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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread really feels like it's deteriorated to "mine is bigger than yours" quality.[/quote]

That's not the intent.  The intent is honesty on an anonymous board.  No kid with UVA caliber stats wants to go to JMU.  Or VCU.  Or GMU.  You get the picture.  They just plain don't.  You need a very strong record for UVA, and the kids who work hard enough (or are blessed enough intellectually) to accumulate that record are simply aiming higher than the other schools.  It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the other schools; it's just reality.[/quote]

No dog in this fight - both kids went out-of-state and wanted to see another part of the country.  However, there are most definitely SOME kids with UVA caliber stats who prefer JMU, primarily because it has a friendlier and less socially elitist reputation than UVA.  Just as some kids turn down Ivies for UVA because they prefer warmer weather and ACC basketball, even though Ivy admits generally have stronger credentials than UVA admits.

So your "reality" is neither correct nor particularly honest.  It just suits your agenda, which is to differentiate UVA from other state schools.  [/quote]

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