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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will add that another factor is where your kid wants to live after college if they have any idea. UVA is great if want to stay in VA or DC area. So many alums, so many connections. I went to UVA for grad school and it's far more valuable to me in this area (DMV) than my underegrad alma mater even though undergrad was more prestigious. I either have personal connections or have an instant bond with fellow alums if meeting for the first time. Plus everyone already knows and respects the degree. I imagine it's the same for UMich in Chicago or Detroit but I don't live there so I can't say. [/quote]

This is such a weird, tired argument. There are TONS of UM alum in DC. DH is an alum and kids went to JKLM school and so many parents sport UM gear. DC graduated 2 years ago, works in DC, and knows tons of UM friends here (some from DC originally, but not all).

UM has a huge alumni network in DC. They just did a private tour of the Air & Space museum last weekend. [/quote]

I don't recall ever seeing U Mich gear in DMV, or meeting a U Mich grad. I see UVA gear All The Time and meet UVA grads all the time, or read about them in the news, see eg our new VA Gov.

You can't truly think that U Mich rivals UVA for alum network in VA/DC. 
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Really?!? You never see Michigan gear in the DMV?  It’s everywhere. We live in NWDC and know many more Michigan grads than UVA grads. Of my kid’s class at a well known private HS, I can think of 9 families where at least one, if not both, of the parents went to Michigan. I know of one parent that went to UVA. I’m sure UVA is much more well represented in NoVA than in DC, as grads are either from there or choose to live there after college. [/quote]

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