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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. You get a couple of A- or B+ grades and you end up at JMU. A fine school, but not worth the move. [/quote]Actually, this is where VA is superior to MD. JMU still offers a traditional big U experience with greek life, football, parties, etc. VCU is great for kids that like a city school. CNU and UMW both offer a liberal arts feel. VA has many quality options beyond VT/UVA/WM, and that is what matters for most kids. It's rare to have some many options beyond the top few that are not just commuter schools. [/quote]

Okay, but it's cheaper to attend any of those schools from DC than to move to Virginia for IS tuition. And you also can use DC TAG at, e.g., IU instead of JMU, UMN instead of VCU, UNC-Asheville instead of UMW, etc.[/quote]

The claim it is “cheaper from DC than VA for VA in-state schools” is far from being obviously true. There are limited DCTAG funds for openers.  Taxes in VA are visibly lower than in DC for another.  OOS charges to any VA public university are MUCH higher than in-state for another.

It also ignores that the top 3 VA schools (WM, UVa, VT) each limit OOS to roughly 33% of undergrads.  VA publishes their public university admissions stats, and it is much easier to get into those schools from in-state than from OOS.

Mind, I think MD also could be viable as an option.  I do not take UDC very seriously, however, so staying in DC with a college student probably is not bet for ordinary middle-class people. Yes, the many independently wealthy families in DC can afford whatever they want, but that is quite different.[/quote]

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