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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Had several parents recently explain to me that it's better to send their bright kids to a less competitive public HS like West Potomac, TC Williams, or Edison, in Virginia as opposed to moving to McLean for Langley or McLean. Their rationale is that in-state VA schools make it a "policy" to take kids from the top 10% of each high school in the Commonwealth.  So the odds of their child being in the top 10% at West Potomac or TC Williams (especially with a sport like crew behind them) will make them more competitive for UVA or VA Tech than being in the top 25% or so at McLean/Langley.  Any truth to this?[/quote]

Not true!  http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2016/10/uva-admission-quotas-for-northern.html?m=1[/quote]

There are holes in this blog entry that you could drive a truck through.  In practice, UVA accepts applicants from rural areas with no co-curriculars and B+/A- averages and upper 1/4 SATs.  From NoVa, you need above an A-, and upper 15% or so SATs, and you must have a sport, co-curricular, or diversity or pref factor.  However, as a NoVa resident, you enjoy the personal satisfaction of paying for the place.  
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