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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our NOVA public, UVA is seen as the be-all, end-all.

My kid is already getting subtle pressure from his alumni parent to do early decision next year. He's rebelling a little bit because he feels like it would be like all the teachers' pets, super-striving people from his high school and other northern Virginia high schools in one place (in his words).

At the same time, it's apparently a great school and it's in-state tuition, etc etc. How does a kid figure out if it's the right fit? Go stay overnight with a friend who is there?

We've been on campus plenty over the years and did a formal tour last spring. My son says right now it's below other schools he's toured, including some big west coast schools and east coast Jesuit/Catholic schools like BC and Villanova. But some of that may be normal teen pushback to the conventional wisdom.

FWIW he is a mainstream, extremely extroverted and social person who does well in school but is not a super-academic intellectual. He loves to play and watch sports.[/quote]

I haven't read all the replies but I have to say, this isn't the vibe at UVA at all. Of course there are very bright kids there but it has a very social, somewhat fratty feel. I am not trying to convince your kid about UVA. I just don't see this at all. I think the intellectual, ambitious types are the ones who have to work a little harder to find their people.[/quote]

W&M is better for the nerds [/quote]

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