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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I don't understand is why apply to so many out of state $chools when there are plenty of terrific in-state options. My senior applied to only one out-of-state university, the rest were in state. Didn't get into the out of state school but got into a state flagship just fine.

I think families are applying out of state for bragging rights, and ending up with nothing.[/quote]

My high achiever kid didn’t get into the state flagship or the state tech school.  You can’t assume those are options nowadays.[/quote]

and I assume you mean UVA and VA Tech....perhaps the essays sucked and reflected no effort because those were the "safeties". I don't know certainly but I did hear the story on this board of a high stats kid who did get into both and spent alot of time on those PITA essays. I don't think high stats kids realize the importance of anything other than stats for the sake of stats.[/quote]
NP - we really can’t make the assumptions you made when we simply don’t know.
One of my kids is at one of those schools. It has plenty of downsides. If we had more money, I’d have pushed for OOS just for a change in social scenery. Tho once out of NOVA, Virginia is a change of social scenery.[/quote]
yes I'm assuming but there as a recent post that sounded like the same stats and did not get into those two schools, which is why I made the potential assumption. Yes I have a kid at UVA and i know it's not the perfect place, but frankly its all we could afford. We knew that, set that expectation that DS could go anywhere as long as it cost no more than VA instate at W&M (the most executive instate) and they developed their list around that. Not hard. Would I have loved to have said, you can go anywhere, I've $350K reserved for you? Sure, but it was not true and he is happy where he is though like all transitions, it can have its challenges. Not the least of which is its very competitive AT UVA, not just to get in. Getting into clubs, both social and athletic, is not easy even once you're there.[/quote]

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