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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like it is really hard to get into UVA and Will/Mary and even Va Tech (for engineering), so why don't more kids do the 2 + 2 program to get guaranteed admission?

Is it all about the prestige and the pressure to go to a "real" college? [b] Is it hard to meet the requirements for the guaranteed admission agreement? [/b] From what you've heard, what is the reason so few kids do this?

Parents, do you think it is better to go 4 yrs to JMU or Mary Washington or CNU and get a degree there vs. the 2 +2 program and getting a diploma from UVA/WM/VT?[/quote]

Putting social aspect aside.  To answer OP's problem: Meeting those requirements is not a cakewalk.  In the most cases, but not all (such as late bloomers or cases of unexpected life events), if an NVCC student has the work ethic and acumen to get into a school like UVA through the 2+2 program, s/he would have gotten into a decent 4-year program.  If a kid can excel in that program, it'd not be surprising a kid could also excel in JMU/Mary Washington/CNU and transfer to UVA later on.

I'd only do it if: 1.) I know my kid already has the work ethic to do what it takes to meet those requirements; and 2.) family is super strapped on money and there is no other reasonable 4-year program. And the reason "so few kids do this", because there ain't a lot of anecdotal examples. [/quote]

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