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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's baffling that Michigan and UNC are ranked so high compared to UVA. In Virginia, Michigan is regarded as a safety school and UVA is much better. UVA has a much lower acceptance rate and the SAT scores are much higher, this ranking is a joke.[/quote]

[b]In Virginia (VA resident for 26 years), Michigan is regarded as a better school in general than UVA and UVA has a higher acceptance rate than Michigan. UVA should be ranked around 30.[/quote][/b]

[b]I'm a college counselor.  This is false.  Usually, instate Virginians go to Michigan as OOS public if they can't get into the Virginia school of their choice.  UVA has a lower acceptance rate at 16.3 percent compared to Michigan at 22.9 percent.  UVA has been ranked at 25 for a long time (now 24) and a top public Ivy for decades. [/b] The only reason it dropped on the public list from no. 3 to 5 is due to the Pell Grant factor which USNWR seems hung up on, but the Virginia colleges can control because Pell Grants are assessed after admissions.  So long as that factor remains, UVA and other economically stronger states will be lower on the public school lists.  Michigan also takes in 50% OOS because it needs to drive up its stats.  UVA doesn't need to do that.  And, finally, Michigan's stats are not as good as UVAs.  Michigan's SAT 50% is 1350-1530 and ACT is at 31-34.  UVA is higher in both categories at 1390-1570 and 32-35.

And as to costs,[b] the reasons that Virginians prefer in-state VA is because OOS Michigan is $76,295 a year and UVA is $36,316.[/b][/quote]
Yep. And I'm a Hokie.  Frankly, I'd have my kids attend Tech over UMich as well. Huge cost savings for essentially the same level of education.[/quote]

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