Anonymous
01/27/2026 05:08
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
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So what if you see people you know from high school in college? My FCPS high school had 600+ students graduating my year. I remember thinking, wow, there were tons of people I didn’t know at all.
I saw people on campus at my in state VA school, but it doesn’t mean it’s a continuation of high school at all, or that the transition to college is very easy for them, or that you won’t make all kinds of new friends.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to UVA with about 25 kids from my FCPS. About the same amount of kids from my high school went to JMU, WM, and VT.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
Well said. The people who claim "high school 2.0" clearly don't have kids at these state schools or else they would know it's anything but. They sound stupid.
I've asked my UVA kids if they have ever seen anyone from their high school classes. Nope. You know there are 25,944 students (including grad) there.
There is an Arlington contingent that is constantly crossing paths, whether they want to or not.
So what if you see people you know from high school in college? My FCPS high school had 600+ students graduating my year. I remember thinking, wow, there were tons of people I didn’t know at all.
I saw people on campus at my in state VA school, but it doesn’t mean it’s a continuation of high school at all, or that the transition to college is very easy for them, or that you won’t make all kinds of new friends.
Anonymous
01/27/2026 00:14
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to UVA with about 25 kids from my FCPS. About the same amount of kids from my high school went to JMU, WM, and VT.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
Well said. The people who claim "high school 2.0" clearly don't have kids at these state schools or else they would know it's anything but. They sound stupid.
I've asked my UVA kids if they have ever seen anyone from their high school classes. Nope. You know there are 25,944 students (including grad) there.
There is an Arlington contingent that is constantly crossing paths, whether they want to or not.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 23:49
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to UVA with about 25 kids from my FCPS. About the same amount of kids from my high school went to JMU, WM, and VT.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
Well said. The people who claim "high school 2.0" clearly don't have kids at these state schools or else they would know it's anything but. They sound stupid.
I've asked my UVA kids if they have ever seen anyone from their high school classes. Nope. You know there are 25,944 students (including grad) there.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 20:23
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
they why is it so competitive?
+1
And why are there rankings?
Engineering is competitive even though it doesn’t matter where you go, because even though you don’t need prestige to get a good job as an engineer, that fact doesn’t stop us humans from wanting prestige.
This word salad simply boils down to: of course engineering schools are ranked, and for good reason. Everyone knows what the top 20 undergrad engineering schools (that offer a doctorate) are:
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate?myCollege=engineering-doctorate&_sort=myCollege&_sortDirection=asc
Anonymous
01/26/2026 20:03
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
they why is it so competitive?
+1
And why are there rankings?
Engineering is competitive even though it doesn’t matter where you go, because even though you don’t need prestige to get a good job as an engineer, that fact doesn’t stop us humans from wanting prestige.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 19:44
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to UVA with about 25 kids from my FCPS. About the same amount of kids from my high school went to JMU, WM, and VT.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
Well said. The people who claim "high school 2.0" clearly don't have kids at these state schools or else they would know it's anything but. They sound stupid.
I've asked my UVA kids if they have ever seen anyone from their high school classes. Nope. You know there are 25,944 students (including grad) there.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 19:22
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
they why is it so competitive?
+1
And why are there rankings?
Anonymous
01/26/2026 19:19
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:I went to UVA with about 25 kids from my FCPS. About the same amount of kids from my high school went to JMU, WM, and VT.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
Well said. The people who claim "high school 2.0" clearly don't have kids at these state schools or else they would know it's anything but. They sound stupid.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 18:58
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Michigan vs in state UVA … UVA. Half the price and maybe a third of the school size.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 18:33
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
they why is it so competitive?
People figured out that engineering pays well and is relatively stable.
ABET sets a high floor for rigor and for content coverage in engineering and CS.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 18:32
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
+1. From one's acceptances, pick the college with the highest graduation rate.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 18:30
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
they why is it so competitive?
Anonymous
01/26/2026 18:29
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
It really doesn't matter where you go to school for engineering. Really it doesn't.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 18:23
Subject: Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
I went to UVA with about 25 kids from my FCPS. About the same amount of kids from my high school went to JMU, WM, and VT.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
In no way at any of those schools is it “High school 2.0” or “13th grade” or “Nova West” or any other derogatory name for this situation.
Yes, I had more familiarity with the school just because it was in state, and yes I had more acquaintances than my friend from Oklahoma. But none of my best friends were there, and college was a new experience for everyone.
Feel free to spend A LOT more for OOS if you’re in love with a school but, there is no discernible difference in school quality and ability to grow into adulthood from an in state school.
Anonymous
01/26/2026 15:46
Subject: Re:Michigan vs in state VA based on major/school
i can tell you some got into uva ed, none into um engineering at my kids school , we will see what happens with uva ea