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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm from the west coast and honestly had someone told me they went to the University of Virginia I would have reacted the same way as if they'd gone to the University of Oregon or the University of Arizona.

Now that I have been here over a decade, I get it, it's super prestigious and incredibly hard to get into.

Please explain to me why it is so prestigious, and why if my kid gets in, they should automatically take it (cost not a factor). My spouse is pushing it hard. I would never say this out loud, but to me it feels like all the smartest kids at all the northern Virginia schools go to UVA, making it a place of sharp elbows. I've heard it's hard to even join clubs there because everything is so competitive. Tell me why it is a great school - are the professors great? Campus seems fine to me, but I have seen prettier. What makes it so much better than other state universities? I get the William and Mary thing because it's this small, public liberal arts school.

I don't want to start a huge argument. Please just educate me on what makes UVA so strong. Why do your kids who go there love it? What do they love about it that is unique to UVA?[/quote]

UVA has a unique history, being founded by Thomas Jefferson with involvement by others like James Madison.  Jefferson designed the initial grounds, which is widely recognized.  It has some crown jewels, which create a halo effect.  The law school is probably first and foremost, since many of UVA's most notable alumni graduated (e.g. Ted Kennedy, RFK, RFK Jr.), but also graduate business (Darden), and undergraduate business.  The overall endowment is one of the largest among publics (but public financial support for higher education in Virginia is below the national average, this has to offset that).   It is smaller than the mega-sized state universities (e.g. Florida), which are city sized on their own.  It is similar in size to Cornell and Penn, but much larger in undergraduate enrollment than Ivy league schools like Princeton.  [/quote]

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