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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP and my DD wants a smaller school that is not so Greek and southern-feeling and she thinks she’d like to go to a school where most kids aren’t from VA. She’s not insulting UVA, which is great for people who want that type of school. Plus, isn’t UVA super hard to get into from NOVA anyway? [/quote]

It is.  It is literally (a large part of) why people go to TJ, to go to UVA. [/quote]

I don't think that is true.  Fewer have been going.  More have been going OOS to good STEM programs.[/quote]

I mean why would somebody bust their butt at TJ just to go to UVA when all you need is. 3.4 and no d’s or f’s at a junior college for guaranteed admission?  It’s a sign of lack of common sense if you are that mixed up.[/quote]

[b]Thought it was a 3.5.[/quote][/b]

It’s a 3.5 average  GPA. But that is a college GPA, not the inflated 4.49 high school GPA that is the needed 75th percentile to get into UVA.  3,800 applied to transfer in 2019. Only 1,000+ got in (about a 30% return) and usually 600 show up. That 3.5 (higher if applying from a NoVA community college)  has to be in specified core subjects. It’s not easy. That’s one of the reasons why so many community college students drop out. So you are still seeing the cream of the crop coming into UVA junior year. I think it’s a wonderful program offered to Virginians. It allows many low income families an opportunity to get their kids into the state flagship in an economical way. Many if these students are URM, first generation, low-income, etc., which is why we need this program.[/quote]
I support the program, but its 3.4, not 3.5.
And I didn't realize there was a higher GPA requirement for NoVA? Frankly I wouldn't be surprised. Getting into UVA from RoVA only requires a pulse, and that's why the quality of the student body will simply be too low with 66% in-state. [/quote]

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