Move to VA for in-state college options?

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

where does it show that? I didn't think most schools segmented scores by majors.

UVA Engineering SATs were always about 100 points above the school average. Engineering admission @UVA is much harder.

but where does it show that?

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

where does it show that? I didn't think most schools segmented scores by majors.

UVA Engineering SATs were always about 100 points above the school average. Engineering admission @UVA is much harder.

but where does it show that?

This was public information. E-schools would even deter kids from going to college. I imagine you could google it.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

where does it show that? I didn't think most schools segmented scores by majors.

https://ira.virginia.edu/university-data-home/undergraduate-admissions

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

The average is for all students. PP was talking about STEM majors specifically.

Yes, Engeineering at UVA has much higher stats than the college. It is much much harder to get into than VT for engieering.

Partly this is due to size. UVA Engineering is smaller than a lot of other in-state options.

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Anonymous wrote:Assuming all the same stats, is it still easier for a child at a nova top public to get into UVA than a child from Jackson-Reed?

I am curious about this too. I suspect Jackson-Reed since NOVA is so competitive and UVA is in state for them.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

The average is for all students. PP was talking about STEM majors specifically.

Yes, Engeineering at UVA has much higher stats than the college. It is much much harder to get into than VT for engieering.

Partly this is due to size. UVA Engineering is smaller than a lot of other in-state options.

Their focus seems to be on quality not quantity, but if you like large engineering schools, MD is stronger than any VA school and larger.

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Anonymous wrote:Assuming all the same stats, is it still easier for a child at a nova top public to get into UVA than a child from Jackson-Reed?

Yes.

Overall VA acceptance rate: 25.5% (27%)
Overall OOS acceptance rate: 13% (12%)

https://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2024/03/2023-2024-uva-admission-statistics.html

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Keep DC home and get an apartment in NoVA if your kids are doing private school.

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Anonymous wrote:Assuming all the same stats, is it still easier for a child at a nova top public to get into UVA than a child from Jackson-Reed?

Yes.

Overall VA acceptance rate: 25.5% (27%)
Overall OOS acceptance rate: 13% (12%)

https://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2024/03/2023-2024-uva-admission-statistics.html

The question was whether you need higher stats from FCPS than from DCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Assuming all the same stats, is it still easier for a child at a nova top public to get into UVA than a child from Jackson-Reed?

Yes.

Overall VA acceptance rate: 25.5% (27%)
Overall OOS acceptance rate: 13% (12%)

https://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2024/03/2023-2024-uva-admission-statistics.html

The question was whether you need higher stats from FCPS than from DCPS.

The answer is FCPS is in VA and DCPS is OOS. VA is easier. OOS is harder.

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Anonymous wrote:Not one of my three kids even considered in state they wanted to “go away” for school

That's nice. Curious why you felt the need to chime in on a thread that obviously doesn't apply to you?

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

Many people have VT as their first choice, not UVA or WM.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA, WM, etc., are great for liberal arts courses like poly sci or French lit but if you place a higher value on STEM, I'd consider MD.

Um... Virginia has VT for STEM. And VT is also great for the humanities. Why would they need to move to MD?

Yes, but that's 3rd rate by comparison. VT CS is around 40th in the US, whereas MD is top 20.

Ah - the MD booster just couldn't help himself. How dare there be a thread about the great VA in-state schools! No one here is discussing MD.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

The average is for all students. PP was talking about STEM majors specifically.

Yes, Engeineering at UVA has much higher stats than the college. It is much much harder to get into than VT for engieering.

Post your citations, please.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again- talking to other VA friends afterwards, it seems like getting into UVA from NoVA is incredibly difficult.

If you are okay with VT as an IS option if UVA or WM don’t pan out, the move might be worth it. No shade to VT- my son who likes engineering is considering it.

VT is more difficult to get into for some majors (like engineering) than UVA.

I feel like every year I see really outstanding students rejected from VT, and then others get in to VT that are not nearly as good.

That's not true. Average GPA and SATs for UVA engineering are much higher than VT.

The average is for all students. PP was talking about STEM majors specifically.

Yes, Engeineering at UVA has much higher stats than the college. It is much much harder to get into than VT for engieering.

Post your citations, please.

You go VT for engineering and UVA for business school.