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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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.  [b]No kid with UVA caliber stats wants to go to JMU.[/b]  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]

But actually, I said earlier that my daughter prefers JMU and is not interested in UVA.  [/quote]

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[b]My son actually did apply to W&M and UVA (because we insisted he apply to most of the VA schools).  He was admitted to both, as well as Tech, but chose JMU because he absolutely loved it.  The smartest kids are the ones who decide where they'll be most happy, period.[/quote][/b]

My son's best friend, who had very high stats, was admitted to UVA, W&M & JMU (and some other schools as well.)  He chose JMU because they gave him significant merit aid.  He didn't get any from UVA.  He'll graduate without any student loans - I think that makes him a very smart kid!

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Could have saved more at a community college. That would have been really smart. Or do you think some educations are better than others? [/quote]

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