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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think Duke has a greater "prestige" fact[/b]or and agree with other posts that your child will rub elbows with many more rich kids there.  IS it worth the extra money- not sure.
Also Duke has a 6% acceptance rate so this is really not something to fret over unless your child gets in.  He or she is statistically much more likely to get into UVA -even in-state from NoVa.[/quote]

I disagree:  It now takes a higher GPA and higher test scores to get into UVA over Duke[/quote]

[b]Ha ha no[/quote][/b]

Haha Yes.  The average high school GPA of Duke entering students is only a 4.06.  The average GPA of entering UVA students is 4.27.[/quote]

You cannot compare weighted GPAs across schools as weighting schemes are not standardized. Test scores are a better measure. [/quote]

[b]This is bc Duke has way more private school kids with unweighted GPA's.  I went there and it's FULL of privilege.  It's like a country club. SO MANY KIDS FROM ELITE PRIVATES AND BOARDING SCHOOLS. Not a good experience for kids on financial aid.  Beautiful place, excellent education but not
for everyone.[/quote][/b]

I[b]sn’t that also the “scene” at UVA? Yacht club / ski chalet kids that wear dinner jackets to football games?[/quote][/b]

[b]No, it's not.   I teach there.  It has exactly what you would expect the student body to be for a state school - a healthy mix of all economic levels, diversity, international students, low-income, URM, first-generation, etc. etc. [/quote][/b]

That’s refreshing. It’s always had the reputation of being a School for wealthy “good ol’ boys” . Not very diverse and distinctly Southern. What do you teach at UVA and how engaged academically/intellectually are you students?[/quote]

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