Why are OOS flagships so popular these days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:
I think the first shot fired is as early as page ONE:

“You are going to OOS public instead of in state UVA because you didn't get into UVA.“

The UVA fans might not realize it but their confidence in statements like this is nauseating. I mean who are you to make a statement like that? The 13th grade stuff (which I did not take part in & don’t agree with) came after repeated insults like this.

But here’s the thing: poster after poster admitted that their kids were going to school out of state because they couldn’t get into UVA.

Let’s look at cross admits.

UVA 82% Indiana 18%
UVA 80% UC Boulder 20%
UVA 75% Delaware 25%
UVA 72% Arizona 28%
UVA 67% Wisconsin 33%
UVA 65% UCSB 35%
UVA 64% Perdue 36%
UVA 63% UIUC 37%
UVA 57% UT Austin 43%
UVA 54% GA Tech 46%
UVA 46% UCLA 54%
UVA 43% Michigan 57%
UVA 40% Berkeley 60%

Plenty of kids who get into UVA are choosing other flagships. Even for lower ranked schools it’s at least 1 out of 5 kids.

First, it’s Purdue the university not Perdue the chicken. Second, even if this days were reliable and accurate, and we’re not sure it is, it doesn’t account for in state versus out of state. The number that counts - at least for this thread - is the percent of UVA in state kids who are turning it down to go to those other schools out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Living in Virginia makes my kid NOT want to attend UVA. It sure how you convince your kids to do it.

Lots and lots of VA kids who haven’t yet applied say they’d never want to go to UVA. We all know why they say it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Living in Virginia makes my kid NOT want to attend UVA. It sure how you convince your kids to do it.

Lots and lots of VA kids who haven’t yet applied say they’d never want to go to UVA. We all know why they say it.

Yup. Because they don’t want to go to school in VA.

[Anonymous]

My kid says they don’t want to go to UVA because it seems snobby (ex. calling it “grounds”) and too southern/Greek. She is looking at Michigan and Wisconsin because they are less obnoxious socially.

It’s not because she can’t get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid says they don’t want to go to UVA because it seems snobby (ex. calling it “grounds”) and too southern/Greek. She is looking at Michigan and Wisconsin because they are less obnoxious socially.

It’s not because she can’t get in.

Is she applying to UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid says they don’t want to go to UVA because it seems snobby (ex. calling it “grounds”) and too southern/Greek. She is looking at Michigan and Wisconsin because they are less obnoxious socially.

It’s not because she can’t get in.

It’s interesting. One of my kids said they felt the same way. Was all set to go to Wisconsin (didn’t apply to Michigan), then got into UVA off the waitlist just before high school graduation. UVA gave 24 hours to decide (I think; might have been longer) and they chose UVA.

It’s a lot easier to turn UVA down from in state before you’re actually admitted than afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Something about uva breaks people. It leaves them poisoned and paranoid. The defensiveness and fear of disapproval renders them emotionally useless. It’s a disaster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think the first shot fired is as early as page ONE:

“You are going to OOS public instead of in state UVA because you didn't get into UVA.“

The UVA fans might not realize it but their confidence in statements like this is nauseating. I mean who are you to make a statement like that? The 13th grade stuff (which I did not take part in & don’t agree with) came after repeated insults like this.

But here’s the thing: poster after poster admitted that their kids were going to school out of state because they couldn’t get into UVA.

Let’s look at cross admits.

UVA 82% Indiana 18%
UVA 80% UC Boulder 20%
UVA 75% Delaware 25%
UVA 72% Arizona 28%
UVA 67% Wisconsin 33%
UVA 65% UCSB 35%
UVA 64% Perdue 36%
UVA 63% UIUC 37%
UVA 57% UT Austin 43%
UVA 54% GA Tech 46%
UVA 46% UCLA 54%
UVA 43% Michigan 57%
UVA 40% Berkeley 60%

Plenty of kids who get into UVA are choosing other flagships. Even for lower ranked schools it’s at least 1 out of 5 kids.

Do we know those were all Virginia kids not picking UVA?

They weren’t all VA kids, obviously, but demonstrates that many, many kids will choose OOS schools, even lower-ranked, over UVA.

I couldn’t find cross admit data solely for in-state students, but if the argument is that people pick always UVA because it’s cheaper & better ranked than the other schools admitted, then we wouldn’t see any UVA admits choosing more expensive and lower-ranked schools.

But we do.

UVA 21% Notre Dame 81%
UVA 40% Tufts 60%
UVA 60% Howard 40%
UVA 63% SMU 37%
UVA 67% AU 33%
UVA 68% Villanova 32%
UVA 72% Lehigh 28%
UVA 75% U Rochester 25%

Many kids choose don’t choose the cheapest, highest ranked option.

