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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the people who are saying that UVA tour/ guide was a snob: What exactly did they do on the tour that made you think they were snobby?

Or is that a common criticism of UVA that you then went in and thought while you were on the tour?

Feels like confirmation bias. [/quote]

It is. Plus you need to know that the university cut ties with all of the student-run admissions tour guides in late August 2024 due to complaints, so if the tour took place before that, keep that on mind. The criticisms ran from inconsistency to no-shows to, more seriously, too much negative woke information being delivered during the tour. No one wants to hear that spiel. Bear in mind that UVA is public so is trying to run a program that competes with the privates on a shoestring - hence they tried student-run tours and that experiment failed.

As to the snob comments, I sure didn’t pick that up in our two tours. Having now had a kid there for four years I’m convinced the “snob” comments come from those unfamiliar with the university whose kids either couldn’t get in or, like one of my kids, wasn’t even a contender. When women feel rejected from a group women will often say “well they are snobby”. When I’ve heard women use this phrase re UVA, I’ve  asked them (nicely) to explain - they can’t. Turns out many have never even been on grounds. So, yes, confirmation bias; it’s a protective default position against the chance that the kid might apply and not get in or has applied and didn’t get in.[/quote]

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