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Just pump the brakes a bit and let him visit and do his own research. He has until May 1 to make the decision. Anonymous people on the internet can position themselves as experts even when they aren't. 
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+10000000  And as for you, Mom.  Beyond encouraging him not to choose UVA just because others might have chosen it, and being willing to drive down for additional visits, keep your mouth shut!!!!  Yeah, it is hard for us to do that, but [b]even if your kid says some odd reasons to support one or the other[/b], know he's just trying on the "feel" of the words and not really meaning it.[/quote]

OP here: Thanks, this is I think what is getting to me.  He was so self-reflective and sensible in his thinking when it was mainly him thinking about his options himself but now that everyone in HS is going through the same maelstrom he seems like he's losing his sense of his own perspective and it's even contagious to me (posting I think prevents me from nagging him about it).  We're fairly recent transplants (3 years ago) to this area and so I feel like there may be some "secret knowledge" about in-state schools that we're not privvy to. (Though I have to say I am THRILLED with the quality of in-state options here and think he couldn't go wrong selecting any--it's really remarkable compared to other states we've lived in).  But I guess I just have to trust that he'll figure it out --and make a few more drives down state...[/quote]

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