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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem you'll have if you make decisions based on getting your kids into UVA or VA Tech is that no one knows what criteria they will be using in 7-10 years. DD's private school friends seemed to have a much easier time getting into UVA this past cycle. Maybe they liked private school this year. Maybe they'll prefer kids from rural areas the year your kids apply. Maybe they'll favor artistic kids, or kids who were really involved with community service. Who know how GPA and SAT scores will count (or not) in 7-10 years. 
My point is, you're looking for which school gives your kid the best chance and that's not even a valid question to ask. There's no correct answer. [/quote]

Big universities don't say to themselves, "hey let's take more private school kids this year" or "how about we have a class that's primarily rural kids this year." Your DD's private school friends had better qualifications and essays, simple as that.[/quote]
DP. As someone who went to private school and has a close friend who worked in admissions at an Ivy for many years this isn’t wholly accurate. Many elite private schools do not externally rank so it has the effect of getting more kids who are smart but aren’t necessarily tippy top of the class in. Many colleges also have stronger connections with individual private schools and do things like host alumni interviews on campus AND may have specific schools that have their own person in admissions assigned. So for example I know that a few years ago at my university there was one person in charge of one entire state in the Midwest and Choate. Finally, many private school kids have college consultants who may help “edit” essays etc. so better essays probably but many of the kids who get in from private schools don’t have better qualifications that public school kids who did not.

UVA or any state school doesn’t want the entire school to be made up of people from northern Virginia only so of course it would be easier for students in rural VA to get in when fewer kids from that region apply. [/quote]

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