MD state schools vs. VA state schools

[Anonymous]

UVA, W&M, JMU, VT, and yes, GMU. It's much harder to be accepted to these schools if you're coming from a top notch NoVA high school. The deck is stacked against those students and no one from this area would say they're "easy to get into". And, just to correct you

NoVa high school students, at any academic level, can get into a higher ranked U going out of state. And save their families a ton of stress (often worth more than money) George Mason is ranked #135 of National Universities. 135!! No wonder there are so many suicidal NoVa high school students - loading up on APs, hoping to maybe go to Mason.