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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP: Well, OPs question was about why it gets a bad rap from some--this is why. Students may like it, but many outside the school find a reasonably sized number of their graduates cocky about their education in a way that feels unwarranted for what it is--a strong flagship university. I don't fully agree, but I would say I have seen a bit more of this cockiness as they transition from school into the "real world" from UVA grads than I do from grads we hire from equally strong or stronger schools. I think it's a bit more insular than a typical flagship because of its size and the limit to have 2/3 of students in-state--breeds a feeling of being a bigger fish than others might consider them. I honestly don't think that's too big of an issue though because most I encountered are quickly disabused of that once they enter the bigger pond.

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I think if you hold onto having attended UVA (or most colleges, really) in your 30's and 40's well, that is kind of sad - and I have met and worked with people who do this. It creates a negative reputation of what may be a fine school.  I have not had this experience with other employees (ie: graduates from other very good to great schools, or even from top schools).  I am given the impression that some people are under the false belief that UVA is higher than it is, IRL.[/quote]

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