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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to one, and my spouse went to the other. Based on our experiences, I would say UVA felt more exclusive (smaller student body, lower acceptance rate) and UT was more like any other state school. I say this because both schools have a large percentage of students from in state, and VA, especially NoVA, is a lot more focused on education and academics than Texas as a state.

The flip side is, UVA is much more homogenous than UT. [b]It's harder to find your people if you're not white, conventionally attractive, and from an UMC background.[/b]

If OP is from VA, I would absolutely go with UVA. UT is pretty aggressively Texas, which can be jarring for out-of-staters.[/quote]

I don't think that is the enrollment trend based on recent classes.  Asian enrollment at UVA has been growing.  Texas is going to have a much larger Hispanic enrollment based on state demographics, and also a large Asian enrollment.  Texas A&M and Texas Tech are more likely to be "jarringly" Texas.  I don't think that describes UT at all.  UT acceptance rate is down to 29% or so, so it is pretty selective.  If the state didn't have the 6% rule, applications would probably be higher and acceptance rate lower.

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