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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Low grades in Freshman year ( 1-2 C, majority Bs ) are a sign.

Move back to base school.

The counselors main goal is to keep u at TJ - attrition looks bad for them.

[b]They think going to GMU is just as good as going to UVa.[/b]
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This is true if you don’t have $180k laying around to spend ($45k x 4 year, even as in state, $30k tuition plus $15k room and board).
At GMU $12k per year and you can stay home with parents.
They both will still employed when graduate.[/quote]

UVA has extremely generous financial aid for students from low income families.  The catch is that you actually have to be admitted.  UVA has a 17% acceptance rate, George Mason has an 89% acceptance rate.

https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/rank/colleges/lowest-acceptance-rate/state/virginia/

Tuition assistance for Virginia households.
UVA will cover the cost of tuition, fees, room, and board for in-state undergraduates with family income of less than $50K.

UVA will cover the cost of tuition and fees to in-state undergraduates with family income of less than $100K.

UVA provides tuition grants of $2,000 to Virginia families with income less than $150,000.

Manageable loans. UVA is committed to limiting need-based loans for students with ﬁnancial need, so they graduate with less debt.

https://www.virginia.edu/life/affordinguva/#:~:text=UVA%20will%20cover%20the%20cost%20of%20tuition%20and%20fees%20to,with%20income%20less%20than%20%24150%2C000.

BY THE NUMBERS

100%
UVA Meets the Full Amount of Demonstrated Need

35%
Of Students Awarded Some Level of Need-Based Assistance

#1
Financial Aid Among Public Colleges Nationally, Princeton Review, 2024

$82K
UVA grads’ average starting salary

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