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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are in VA, most probably could not get into UVA, especially if they are in NOVA.  They may or may not have gotten into WM.  WM is a great school but expensive for an in state school and somewhat quirky/bookish. It might not be a fit for everyone.  They were probably waitlisted at VA Tech because their scores were too HIGH!

We have two out of state and both got enough merit where it was significantly cheaper than WM. A tad more than VA Tech.

Neither applied to UVA

One got into WM, one did not (waitlist). The one who got into WM was adamant about not going there and would have gone to JMU before WM (which we would have been ok with).

Both were waitlisted at VA Tech with gpa and test scores significantly higher than the 50% mark for VA Tech.  We do not know what VA Tech is doing with admissions but know of students that got into schools like UF, ND, Carnegie Mellon, GA Tech, Fordham, Villanova, BC that got waitlisted at VA Tech.

We looked at a lot of schools, including PSU and Clemson. We were really close to pulling the trigger on Clemson.  The suggestion that you are slumming it to head out of state at one of those schools  is ignorant.  PSU main campus and Clemson will both have lower acceptance rates than VA TECH for the class of 2026.  PSU is the flagship school for a bigger state with nationally recognized programs.   Both have a better campus and sports than VA Tech.  WM is great but not a fir for everyone.

We have two more and they will both be applying PSU and Clemson. We think they will apply to UVA but they have already said WM and VA Tech are out. WM is too small and they have no desire to play the admissions game with VA Tech.
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Op here. I was curious why one would pick a public out of state vs a private out of state? Did your kids not apply to any private universities?

I am from NY and many kids went to private colleges in the Northeast. You normally wouldn’t choose public unless you couldn’t afford the better private.[/quote]

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