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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By refusing to consider a school like UVA simply because it’s public is silly.  It’s probably the closest thing out there to Duke and is easier to get into and cheaper.  And isn’t that what you mean by “alternative?”[/quote]

NP.  This is a conversation happening now with one of my kids.  Several of his academic peers say any public school, including UVA and Michigan, are not good enough because they are public and have to let lots of “lesser” students in.  Or some such drivel.  [/quote]

Those kids would be lucky to get into the likes of Michigan and UVA, especially out-of-state publics like UNC Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech, UT Austin (especially McCombs and Cockrell), and UCLA, among others. These are the most competitive public institutions in the country. UVA regularly denies students in the DC area with near-perfect grades and SAT 1500+/ACT 35+. It's that competitive. Any student snubbing their nose at these incredible public institutions may be in for a real treat by the time they receive those admission decisions. Life comes fast. [/quote]

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