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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In state = 13th Grade [/quote]

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That's what parents/kids say when they don't get in.  It's a face-saving technique that's entirely transparent.[/quote]

What? Plenty of kids who don't get into UVA or UMD can do better than VT/JMU or UMBC oos[/quote]
dp... yes, but this particular thread is about how going to in state = 13th year.

If you are saying that someone applied to but didn't get into to UVA or UMD (in state), that would still mean they were willing to do the 13th grade.

And if you didn't get into UVA/UMD, and then say it's like "13th grade", then that's just face-saving sour grapes.[/quote]

I hope my kids leave the state/area for college. But they may prefer the “13th grade” option. It’s just how it is and different people have different preferences.

If you are offended by “13th grade” then you may want to reflect on why. [/quote]

DP.  It's not "offensive," it's merely inaccurate.  Students do not run into their high school classmates at any of these large schools unless they make a plan to do so.  There are thousands of students, including many OOS kids.  People who call it "13th grade" don't actually have kids at these schools; they're just making dumb statements that aren't backed up in way.[/quote]

“13th grade” doesn’t mean they literally run into HS peers constantly. It’s just a continuation of what they have done for the last 13 years.

If you are offended by it, that really speaks more about your own insecurities. [/quote]
that makes zero sense.

How is going to UVA or UMD a "continuation of what they have been doing for 13 years" compared to if they go to Wisconsin or Pitt?  Going to college is only a "continuation of what they have been doing for 13 years" in that they are in an education setting. Otherwise, it's a completely different experience from K-12 no matter if you go to a school 10 hours away or 1 hour away, assuming you are not living at home.

You're looking for ways to justify your own insecurities.[/quote]

If they go OOS, they will have different experience than: growing up in VA, going to school in VA, settling in VA, rinse, repeat.

If that’s what my kids want, fine. But I’m hoping they experience more of the world and meet different people. 
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I'm originally from CA. Believe me, it's not all that different.  Despite what some believe, educated college towns are not that dissimilar to each other.  The topography and weather may be different, but the college town experience is not that different.  We're not talking about the UK vs the US. We're talking about states, and some neighboring states. Do you think Pittsburgh is really that different from the DMV area? It's not really that different.   Lots of DMV students end up in neighboring state flagships. It's not really that different.

If you want to meet different people and experience the world, you want your kid to go to a different country for school, not a different state, because again, other than the topography and the weather, it's really not that different.

Almost 25% of UMD undergrads are from OOS.  You can meet plenty of kids not from MD or from your school district.  And given the transient nature of the DC area, chances are you will have met people from other states living here.[/quote]

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