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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Yes, but it's amazing that we have three public schools that cover top-notch flagship, SLAC and tech. And then a whole crop of other schools that are as good as or better than the 1 flagship in another state. I think the one challenging thing is that UVA + W&M in numbers total less than the numbers at another state flagship so it gets very competitive.[/quote]

We are lucky in VA, but I do think there are better (and still affordable) options for the kids that just miss out on UVA/W&M.    I can see why someone would want their kid with maybe a 4.1 and 1460 SAT (who might be rejected from UVA/W&M) to go to an OOS school with a national reputation over JMU or GMU.  It wouldn't necessarily have a higher cost than W&M with its $35K price tag.

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I'm the poster with the strong student who made clear she'd be very unhappy going below UVA in state.  That was exactly her thinking, and [b]fortunately we had the money to pay for her to go anywhere[/b].  We weren't willing to pay full freight for a private school (to us, that made no sense for anything lower than top 10-15), so we said we'd pay for a strong OOS flagship.  She got into a good one, paid the deposit, and would have been happy to go.  But she ended up getting into UVA off the waitlist so it all ended well.   [/quote]

Well, that's the thing, isn't it? Not everyone has the money to pay OOS, and frankly, it's often even harder to get admitted as an OOS. My kid is a very strong student, they technically have the numbers that would put them in range at UVA or WM, but that's not a guarantee with all of the other high achieving students applying. I really hate the attitude that you and you your daughter are fostering that if a bright student doesn't get the golden ticket or possess $$$ they're doomed.[/quote]

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