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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your student sees the VA schools as "top selection" and "bottom selection", and is not interested in what they see as the bottom selection (even if it is not the bottom, and you and I know that, but [b]the student is not accepting of the other selections as options for which to apply), what alternatives might there be? This seems like a broad question, but I have seen some students over the past couple years be left out in the cold, and we are trying to avoid that.[/b] [/quote]

If after a realistic look at the data, they aren't interested in attending any of the schools that are a fit, then I'd say their option is NVCC and then transfer to the school they consider acceptable.[/quote]

What are the schools on the east coast that would be comparable, if VA had these schools? [b]Their stats are well outside of NVCC, JMU, etc., but under UVA. [/b]  [/quote]

[b]You are implying there is some kind of huge gap between JMU and UVA. I don't think that is accurate. Are you saying the student feels that way? If so, they need to pull up all the available data and get a reality check[/b]. (See also huge thread on VA Tech admissions, and the discussions on CNU and George Mason.)

Any student that has their heart set on UVA is just not being realistic, and maybe this reality is what they need on the road to adulthood. There are some schools (SLAC or neighboring OOS universities like UWV) that could end up being comparable in cost, but yes, the student absolutely needs to apply to more than UVA.

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This.  If a kid thinks UVA is the only acceptable in-state school and doesn't have the stats for it, they need a big reality check.[/quote]

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