Let’s just talk VA public colleges

[Anonymous]

If your kid had a major that’s probably at most colleges, good student, and your family’s income is $100k+ but you don’t want crazy loans / to be college poor, please list your Top 3!

[Anonymous]

VT, W&M and UVA in varying orders depending on the major.

[Anonymous]

Depends....

STEM major. (Non-bio)
VA Tech
UVA
W & M

Bio/Med
UVA
VA Tech
W & M

Social Sciences/Humanities/Pre Law
introverted student:
W & M
UVA
(VT or JMU)

EXTROVERT:
UVA
W & M
VT or JMU

Partier
JMU
UVA
Radford

[Anonymous]

Last year I created a thread about what is sometimes referred to as "the other" VA publics. I'll try to find it.
Bottom line. There are lots of great options in VA. Feel very lucky to be a resident.

[Anonymous]

Try getting in to one of these places these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

TJ has a 60% admit rate to UVA, 85% or so VT (mostly engineering) and WM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

top 10% of the HS class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

top 10% of the HS class

except TJ of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends....

STEM major. (Non-bio)
VA Tech
UVA
W & M

Bio/Med
UVA
VA Tech
W & M

Social Sciences/Humanities/Pre Law
introverted student:
W & M
UVA
(VT or JMU)

EXTROVERT:
UVA
W & M
VT or JMU

Partier
JMU
UVA
Radford

But even that depends. My kid is looking at Geoscience. Washington and Lee is #1 in VA. In Publics, VT and WM are neck and neck. Most rankings put them within 2-3 spots of each other, and give one or the other edge based on specific criteria.

UVA goes by offer a geoscience major. You have to get your degree in environmental science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Try getting in to one of these places these days.

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?

Have you looked at the admissions stats? And being in Nova doesn't help, despite what their admissions people say about there not being any quotas.

In plain English, who is getting in, then?

I don’t know, but my DC with a 3.8 gpa (lots of rigor/APs), a 34 ACT & 1500 SAT, and great extracurriculars did not get into UVA last year (and did get into arguably “better” schools than UVA out of state). DC’s friend with similar stats from same HS was also rejected by UVA . ????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends....

STEM major. (Non-bio)
VA Tech
UVA
W & M

Bio/Med
UVA
VA Tech
W & M

Social Sciences/Humanities/Pre Law
introverted student:
W & M
UVA
(VT or JMU)

EXTROVERT:
UVA
W & M
VT or JMU

Partier
JMU
UVA
Radford

But even that depends. My kid is looking at Geoscience. Washington and Lee is #1 in VA. In Publics, VT and WM are neck and neck. Most rankings put them within 2-3 spots of each other, and give one or the other edge based on specific criteria.

UVA goes by offer a geoscience major. You have to get your degree in environmental science.

I am pp, and a geoscientist. Go to VT for geosciences. it is a top school in the country.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know why some of you are surprised with UVA. Their acceptance rate is about 27%.

How about a good student getting into JMU?