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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]19 TJ kids headed to Michigan [/b]and 14 to Cornell.[/quote]

Michigan viewed better than UVA? Enough to compensate for the cost difference between two? [/quote]

Michigan is viewed better than UVA and Michigan offers good amount of merit based aid.[/quote]

wait - but I thought there was a previous poster that said their state funding is decreasing.  How can they off more merit aid if that's the case?[/quote]

UVa is usually ranked higher than Michigan. 
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Michigan is ranked higher than UVA. [/quote]

Outside of VA, Michigan is considered far better than UVa. It's a well known fact.  [/quote]
It's more highly regarded in the Northeast.  Not sure about other areas of the country. 
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US News is nationwide and consistently ranks UVa higher than Michigan, going back well over a decade. Michigan might be more well known for sports because it is a Big 10 school, but UVa is better known for academics.

I personally wouldn't pay out-of-state tuition for Michigan when I could pay in-state tuition for the higher ranked Virginia. The difference between 23rd place for UVa and 29 for Michigan is not that great, but not enough to make it worth it to pay out if state tuition.

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As PP pointed out they are both good options for many students. But generally Michigan is well-regarded for undergrad and grad academics. Darden is also well-regarded.  UVA undergrad is plagued with preppy, old boy network image. Not academics. At least once you leave VA.

Certainly UVA is a great value for VA residents.  But it's not nearly as well-known outside of VA. That was my only point. It's a perfectly fine school.

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