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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]William and Mary’s acceptance rate was 42 percent with an applicant pool that was down. UVA’s was l, I think, around 20 or 21 percent with an applicant pool that was slightly up.  Pretty much the same ACT scores, but a big gap between percentage in the top 10 percent.  So we know where nova kids think the popular place is.  I’m not judging.  But wouldn’t this impact the vibe?[/quote]

Most recent SCHEV data for UVA's in-state admit rate was 38.4% and William and Mary's was 45.1%.  That is closer to what a Nova kid would be seeing (although both schools may be more selective that the state average for Nova students -- a different issue).  Both schools get a majority of their applications from out-of-state, but yield rates are pretty low -- 24% for UVA and 22% for W&M.  For a lot of the OOS kids, the cost of attendance would be similar to a good private school.

Most applicants at both schools don't have a class rank.  About 40% or less per the common data sets for enrolled students.

I'd agree that UVA has had more momentum recently.  I'm old enough to see this change from time to time.  I think William and Mary generally had higher SAT scores for a pretty long period of time.  UVA often had slightly higher GPAs.  Hard to say if this will change again or when.  Things do tend to change though.

I've always thought of these two schools as good complementary options for Virginians.  They offer somewhat different experiences. [/quote]

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