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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a third year there and that’s about right. The other day he remarked how students wear quarter zips to class as their regular daily wear. I agree that there is a level of elitism and he’s not white, so kind of on the outside looking in and trying to fit in?[/quote]

[b]What does a quarter zip have to do with anything[/b]? Because the kids don’t wear pajamas to class? I guess it is a social class thing. My high schooler wears quarter zips to school from October until May and has since 9th grade. So do all his friends. They have a dress code at their private school, so for them these clothes are a habit. [/quote]

It doesn't.  Ignore.  OP, there ARE thousands of threads on UVA because it is a great economic benefit IF your kid can get in. Do you need to know the admission stats?  UVA is plenty diverse with Black or African American at 12.6%; hispanic 3.45%; Two or three more races 3.25%; Asian 17.1% and white at 57.9%.  And also 30% OOS and international.  My kid had the best four years of her life there, but found her people in the debating societies.  I met all of her friends and they were all lovely. She says the charge of "elitism" is ridiculous because it is, after all, a public. That phrase is repeated by those who can't get in or aren't even contenders to apply.  And, as to dress, she dressed just the way she wanted to - only the Greek kids cared about what they wore, and they are only 26% of the student body.  You can have a great four years without ever stepping into Greek house.

Just google DCUrbanmom UVA and start reading.[/quote]

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