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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best students in Massachusetts do not go to UMass.  It is nothing like the dynamic that UVA has with Virgnia, UNC with North Carolina, etc.[/quote]

You mention that casually as if Massachusetts doesn't have two of the Top 5 private universities in the country, doesn't have 4 - 5 of the Top 25 private universities in the country, and the surrounding New England region doesn't have probably 50% of the country's Top 25 private universities within 250 miles.

OF COURSE most of the top students in Massachusetts aspire to attend one or more of the Harvard, MIT, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Tufts, BC, BU, etc. - all right in their backyard. For the top students in Virginia, what are the alternatives to UVA that can compete with that list? A couple of borderline Top 10 privates (Duke and JHU), a Top 20 private (Vandy) and a Top 25 public (UNC) - what else can complete with UVA? Not quite the same options.

Please don't act like students from MA turn up their nose at UMass for any reason other than the fact that they live within the largest concentration of top university alternatives in the entire country. But for that fact, UMass would likely be considered on par with the top campuses in the UC system, Michigan, UT Austin, UNC, etc.[/quote]

But for the fact...that's a big but? eh? 
21% of BU students are from Mass.
23% of NEU students are from Mass.
22% of Tufts students are from Mass.
25% of BC students are from Mass.
29% of Brandeis students are from Mass.
13% of Wellesley students are from Mass.
15% of Harvard students are from Mass.

73% of UMass students are from Mass.  UMass has a yield of 19%.

How does this change the fact that the best and brightest students are not choosing UMass?  This isn't a slight to UMass.  It is a fact.  After the top selectives cherry pick the top Massachusetts students, UMass gets the rest.  They are the safety for most strong students in Massachusetts.[/quote]

This!!! One of the most intelligent analyses I’ve ever seen on DCUM. I think that says it all.[/quote]

Meanwhile, VT is ~ 65% from Virginia

😂😭[/quote]

Which is in-state you might recall so stop the laughing[/quote]

Also, I imagine OP’s kid would rather go to VT with 65% instate Virginians and friends from high school (at an in-state price) than a bunch of Massachusetts students who couldn’t get in anywhere else in Mass.[/quote]

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