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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the OP. Not a troll.

UVA used to be discussed by my MD friends as an option for their kids, but over the past few years has seemed to turn into an obsession to get their kids in. Maybe it is a competition amount their peers? Maybe UMD is seen as second rate/they want to be out of state? Something seems to have changed in the past few years.

And then on this forum there is an obsession over it. I get it is a good school, but seems over the top.[/quote]

Sorry, OP, but this is simply an exaggeration. My son applied to colleges last year, and neither him, nor his friends, nor ANYBODY in my large circle of acquaintances, all in MD, ever mentioned UVA as an option. Plenty of kids went to public and private colleges and universities out of state. A minority of kids we know went to UMD - bearing in mind most kids we know applied and were accepted, but ultimately went elsewhere. My son was accepted into the W&M/St Andrews dual degree programme, and UMD Honors, but turned those down to go to a private university. UVA was never part of the list.

UMD's general acceptance rate is slightly higher than UVA's, but the idea that UVA has somehow became a beacon for Marylanders is untrue.
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