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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why did this post devolve into a pissing match by UVA boosters against other families/kids that want to attend universities in other parts of the country?  The original question was "Why are OOS Flagships so popular?"  My son wanted to attend a big state school OOS.  He wanted a place with big sports and school spirit.  He also wanted a place where he could ski, do whitewater rafting and hike in the mountains.  Even tough he was admitted to UVA, he declined and decided on Colorado.  [/quote]

Good for him.  He’s one of only 65 Virginia students in his class who did that.  And one of only a handful who turned down UVA for it.  No doubt about that.

One of my kid’s best friends from NOVA went to Boulder. Such a nice kid and doing really well.  Not much of a student in high school though.  [/quote]

One of only 65 students in the entire state of Virginia that declined the UVA offer?  Can you please provide a source for this claim?

I'm not sure what you point is.  Shouldn't your kid decide where they want to go to school?

"Not much of a student in high school though"?  Wow!  In my 32 years of business experience in DC, we have hired kids from all across the country.  UVA holds no more "cashe" than grads from the BIG 10, SEC or BIG 12.

Are you obsessed with rankings of universities?

I'm curious, did you attend UVA?  [/quote]

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