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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of us view UVA as more of a community college type school.  Sure you could get in-state tuition but you also deal with poverty among the student body and limited resources due to the state’s budget.  There is no prestige and your peers are just trying to tread water.[/quote]

What?! There are top of the class kids that consider UVA a backup, yes, but if they are smart and kind they do that very quietly!
You and your kids are certainly not kind. Come off it, "deal with poverty"? 
You clearly do not have a kid at what you must consider a "good" school such as an ivy. I have one. There are a large amount of full-need kiddos who can barely afford getting food off campus or having to buy a single extra book above their book allowance, many more poor kids than 30 yrs ago. Being around folks who are more poor than oneself, sometimes significantly more poor, is an important aspect of education and understanding fellow humanity. My kid is no where near the richest but they would never condemn and mock fellow students like you have. I grew up very poor and am now an MD, not at all poor (full pay), and I cringe hearing you make fun of poverty. My kid and their ivy friends would never do this, neither would their very good kind friends at UVA. They have perspective. Maybe try to get some. And, furthermore, there is nothing wrong with community college. [/quote]

There is nothing wrong with wanting to avoid poverty and the struggles of low income peers.[/quote]

This is the main reason why my kid went to Dartmouth over UVA.[/quote]

Great skiing too.[/quote]

It's horrible. Jackson Hole, Mammoth, and Aspen is great skiing.  That's why my UVA kid travels West for winter and spring break.[/quote]

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