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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In state = 13th Grade [/quote]

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That's what parents/kids say when they don't get in.  It's a face-saving technique that's entirely transparent.[/quote]

What? Plenty of kids who don't get into UVA or UMD can do better than VT/JMU or UMBC oos[/quote]
dp... yes, but this particular thread is about how going to in state = 13th year.

If you are saying that someone applied to but didn't get into to UVA or UMD (in state), that would still mean they were willing to do the 13th grade.

And if you didn't get into UVA/UMD, and then say it's like "13th grade", then that's just face-saving sour grapes.[/quote]

I hope my kids leave the state/area for college. But they may prefer the “13th grade” option. It’s just how it is and different people have different preferences.

If you are offended by “13th grade” then you may want to reflect on why. [/quote]
? I'm not offended by it. IMO, the the ^^PP who called it 13th grade probably did so because their DC got rejected to the flagship.

I'm originally from CA, and we have a very different opinion about going in state (yes, I know why.. CA has a lot more great options).  So, even in the DC area, it doesn't bother me that going in state = 13th grade, especially if that in state is the flagship that has an amazing national reputation.[/quote]

If you weren’t offended then why did you say the PP’s kid probably got rejected?

13th grade is 13th grade. Regardless of where PP’s kids were accepted. [/quote]

But no one calls it 13th grade anymore. UVA is far too difficult to get into. And if you know someone there, they will tell you that you never see those that they know because of 26,900 students down there. Our private high school sent only two students, the valedictorian and salutatorian- they ever saw each other. Those Eagle Scouts that went from our son’s troop also says they never saw each other and lost contact[/quote]

[b]The original PP never even said UVA. [/b]

Many kids/parents seek out OOS colleges regardless of their ability to get accepted at any particular in-state college.

They want a different experience. That’s ok. It’s just a preference. No need to be offended by other people’s preferences. 
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go look at the comments above.  Riddled with references to UVA[/quote]

Scroll up to the top. 
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