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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if this addresses your question, but the UVA grads I know might be perfectly nice and/or capable, but any of that is overshadowed by their cockyness. I mean, it's not Harvard, or even close.  I feel like grads from better schools seem far less cocky.  This gives me a negative impression, YMMV.[/quote]

No.  That does not answer OP’s question.  Not one bit. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

Your small sample size is not indicative of the greater. I have my own small sample: my two at UVA now are [b]the least cocky people you could ever imagine.[/b] They have great internships, both of which were extended from summer, and their bosses [b]sing their praises all the time[/b].  So there you go, small sample size to counter yours.[/quote]

Your standards for lack of cockiness don't hold up to scrutiny.[/quote]

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