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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are people threatened when other people's children decide to go out of state?[/quote]

Umm ... because they're not? [/quote]

I'm not the pp you quoted.

But they sure seem to be.  I've heard it in person, and seen it posted here--parents telling their kids they can ONLY go to an in state public.

Why?

A student with excellent stats will pay less in tuition at some of the larger out of state flagships (like Ole Miss, University of Alabama, etc.) than at Longwood or ODU.[/quote]

There could be several reasons why a parent tells their child they can only apply to in-state public schools.  Why on earth do you think that feeling "threatened" is one of them?   [/quote]

DP. I don’t think it’s because you all feel “threatened.” But I do find it odd that so many NoVa parents insist on paying MORE for in-state public schools that proudly brag about capping admissions from NoVa, when their kids could easily go to out of state schools where they are wanted, and often for less money. [/quote]

The obvious reason that seems to be escaping you:  many/most OOS schools that offer enough merit aid to be comparable to in-state costs are not the best schools. Not sure why you refuse to acknowledge that.
DP[/quote]

I'm not the pp you directly quoted, but my quote (specifically mentioning Ole Miss and Alabama) is earlier in the quotes.

"Not the best schools..."   Plenty of VA public in states are also "not the best schools."

If my kid has a choice of:
A) paying in state tuition at basically any VA school other than UVA, WM, or VT

or 
B) paying significantly less to go to an out of state flagship like Alabama, Ole Miss, WVU, Arizona state,  etc.

and my student doesn't feel particularly drawn to any of the VA publics but DOES feel drawn to  Alabama, etc.--why would I deny them that?

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