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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This. Seriously, search back.

People say this EVERY year (even pre-COVID).

It is all about your list.

Applying to a broad range of ELITE schools is not making a balanced list.

98% of the kids who are shut out are to blame (though maybe their parents played a heavy role in the debacle).[/quote]

[b]NP - seems like part of what is contributing to this angst is the real change in admissions for VA Tech which was a solid option for most strong NOVA applicants until the last few years.  If VT becomes a lottery admit it starts to fell pretty crappy (after already accepting that UVA and W&M are beyond reach). This is especially hard to take when other nearby states prioritize their in-state candidates (NC, FL, GA).  Not sure if UMD is marching in the same direction for MD students but sounds like that might be the case.  I realize that VA doesn't fund State U's to the same extent as others and therefore they have more freedom on admissions criteria but it is a real shift.  [/quote][/b][b]

VT is in no way close to UVA and W&M in selectivity.  More a peer to GMU.

+1[/quote]

If UVA, VT, and W&M become out of reach for many NoVA kids, it will raise the bar for other VA public colleges and universities who will become more selective as a result. Many kids with VA 529 accounts only look at in-state public. They only consider OOS schools if they give enough merit to lower the cost and equal in-state cost.

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