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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not that I disagree that it's better not to have HS kids so stressed, overworked, etc. but frankly it's more than a shame that outstanding in-state students don't have a chance to get into their own state's flagship university. UVA is a well-regarded and nationally ranked school, but for many parents we still look at the lens of in-state tuition vs. OOS and it's tough knowing your high-achieving kid still has little chance to attend.[/quote]
Virginia doesn't technically have a state flagship. Please stop acting like UVA is as tough as an Ivy or Stanford to get into. What percent did Stanford admit last year? 5%? UVA admitted 40% for in-state?

Yes, it's a great school, but let's not make our kids think it's the only acceptable in-state option. There are other schools in the state that are ranked well and well-regarded.[/quote]

It's commonly regarded as the state flagship.  William and Mary is also a Public Ivy, but is much smaller and not exactly a full research u.  After those two,the options get bad.[/quote]

How ridiculous.  Virginia has plenty of excellent colleges.  UVA and W&M are two of them, but so are JMU, Tech, UMW, George Mason, etc.  There are no "bad" options there.   :roll: [/quote]

Yes, George Mason is such a great credential to have in this Ivy-crazed area.[/quote]

Not every person and every field is "Ivy-crazed."  If I had a computer-science focused kid I'd definitely encourage them to consider Mason.  Regardless, my kids will likely to go to VA state universities (unless they want to go to an out-of-state school that will give aid to bring the price down to be comparable).  My DH and I both went to good state universities and have done fine -- him in engineering, me in marketing analytics.  Nobody cares where we went to school.  If our kids want to be lawyers or work in finance or management consulting than even better that they save the $$ on undergrad since they should pay for the big-name grad school/law school because that is what really counts in those fields.

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