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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, your premise that UVA and William & Mary accept a lower percentage of applicants from NOVA than other regions in Virginia is a myth.  It simply isn't true.

Second, if your daughter applies from a DC public school that is "easier," these schools will know that it's "easier."  T[b]hey will evaluate your daughter's application in the context of her DC high school.

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If you are saying that DC will be evaluated as compared to her own classmates and rank, APs, ecs in her D.C. school, then yes.  But, she is not applying OOS; she still would be applying in-state as a VA resident.  And the competition for the NOVA slots is staggering, especially as the slacs contintue to price themselves out of existence.[/quote]

See, here’s what you’re not grasping.  The admit rate to UVA is very low throughout the state and not just in NOVA.  The idea that you can just move to Richmond or Hampton Roads and just waltz right into the school is ridiculous.  Yes, the average student admitted from way out in the boonies of Southwest Virginia will likely be lower than the average admit from NOVA, but that’s as much a reflection of economics and the kid will still likely be at the very, very top of the class.

If you’re thinking applying from a DC public is a silver bullet, you’re likely mistaken.  It’s not like UVA has never had any applicants from DC publics, so surely they know the system and what’s “easier” or not easier.  In the case of your daughter, if we’re talking about Duke Ellington that’s one thing.  It’s a specialty school and UVA understands that.  Other than that, I suspect UVA will wonder why a VA resident is paying to attend an “easier” high school and be puzzled by the application.  Or maybe not.  The one thing I am sure of is that applying to UVA from outside of NOVA does not give an application an edge in admissions.  [/quote]

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