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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the wealth disparity is more evident at UVA than other major state flagships like UMich and Cal. [i]That is not to say that those schools  have wealth disparities[/i]. There is a southern planter-y air at UVA which contrasts o the feel of Michigan, Cal and UCLA.

All that said, can Michigan leverage UMich to jump start its economy?
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[b]I meant to say that those schools have wealth disparities, but it does not play out like UVA. I grew up in NE. A lot of prep school kids went there whereas the others had more socio-economic diversity.[/quote][/b]

This entry gets today's award for least-self-observant poster.  "Twenty or thirty years ago mummy and daddy had so much money that I got to attend Phillips Exeter (which is now $61K a year).  Some of those prep school students went to UVA.  Ergo, UVA is for the wealthy".  Unbelievable.  Ever think that maybe those kids were on scholarship?  or had the scores to attend?[/quote]

[b]UVA has more rich kids than Berkeley or Michigan.[/quote][/b]

Source please?  Since I have a kid there, I'm dying to know where this "rich kids" are.

UVA as a state flagship cannot by definition be inundated with wealthy kids. Admission is strictly merit, as you know, with the very rare exception of a mommy or daddy who gives $1M. You must have the test scores to get in and a string of impressive accomplishments. Here is President Teresa Sullivan's remarks at convocation for the class of 2021. Thirty eight percent of the students are participating in the University’s AccessUVA financial-aid program and 570 are the first in their families to go to college. Please don't comment when you don't know anything about the school.

It's irresponsible of you to make claims without substantiation and hurt the reputation of a fine institution trying to reach out to international students, (73 countries); students of color; students of no means (my kid); students from all the other states, URMs, the financially needy, and the first-generation kids. 
https://news.virginia.edu/content/messages-unity-e...t-greet-class-2021-convocation
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School  Percent of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants

University of California--Los Angeles 
Los Angeles, CA 
37%
University of California--Berkeley 
Berkeley, CA 
33%
Columbia University 
New York, NY 
32%
Emory University 
Atlanta, GA 
23%
University of Southern California 
Los Angeles, CA 
23%
Harvard University 
Cambridge, MA 
18%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Cambridge, MA 
17%
Brown University 
Providence, RI 
16%
Cornell University 
Ithaca, NY 
16%
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA 
16%
Northwestern University 
Evanston, IL 
15%
Princeton University 
Princeton, NJ 
15%
Rice University 
Houston, TX 
15%
Stanford University 
Stanford, CA 
15%
Dartmouth College 
Hanover, NH 
14%
Vanderbilt University 
Nashville, TN 
14%
Yale University 
New Haven, CT 
14%
California Institute of Technology 
Pasadena, CA 
13%
Duke University 
Durham, NC 
13%
Georgetown University 
Washington, DC 
12%
Johns Hopkins University 
Baltimore, MD 
12%
University of Chicago 
Chicago, IL 
11%
University of Notre Dame 
Notre Dame, IN 
10%
Washington University in St. Louis 
St. Louis, MO 
9%

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity-among-top-ranked-schools
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