Many kids prefer OOS.

Not sure why that’s a tough concept.

[Anonymous]

My kid got into UVA from a NOVA HS. Thought they wanted to go to UVA, did the tour, but was not ultimately excited about it. Add to that the number of hs friends who also got admitted, they simply didn’t want an extension of hs experience. The OOS flagship they attend is better than UVA in many regards. My kid is very happy with the choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think the first shot fired is as early as page ONE:

“You are going to OOS public instead of in state UVA because you didn't get into UVA.“

The UVA fans might not realize it but their confidence in statements like this is nauseating. I mean who are you to make a statement like that? The 13th grade stuff (which I did not take part in & don’t agree with) came after repeated insults like this.

But here’s the thing: poster after poster admitted that their kids were going to school out of state because they couldn’t get into UVA.

Let’s look at cross admits.

UVA 82% Indiana 18%
UVA 80% UC Boulder 20%
UVA 75% Delaware 25%
UVA 72% Arizona 28%
UVA 67% Wisconsin 33%
UVA 65% UCSB 35%
UVA 64% Perdue 36%
UVA 63% UIUC 37%
UVA 57% UT Austin 43%
UVA 54% GA Tech 46%
UVA 46% UCLA 54%
UVA 43% Michigan 57%
UVA 40% Berkeley 60%

Plenty of kids who get into UVA are choosing other flagships. Even for lower ranked schools it’s at least 1 out of 5 kids.

Do we know those were all Virginia kids not picking UVA?

They weren’t all VA kids, obviously, but demonstrates that many, many kids will choose OOS schools, even lower-ranked, over UVA.

I couldn’t find cross admit data solely for in-state students, but if the argument is that people pick always UVA because it’s cheaper & better ranked than the other schools admitted, then we wouldn’t see any UVA admits choosing more expensive and lower-ranked schools.

But we do.

UVA 21% Notre Dame 81%
UVA 40% Tufts 60%
UVA 60% Howard 40%
UVA 63% SMU 37%
UVA 67% AU 33%
UVA 68% Villanova 32%
UVA 72% Lehigh 28%
UVA 75% U Rochester 25%

Many kids choose don’t choose the cheapest, highest ranked option.

Many kids prefer OOS.

Not sure why that’s a tough concept.

Look, you can site parchment (or whatever that site is) no until the cows come home, but unless you separate in state from out of state it’s meaningless. For example, if a kid is admitted to both Notre Dame and UVA out of state, yes, I can see them selecting Notre Dame at that rate easily. But in state? Less certain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got into UVA from a NOVA HS. Thought they wanted to go to UVA, did the tour, but was not ultimately excited about it. Add to that the number of hs friends who also got admitted, they simply didn’t want an extension of hs experience. The OOS flagship they attend is better than UVA in many regards. My kid is very happy with the choice.

Why can’t you just name the school? You’re not outing anybody and without naming the school your response is really unhelpful.

[Anonymous]

UVA 46% UCLA 54%
UVA 43% Michigan 57%
UVA 40% Berkeley 60%

America knows which schools are the top three publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA 46% UCLA 54%
UVA 43% Michigan 57%
UVA 40% Berkeley 60%

America knows which schools are the top three publics.

This data is irrelevant to this thread because it doesn’t distinguish between in state and out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think the first shot fired is as early as page ONE:

“You are going to OOS public instead of in state UVA because you didn't get into UVA.“

The UVA fans might not realize it but their confidence in statements like this is nauseating. I mean who are you to make a statement like that? The 13th grade stuff (which I did not take part in & don’t agree with) came after repeated insults like this.

But here’s the thing: poster after poster admitted that their kids were going to school out of state because they couldn’t get into UVA.

Let’s look at cross admits.

UVA 82% Indiana 18%
UVA 80% UC Boulder 20%
UVA 75% Delaware 25%
UVA 72% Arizona 28%
UVA 67% Wisconsin 33%
UVA 65% UCSB 35%
UVA 64% Perdue 36%
UVA 63% UIUC 37%
UVA 57% UT Austin 43%
UVA 54% GA Tech 46%
UVA 46% UCLA 54%
UVA 43% Michigan 57%
UVA 40% Berkeley 60%

Plenty of kids who get into UVA are choosing other flagships. Even for lower ranked schools it’s at least 1 out of 5 kids.

Most of those schools are very good. And students may be in state for them. PSU is not a good school.

PSU not a good school? That’s your opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here. It’s page 9, not 8. And right after that the whole “13th grade” bullshit started.

It was the 13th grade comment that really started it.