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Let's set the record straight. UVA is a perfectly fine state school, but at the end of the day, it's a state school like any other. Nobody outside of the mid-Atlantic thinks of UVA as being particularly interesting or prestigious. Locals always think their own backyard is well-known to outsiders, it's a common bias.

And yes, there is more to life than STEM. I'm a research scientist, and even I know this :-)
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well at the risk of devolving into a UVA fight as usual, all state schools are NOT created equal and people know that.  I don't know who you all talk to, but UVA, UNC, Michigan, UCLA etc all are considered to be a step above other state universities.  That's just a fact. I'm in the executive recruiting business and I talk to hiring managers all over the country sand they know what the top state schools are and what they aren't.[/quote]

PP you replied to. Sure, I can agree with you that there are some quality differences among state schools. But vast differences? No. Equating any state school to prestigious world-renowned universities? Not by any stretch of the imagination. UVA is not the Holy Grail. It's pointless to bicker about a state school, is my point. [b]They're not important enough.[/quote][/b]

They’re much more important than the Ivies. They educate a much larger number of students and are major centers of R&D. Too much focus on the Ivies for their contribution to the Commonweal.[/quote]

UVA is a smallish flagship school that is not a major center for R&D.  Berkeley, UCLA, and Michigan are the most elite public world-renowned schools in this country.  [/quote]

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