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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I went to UVA. It’s a good school. But, frankly, you’re just a number there. In hindsight, it was too large and would’ve preferred a smaller school where professors know my name.

Yes, it’s cheaper because it’s in-state. But not “cheap”. [b]UVA is $40K for in-State students, that’s not cheap by any measure.
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Charlottesville is a fun town, but it ain’t Boston or Atlanta.

If you can afford it, Tufts, WashU, and Emory are fantastic schools. [/quote]

The complete cost for UVA in-state students is estimated at $32,000 including EVERYTHING. That is a lot less than 40,000. Why should we believe anything you have to say if you’re going to exaggerate like that?[/quote]
Depends on the program. McIntire, which my child is in, is $40K/year all-in.[/quote]

No it isn't.  Only $35,000 for in-state.   We paid only $16,000 this year because we are paying tuition only and locked in that rate three years ago.  DD moved off campus and shares a group apartment.  No car.  She's on  our health care.  When you compare that to $75K a year for a lot of the privates, it's a no brainer, especially when you realize you are paying the delta in after tax dollars, so take even the $35,000 figure.  Subtracting from $35K (U of Chicago, Northwestern (now $76K), you have a delta of $40,000 (the delta when DD was applying was $43,000 between privates and UVA in-state).  But you are paying that $40,000 to $43,000 in after tax dollars, so you have to make $70K to pay the $40K.  Multiply 70K by four or five years and you have a delta of $240K to $350K.  We banked the difference, which turned out to be smart because the stock market has done well and DD is off to grad school.[/quote]
Well, sure. I agree that we are getting a fabulous deal compared to a private college. Just wanted to point out to the "OMG UR SUCH A LIAR!!!!!!" poster that the $40K for McIntire is what UVA publishes on their website as cost of attendance, so it's not an exaggeration. The $32k figure is for the liberal arts school. [/quote]

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