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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's such a prestigious school and a great, affordable education IF you can get in in-state. Why wouldn't every VA res shoot their shot ED unless they're hell bent on spending more money?[/quote]

The answer depends upon the student's goals and the family's financial situation.  My kid wanted Princeton SCEA for aerospace engineering.  That meant he was limited to applying at that time only to state universities.  So, after Princeton,  he applied for aerospace engineering ED at UVA, Georgia Tech (a huge program in aerospace engineering), Purdue, and Penn State (rolling). He got into Penn;  was deferred for Princeton, got into UVA ED, and also got into Georgia Tech and Purdue.  He then applied RD to Harvard (legacy), Yale (legacy), and Cornell for aerospace engineering.  He was deferred, then waitlisted at them (we legacies could not afford to give a large gift). So after looking at his options (and unbeknownst to us at the time - was unsure about his commitment to engineering AND being concernrd about the financial impact on our family since he was the third child to follow to college, he picked UVA. [/quote]

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