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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]19 TJ kids headed to Michigan [/b]and 14 to Cornell.[/quote]

Michigan viewed better than UVA? Enough to compensate for the cost difference between two? [/quote]

Michigan is viewed better than UVA and Michigan offers good amount of merit based aid.[/quote]

wait - but I thought there was a previous poster that said their state funding is decreasing.  How can they off more merit aid if that's the case?[/quote]

UVa is usually ranked higher than Michigan. 
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Michigan is ranked higher than UVA. [/quote]

Outside of VA, Michigan is considered far better than UVa. It's a well known fact.  [/quote]
It's more highly regarded in the Northeast.  Not sure about other areas of the country. 
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US News is nationwide and consistently ranks UVa higher than Michigan, going back well over a decade. Michigan might be more well known for sports because it is a Big 10 school, but UVa is better known for academics.

I personally wouldn't pay out-of-state tuition for Michigan when I could pay in-state tuition for the higher ranked Virginia. The difference between 23rd place for UVa and 29 for Michigan is not that great, but not enough to make it worth it to pay out if state tuition.

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You are ranking obsessed. Do you even know how it's calculated? [/quote]

Haha, I am actually the opposite of ranking obsessed. In this situation, a poster keeps asserting that one school is considered "better" than another without any backup to that statement. One can say something over and over again but that doesn't make it true. Outside organization rankings at least add an element of objectivity.

Fit for a particular student is the most important aspect of college admissions. I don't have a child at either of these schools or considering either of them, but if my child were considering these two, I would take into account many criteria and would include both the price and the ranking. Being part if the Big 10 would likely not matter very much to my family. Being able to pay in-state tuition for a school that is higher ranked and better regarded academically would definitely weigh heavily in my family's decision making process.

I grew up in the Northeast where Michigan was not that well known outside of sports and UVa was always very highly regarded for their academics. Probably Midwesterners know more about Michigan. I live on the east coast and my children will likely eventually end up here, so it would make sense for them to go to a school that has a nationwide reputation but is also very well known in the east.
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Wow - you sound very defensive. I don't care if you believe me or not, but outside of this area UVA is not so well known. Of course it's well known here because it's a great value in-state. And a great option for your family if you want that. No doubt.

As another PP asked, what exactly is UVA known for academically aside from Darden? Maybe journalism?

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