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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia native, age 52.

[b]I have YET to meet a UVA graduate who doesn’t somehow drop this fact into an initial meeting within 5-10 minutes[/b]. Nearly as reflexive as a handshake and always unsolicited. Reminiscent of Andy from The Office name-dropping Cornell!

Also remember the 80s trend (pre magnet decals) when college students affixed sticker decals across their rear windshields with college name. [b]UVA students intentionally chopped off “…of Virginia” and so displayed only “The University.”[/b]

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Um, sorry but no.  The decals were sold that way.  Nobody "intentionally chopped off" anything.  I agree that it was ridiculous, and didn't have one on my car for just that reason.

I guess we've never met, because I don't ever mention being a UVA alum unless asked.  I don't donate, don't own a single piece of UVA merchandise unless you count my diploma and haven't been back to Charlottesville since I graduated.  In fact, it's such a non-issue that one of my own kids forgot I went there when she was talking with her summer swim coach, who is a current UVA student.  I can see why VA students are attracted to it; I received a solid education at a good price, and the school had a decent reputation even where I'm from (I was an OOS student) but I didn't particularly love it there and was very happy to see my rising college freshman enroll somewhere else.[/quote]

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