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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A bunch of top kids at my student’s nova high school went ED to UVA, preferring it over any Ivy etc. [/quote]

I’m sure Ivy tuition prices came into play in their decisions to ED at UVA. [/quote]

Of course it does. Of course that is a huge part and makes a difference to most of us. You say it like it is not an excellent reason.

My son chose UVA over an Ivy and the reason was 100% financial. Zero financial aid from Ivy. Kid is hoping to go to law school. It was a very good, very wise decision.

So why even apply to an Ivy? Anyone on this board should know that there are no guarantees of getting in anywhere even with straight As and a 99th percentile SAT. My kid applied to 20 schools, mostly reaches, about fifteen of them. We had zero clue where he'd get in. He got into 10 schools, 5 of them target/safeties, 5 reaches. He got huge merit scholarships from some of the targets and they were still a lot more expensive than W&M and UVA.[/quote]

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