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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know . . . I'd just be disappointed if my kid went to CNU.  Not gonna lie.  With so many other options available for in state Virginia . . . no thanks.[/quote]

Why? What makes comparable options in VA better?  Location, academics personal bias?[/quote]

I'd prefer in a heartbeat that my kid attend any of the following VA schools over CNU:

UVA
William & Mary
Tech
JMU
VCU
UMW
GMU

I place CNU in the category of:

ODU
Longwood
Radford

I know it's gotten harder to get into in recent years, but reputations lag behind reality.  I just consider it to be low second tier at the very best.[/quote]

The question was comparable Universities so you would choose ODU, Longwood and Radford over CNU...why?[/quote]

I never said I'd choose any of those schools over CNU.  I said I consider all of those schools to be in the same category.  Honestly, I wouldn't want my kid to attend any of them.  I understand, of course, that for some kids those are the only in state options . . .[/quote]

You’re new to college admissions I can tell …[/quote]

Indeed, bet the mantra is all of their kids are headed to HYPSM...good for them if it works out.[/quote]

No, the mantra is tier one VA state colleges for us.  [/quote]

So you have put 4 kids through college?  Are they all tier 1 attendees?  Good for them if so.[/quote]

Yes, they are all in the tier one that I listed.  [/quote]

I had two go to UVA, one to William & Mary, and one to [b]VCU [/b]for art.  That's tier one enough for me.

Those aren't all tier 1 but go ahead and make yourself feel better.  Tier 1 in VA is UVA, W & M and VATech Engineering.[/quote][/quote]

VCU? *wince* is Richmond really the college environment you wanted for your kid? /s [/quote]

As opposed to Newport News?  Yes.[/quote]

dogwhistle much? [/quote]

If by dogwhistle you are referring to race, you couldn't be more far off.  First of all, Richmond is more heavily African American than Newport News.  Second of all, VCU is MUCH more diverse and has a much larger AA population than Newport News.

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