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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To OP - I noticed the 75 to UVA and 32+ to Virginia Tech.  That is an increase, isn't it?  Isn't it usually 60 to UVA?  This was a tough year for admission to Virginia Tech, so am curious if the TJ number is up.  And I assume most of those are for engineering?[/quote]

Last year’s list was

UVA   62
VT.    42
WM.  39
VCU. 10
GMU. 7

Given that some kids are missing, it looks like UVA is up, WM is down and VT, VCU, GMU basically held steady

Berkley was the big one left off the list.  Pitt was way up.   GA Tech was way up.  This year had 2-3 more kids go to several of the Ivy’s (Harvard, Yale, etc.), Plus, a few more Duke and Chicago.  A few fewer to Michigan. A few more to UI-CU.

Here is the 2017 list:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/649621.page

And yes, kids who go to VT usually do engineering. Some do other specialized programs, like architecture or their environmental sciences program.

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Thank you.  I don't have anyone at VT but have been watching the statistics change.  So I'm right about a jump in UVA students - that comports with what I'm seeing across the board with VA schools - just a general increase in applications and rise in required stats to get in because the SLACs, LACs and private universities have price themselves out of affordability for most families.

The TJ students attending GMU  major in engineering or computer science, right? I have a DC who recently graduated from there. I understand the engineering, computer and econ departments are strong (DD was in another field).[/quote]

Hard to tell. I don’t know any of this year’s kids personally. But usually it is CS.  Sometimes kids do mentorships with GMU faculty and stay.  [b]My understanding is that every class also has a few kids who need a commuter college for personal, medical or family reasons. [/quote][/b]

GMU is not a commuter school.  It's the largest research university in Virginia and all freshman are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver.  It has three campuses, 37,000 students and a new campus in Seoul, Korea.  Its engineering, computer science and econ departments are especially strong.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University[/quote]

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