Are VA publics really better than Maryland's?

[Anonymous]

Yes, they are.

- Someone who grew up in VA, went to UVA and now lives in MD.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

plus the op included DC, and everybody knows UDC gets better every year too.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

plus the op included DC, and everybody knows UDC gets better every year too.

Plus there’s Galudette.

[Anonymous]

Virginia: better colleges, better drivers

Maryland: meh

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

[Anonymous]

In a word, yes. Simply have a better range of options. VA is one of the top states in the country for offering public education opportunities beyond HS.

[Anonymous]

Yes, by a large amount. Plus, Maryland sucks. Who would want to live there?

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Anonymous wrote:I agree VA is better for higher ed because it has a wider range of different types of schools with a range of selectivity and settings. Big, small, urban, rural. A top arts school (VCU) and a great engineering school (VT). Every student should be able to find something that is a fit. And, because VA is a physically larger state than MD, there are more "away from home" options. Lots of kids don't want to go to the school just a few miles from home, e.g. UMD and, in VA, GMU. But, GMU is available for NoVA students who, for whatever reason, don't want to or can't afford to go away.

This urge to move as far away from your family as possible for college is very American, specifically white American. Not everyone in the world thinks of their families as something they need to flee for their “freedom.” It’s a very weird impulse compared to the rest of the world.

[Anonymous]

Maryland is a great state. I lived there for many years and loved it. But Virginia has far, far better public higher education. Virginia is one of the very top states in the country for that. Maryland is not.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, by a large amount. Plus, Maryland sucks. Who would want to live there?

Many many people do. Educated ones too; and most likely more educated than you.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

Yet tens of thousands of girls do. Maybe you’re just a p*ssy, Ms. Queen of the Cul-de-sac!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

Yet tens of thousands of girls do. Maybe you’re just a p*ssy, Ms. Queen of the Cul-de-sac!

Tens of thousands? Wow. Sorry you're so triggered that you have to resort to name calling. Breathe. Its only 7:47 in the morning.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, by a large amount. Plus, Maryland sucks. Who would want to live there?

Many many people do. Educated ones too; and most likely more educated than you.

Doubt it. 3 graduate degrees here.

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Anonymous wrote:UMBC is on par with VTech

+1 between the two, I’d rather send my kids to UMBC

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. VA higher Ed options are tons better. So many good ones. Even after top three there’s: JMU, GMU, VCU. As good or better than Towson and very, very affordable.

How is VCU better than Towson? IMO, they are not different.

That’s because you are clueless. VCU is a national university while Towson is a regional university. VCU has a far wider range of programs including a medical school and one of the top ranked fine arts programs in the country. It is a far more comprehensive and diverse university. Just because admissions may not be tougher doesn’t mean “they are not different.” They’re very different.

Richmond, VA also more appealing and interesting than Towson, MD.

Have you been to VCU? Yes it's in a city but there's nothing appealing about it. I go there often and it's not in a safe part of town. I would not want my daughter going to that school.

I did not know that. DC from MD was thinking about VCU, but now I think we need to rethink that.