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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A degree from UVA is Ivy-league because UVA is one of the original Public Ivies.

Public Ivies offer the same standard of education as the Ivies, in a public school environment and at a public school cost. These schools are more than just non-Ivies — they're some of the best schools you can attend in the world today.

Just search "best public universities in USA" and you'll find UVA.[/quote]

Ivy is an athletic league.

There are no public “Ivies.” There are no little “Ivies.” Use of these terms is a symptom of insecurity.[/quote]

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Louder for the twits in the back.  People are laughing behind their backs when they hear them refer to their kids' school as "Public Ivies, Little Ivies," etc.  [/quote]

Public Ivy has been a term used by college counselors since 1985. See Wikipedia. Get a grip and stop heckling ; you look like idiots.[/quote]

+1. While I wouldn’t go around just saying “my kid goes to a public Ivy,” people who mock the term sound ignorant. It’s been common in the college world for decades.[/quote]

And it’s been ridiculed the entire time.

I personally love when people capitalize it like it’s a real thing.  :lol: 
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I had the original Public Ivy book.  The author's (Moll) thesis was that people should strongly consider public universities that offered outstanding educational opportunities at comparatively affordable tuition costs as an alternative to top privates, which were getting very expensive.  He has passed away, but I don't think he would have minded expanding the set of "public ivies" over time.  [/quote]

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