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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is the math plain and simple.  VA has more high stat kids than UVA, VT and W&M can admit in any given year.

Other state flagships want to bring in the best students they can, often are much larger than VA universities and don’t have as many highly qualified students in their home state.

Many OOS flagships sweeten the pot with tuition discounts/merit aid so a win/win for both parties.  [/quote]
You write this as if neither the state nor the schools has any control over the number of students they educate or the price they charge. Virginia could have enough seats to educate all their high-performing students in-state if that was something the state valued. [/quote]

VA has a breadth of excellent universities but in the end, top students only want UVA or VT or W&M.  Of the 3 only VT can really grow in capacity at the main campus.  Students want main campus accommodations, exactly why UVA-Wise will never take off and Penn State is closing a number of satellite campus locations.

If students can’t get into UVA they take the consolation prize and enjoy 4 years at Georgia, with money for grad school.

No brainer really.

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No, they (“top Students”) can easily go to the three via the community college transfer program or by regular transfer from another four year state or private university. Over 699 students do it every year at UVA. Unfortunately, many Va families eschew the community college easy access because they don’t think about it.  We are blessed in VA to have the public college and universities that we do. Btw I know many “top students” who went to GMU and JMU on full scholarship and are now in great law schools because all the  law schools want are top GPAs and LSAts which you can get at many of the VA publics. You don’t HAVE to go OPS as a top student. [/quote]

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