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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I think of Charlottesville, I think of mobs with pitchforks.

[b]Also, UMD has a prettier campus. College Park has improved immensely, and it’s right outside DC.[/quote][/b]

That tiki torch thing was awful.[/quote]

This has to be a troll post.  Almost every ranking of best looking college campuses has UVA included.  I have never seen UMD mentioned.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slideshows/beautiful-college-campuses?slide=16

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-beautiful-colleges-in-america

https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/colleges-universities/americas-most-beautiful-college-campuses

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UMDCP has much higher rankings for majors like CS or engineering, math, physics or economics, pretty much anything useful. I went to UVA. It's a fine school but mostly for things like Art History or Fench Lit.[/quote]
I’m a grad of UMDCP and now live in Va. I’d be happy if my kid got into either school! [/quote]

This is the correct answer. And in state tuition monetizes the preference for either. If in MD, go to UMDCP; if in VA, go to UVA.  Not worth the additional $ to go OOS to the other school, no matter what the perceived pros or cons are.

If in this hypothetical, DC is truly blessed to have this choice between the two schools, but is OOS, then DC most likely has a shot at Ivy/T20 which would be preferable to both schools, all things being equal.

Finally, of course, buried in this discussion is the real choice between the MD publics and the VA publics.  Despite all of the NOVA/Richmond folks complaining about lack of access to UVA/VT/W&M, give me the VA system any day over the MD system. [/quote]
Surprised by an actually astute comment. The problem with UVA oos is that it is a private school tuition; not only do most oos students prefer T20 unis, but the T15 SLACs will also be at play for this caliber student. UVA is in that sense a backup, which is why oos yield is so low. It is also why UMD in-state is preferable to UVA oos.

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