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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very much depends on the major. [/quote]

International relations/government/politics leaning [/quote]

Also got into Georgetown.

But 85k to $35k hard pill to swallow [/quote]

Another vote for UVA in-state.

For undergrad, there really isn't going to be any difference between the three in terms of quality of education. They're all outstanding and similarly respected. I wouldn't pay too much attention to the USNWR rankings as all three are neck and neck, and whichever is a hair behind this year may be a hair ahead next. IMO, UVA has by far the most beautiful campus of the three and better weather than MI. MI is HUGE, with over 50,000 students--more than twice as many as either UVA or Georgetown--which is a negative IMO.

While it doesn't necessarily mean much in these days of TO, [b]UVA has an average SAT of 1445, ten points higher than the MI average and the highest of any public university, including UCLA and Berkeley (Prepscholar)[/b]. Being closer to home than MI is another bonus, IMO. Being able to visit one's child easily or have them come home for the occasional weekend is such an advantage. A two-hour drive is perfect as the kid has their independence, but you're close enough to lend a hand if they get sick or you want to watch them in a theater performance or something. Having made a 16.5-hour drive each way to install/retrieve my kid + dorm supplies in their school at the beginning and end of every school year, I found the novelty wore off rather quickly.

UVA is very pretty, has nice weather, is not too overwhelmingly large, has a higher average SAT score than MI, is closer to home, and is just as much respected by people in the know. It seems to me the obvious choice unless your DC has some compelling reason to go elsewhere. I would save the money, especially as graduate or professional school may be in the offing.

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UCLA and Berkeley don't even accept SAT scores any more.  I don't think Prepscholar is accurate.[/quote]

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