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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been meaning to ask this but didn't want to start a thread. I recently toured a few Va schools: JMU, VT, ODU, UVa, CNU in July[b]. One thing that surprised me was the lack of landscaping maintenance at UVa. We toured it last and I thought that there were more weeds growing in the sidewalks, flower beds and on the lawn compared to other Va schools.[/b] It looked a lot like my yard at home, not bad but not great :) CNU and VT stood out as having more maintained landscaping, far fewer weeds growing in the grass and more flowers planted. I had always assumed UVa would have superior landscaping. Am I alone in noticing this about UVa?

All that being said, I'd be thrilled if my daughter went to UVa. It is definitely a reach but if accepted I'd really prefer she go there.[/quote]

PP, you need to understand that there is a difference between public and private schools.  My own private, a SLAC, is now more beautiful than it ever was because that's what it thinks will attract private school dollars . But it's now $90K a yea and not worth it!  As a taxpayer in VA,, I don't want to see UVA pumping money into landscaping - I'd rather see it go to scholarships for those that need it.  Read here.  https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-university-tuition-increase-spending-41a58100?st=dzzp1ht2989c6jw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink[/quote]

I wouldn't assume UVA (or any other Virginia school) isn't wasting large amounts of money.  Higher Education spending has been 3-4X above the rate of inflation for 40 years.[/quote]

UVA isn’t listed in the article as one if the offending institutions that has been overspending.[/quote]
That is self-evident.  But it doesn't mean there isn't significant waste there.[/quote]

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