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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]

The reason this thread turned into a “pissing match” is obvious.  Yes, of course, there have always been VA students who chose to go to OOS flagships rather than UVA since the beginning of time.  Your son is one of them.  [b]But OP’s specific question is “why more and why now?”  [/b]

There’s no single answer to this question, but clearly one of the main drivers has been the increased selectivity of UVA and, to a lesser but real extent, UMD.  Many in state students who as recently as a decade ago would have been shoo-ins to these schools are now on the outside looking in.  They still want the flagship experience, though, and they’re highest qualified for admission to most other flagships, so off they go.

No, it’s not every student.  We all get that.  But for posters to argue that the increased selectivity of UVA and UMD has nothing to do with more kids electing to go to OOS flagships is laughable.  Just go to any one of the one million threads on UVA and UMD admissions to see parents lamenting getting rejected from these schools but happily listing the alternative OOS flagships (and privates) that they will be attending instead.

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Where is the evidence there are more now?[/quote]

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