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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not copying your whole post because...what the heck.

[QUOTE]But where does that leave the superstars at Virginia's top public and private schools. Or the TJ superstars? It's happening at TJ too. The Commonwealth's top kids aren't getting into the flagship or the state's best tech school. Is this right? I'm very proud of the fact that I am self-made with no help from anyone along the way. I should not have been rewarded that my parents did not graduate from college. And I was low-income too.

What do you think (and don't make this a DCUM yelling match). I'm genuinely curious.

Another step I think needs to be taken is to increase the number of seats at Virginian schools as other states have. Texas is top 6% of public high school class (a fairer one than Virginia's - and easier on the students and the parents); California has virtually pushed out all the OOS when the voters got fed up paying for a very good system (UC, Cal State, Community college) but their own chldren couldn't get in. UVA is still at 35%OOS and I bet that a lot of them are the first-generation students that Jim Ryan is so keen on admitting.
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[b]The superstars get it. I think there are people who are kidding themselves about whether their kid is one.

I also think there are plenty of spots at the public universities in Virginia. Everyone can't go to UVA, but I'm going to bet that there are enough spots at the universities in Virginia overall for those who want them. In the summer, someone always posts the area colleges that still have open spots and the list is substantial.[/quote][/b]

Both true.[/quote]

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