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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The better Virginia public unis are tired of NoVA students treating them as “safety schools”.

Whether they publicly say it or not, if your DC really wants a particular in-state public uni, it is wise to make sure that is clear to that university admissions staff.  This might be done in various ways, but the school-specific essay is an obvious example method and ED is another way.[/quote]

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I honestly can't understand why someone *wouldn't* demonstrate interest by visiting, clicking on email, signing up for info sessions, etc. - whether the school says they track that activity or not.  Why wouldn't an applicant want to learn as much as possible about a school they're applying to?  Some kids seem to think they can just shoot off an application and be accepted, without having any real interest in the school or intention of attending.  I think this is blindingly obvious to adcoms.[/quote]

There are kids who are strategizing their college experience their freshman year and there are those that don’t even look until there senior year.  I had a 4.9 student last year who didn’t visit any schools until after he was accepted. Some kids are so busy doing all the right things but that doesn’t mean they arent interested. [/quote]

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