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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]For a top FCPS student, it's entirely possible to get into MIT and CMU or wherever and not get into UVA. UVA is just that competitive for VA students from our area. There's no question that less qualified applicants are accepted from out of state and ROVA (rest of VA) simply because UVa can't become a NOVA outpost (which we've seen over and over and over).[/quote]
I've read a few comments like the one above, saying that admission to UVa from Northern Virginia is very difficult.  I'm sure it is difficult, but I cannot find anything that proves it.  All I find is some general statistics about UVa having an overall admissions rate of about 32-39% of applicants (depending on year), other statistics showing that about 70% of UVa's undergraduates come from Virginia, and some numbers showing that a large percentage of those undergraduates (about 20% I think) come from NoVa.  But I don't see anything (other than anecdotal claims on anonymous message boards) suggesting that applicants from NoVa face significantly tougher admissions standards than applicants from other parts of Virginia.

Can anyone provide some support for this?  Many thanks in advance.[/quote]

The UVa admissions people state this matter-of-factly and unapologetically during info sessions with prospective families.  [/quote]

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