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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of Illinois residents in the Chicagoland area have zero interest in attending their flagship school in UC.  The academics are good enough, but the location is a turnoff for those students who don’t desire a more rural out of the way setting for four years.   I imagine if UVA were as large as UIUC they might have a similar  situation. I do recall that before ED was initiated, the yield at UVA was quite a bit lower than its public flagship peers.  [/quote]

I grew up in suburban Chicago and yes, wasn't interested in going to UIUC (certainly had the stats), as were several of my high school friends.  I will say, however, that the public university situation in Illinois and Virginia are not comparable.  There is a huge gap in ranking/quality between UIUC and the other Illinois state schools (UI Chicago has improved a lot, but it's still basically a commuter school and avoided by many Chicagoland kids).  That's certainly not the case in Virginia.   [/quote]

Which is why UIUC should be a more popular destination for Chicago area kids. Howeve, it isn’t as popular because of its location. Agree that Virginia residents have better choices for public higher education [/quote]

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