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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]For a top FCPS student, it's entirely possible to get into MIT and CMU or wherever and not get into UVA. UVA is just that competitive for VA students from our area. There's no question that less qualified applicants are accepted from out of state and ROVA (rest of VA) simply because UVa can't become a NOVA outpost (which we've seen over and over and over).[/quote]
I've read a few comments like the one above, saying that admission to UVa from Northern Virginia is very difficult.  I'm sure it is difficult, but I cannot find anything that proves it.  All I find is some general statistics about UVa having an overall admissions rate of about 32-39% of applicants (depending on year), other statistics showing that about 70% of UVa's undergraduates come from Virginia, and some numbers showing that a large percentage of those undergraduates (about 20% I think) come from NoVa.  But I don't see anything (other than anecdotal claims on anonymous message boards) suggesting that applicants from NoVa face significantly tougher admissions standards than applicants from other parts of Virginia.

The UVa admissions people state this matter-of-factly and unapologetically during info sessions with prospective families.  [/quote]

I've done no research on this, and this is purely based on my personal experience.  I personally know 5 VA students who were accepted to UVA but did not get into any Ivy schools (although they applied).  On the other hand, I don't know any VA students who were accepted to an Ivy school but did not get accepted to UVA.  I'm just saying...this is based on a handful of students I know who graduated in the last several years.  Of course, there are lots of stories of kids getting into Ivies and UVA and opting for UVA.  [/quote]

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