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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]

UVA was ranked higher than Michigan up until 2 years ago. Now suddenly Michigan is a part of the “world renowned public school club” but not UVA? Give me a break man[/quote]

We are talking about the world, not some regional public school that is relatively weak in STEM and in R&D.  In worldwide rankings, UVA is practically a no show.  [/quote]

smh...some parents aren't satisfy that their kids got into nationally ranked schools but want bragging right of a worldwide ranked school..LOL
some people really have very insecure and petty lives and project that onto their kids...sad[/quote]
 
Ikr, it’s the same argument every time, UVA is ranked low in world rankings. So are lots of liberal arts focused universities? Like wtf is your point? Also weak in STEM, that’s why 100+ kids from the best STEM school in the country apply every year...[/quote]

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