the second best after Wharton undergrad. There are other great public options in the south, such as UNC. And VA's own William and Mary, a perpetually underfunded school, was ranked number two in the country--behind only Princeton--for best undergraduate teaching. So VA wins this battle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

Ah, but there are the rednecks, the traffic, the rotting infrastructure and the provincial world view. And I would never willingly send a child to a public university for undergraduate studies.

Huh? Forget UVA. You seriously would "never willingly" send your child to a public university for undergrad? Um, who exactly are you accusing of having a "provincial world view"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

Ah, but there are the rednecks, the traffic, the rotting infrastructure and the provincial world view. And I would never willingly send a child to a public university for undergraduate studies.

Huh? Forget UVA. You seriously would "never willingly" send your child to a public university for undergrad? Um, who exactly are you accusing of having a "provincial world view"?

Ridiculous! UVA is great institution, and many private universities don't compare. Your child wouldn't get accepted anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is the only Top 25 public university east of California. Despite paying lower taxes that those of us in DC and MD, Virginians have access to elite college at in state tuition. Just another reason for migration across the Potomac.

Ah, but there are the rednecks, the traffic, the rotting infrastructure and the provincial world view. And I would never willingly send a child to a public university for undergraduate studies.

You are right about the traffic - no one wants to go there because it's too crowded, right?

Va seems to be doing a bit better in the infrastructure area than DC with its trolleys and MD with its purple line. Only a matter of time before Tyson's becomes the undisputed commercial center of region.

[Anonymous]

But DC residents can choose any public university only pay the in-state tuition (or get $2500 for an HBCU) thanks to the DC Tuition Assistance Grant. If your child doesn't need to rely on in-state preferences to get accepted, it provides a lot more choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But DC residents can choose any public university only pay the in-state tuition (or get $2500 for an HBCU) thanks to the DC Tuition Assistance Grant. If your child doesn't need to rely on in-state preferences to get accepted, it provides a lot more choices.

Not exactly. DC TAG provides up to $10,000 toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at public four-year colleges and universities throughout the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But DC residents can choose any public university only pay the in-state tuition (or get $2500 for an HBCU) thanks to the DC Tuition Assistance Grant. If your child doesn't need to rely on in-state preferences to get accepted, it provides a lot more choices.

Not exactly. DC TAG provides up to $10,000 toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at public four-year colleges and universities throughout the US.

DC TAG hardly equals paying in-state tuition these days. It helps, but definitely not equivalent to in-state!

[Anonymous]

Hate to burst your bubble, but the great majority of Virginians do not have access to UVA; in fact, if you are paying out of state tuition, you probably have better access than in-state. It was so hard to get into in-state 20 years ago, I did not even bother to apply--figured it was a waste of application fee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hate to burst your bubble, but the great majority of Virginians do not have access to UVA; in fact, if you are paying out of state tuition, you probably have better access than in-state. It was so hard to get into in-state 20 years ago, I did not even bother to apply--figured it was a waste of application fee.

Isn't there a guaranteed admission program through NOVA? Very low cost with admission guaranteed after two years.