Besides declining for Ivies, I know kids who have declined UVA for SLACs and William & Mary. They preferred the smaller class sizes and didn't think the UVA social vibe fit their personalities. They are all doing really well. My DC is deciding between UVA and another school. If they pick the other school, it will be because it offers a major they are interested in that UVA does not.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose CNU over UVA. He liked the fit better and the vibe. UVA was larger than he wanted as well. 10K was his goal but other than Radford and WM not many schools in that range. He is thriving at CNU and (from my biased view) is a big fish there. He made a great decision. He also wants to be closer to the beach than the mountains.

What a bizarre decision, sorry.

THIS is why people think UVA grads are such douches.
That they went to UVA is the first thing you learn about them . . . as if anyone cares.

FYI, my DC turned down a top 15 school in the NE for a small VA school, akin to CNU. Part was costs (we COULD have paid the big bill but DC chose to grad debt free with money for grad school). Part was location. Part was feel of the campus/vibe. On paper, the choice looks crazy but, in reality, it was the perfect decision and DC is thriving.

Not everyone is a wanna-be striver, PP.

Mic drop. UVA boosters go home DEVASTATED

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose CNU over UVA. He liked the fit better and the vibe. UVA was larger than he wanted as well. 10K was his goal but other than Radford and WM not many schools in that range. He is thriving at CNU and (from my biased view) is a big fish there. He made a great decision. He also wants to be closer to the beach than the mountains.

What a bizarre decision, sorry.

You’re a jerk, sorry. DP

Preferring the beach to the mountains? Sorry, that's one bizarre reason for picking CNU over UVA.

DP and it's really not.

I personally believe that a kid will thrive where they're comfortable/happy. And that success post-graduation has a lot more to do with that than with any school stats.

My kid chose JMU over the option to do a year at Wise

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose CNU over UVA. He liked the fit better and the vibe. UVA was larger than he wanted as well. 10K was his goal but other than Radford and WM not many schools in that range. He is thriving at CNU and (from my biased view) is a big fish there. He made a great decision. He also wants to be closer to the beach than the mountains.

What a bizarre decision, sorry.

You’re a jerk, sorry. DP

Preferring the beach to the mountains? Sorry, that's one bizarre reason for picking CNU over UVA.

You're still a jerk.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose CNU over UVA. He liked the fit better and the vibe. UVA was larger than he wanted as well. 10K was his goal but other than Radford and WM not many schools in that range. He is thriving at CNU and (from my biased view) is a big fish there. He made a great decision. He also wants to be closer to the beach than the mountains.

What a bizarre decision, sorry.

THIS is why people think UVA grads are such douches.
That they went to UVA is the first thing you learn about them . . . as if anyone cares.

FYI, my DC turned down a top 15 school in the NE for a small VA school, akin to CNU. Part was costs (we COULD have paid the big bill but DC chose to grad debt free with money for grad school). Part was location. Part was feel of the campus/vibe. On paper, the choice looks crazy but, in reality, it was the perfect decision and DC is thriving.

Not everyone is a wanna-be striver, PP.

Kids chose other schools for a variety of reasons. In my kid's circle, those that went elsewhere either did so b/c of a stronger program, size preference or b/c they wanted to experience a different part of the country.

Anonymous wrote:My kid is admitted to UVA (EA) while many of his classmates have better GPA/SAT were rejected. According to Scoir, my kid's stat is right at the admit line, so we are very thankful and considered this a miracle. I think it is his ECs and letters that carried him. Right now, he is choosing between UMD (with scholarships) and UVA. For his STEM majors, UMD makes more sense. He said he will wait until the admitted students day to see how he feels.

What are his ECs? Thanks.

Chose an Ivy (RD acceptance for Ivy).

My kid is admitted to UVA (EA) while many of his classmates have better GPA/SAT were rejected. According to Scoir, my kid's stat is right at the admit line, so we are very thankful and considered this a miracle. I think it is his ECs and letters that carried him. Right now, he is choosing between UMD (with scholarships) and UVA. For his STEM majors, UMD makes more sense. He said he will wait until the admitted students day to see how he feels.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose CNU over UVA. He liked the fit better and the vibe. UVA was larger than he wanted as well. 10K was his goal but other than Radford and WM not many schools in that range. He is thriving at CNU and (from my biased view) is a big fish there. He made a great decision. He also wants to be closer to the beach than the mountains.

What a bizarre decision, sorry.

You’re a jerk, sorry. DP

Preferring the beach to the mountains? Sorry, that's one bizarre reason for picking CNU over UVA.

That’s your opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:For some kids attending UVA is a lifelong dream, for some kids it is a target and for others a safety.

Kids apply to a number of schools, and in most cases get acceptances from more than one school but in the end can only attend one school. So yield won’t be 100%.

Fit matters and believe it or not UVA may not be the best fit for everyone.

Nice subtle dig. UVA isn't a "safety" for any kid, almost by definition.

I agree that you cannot call anything with an under 20% admissions rate a safety. But if you look at Naviance at our FCPS school, there is a top right corner that is 100% green checks. Students whose numbers fall within that part of the graph can be very confident that they will be admitted.

Still doesn't make it a safety.

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Anonymous wrote:For some kids attending UVA is a lifelong dream, for some kids it is a target and for others a safety.

Kids apply to a number of schools, and in most cases get acceptances from more than one school but in the end can only attend one school. So yield won’t be 100%.

Fit matters and believe it or not UVA may not be the best fit for everyone.

Nice subtle dig. UVA isn't a "safety" for any kid, almost by definition.

I agree that you cannot call anything with an under 20% admissions rate a safety. But if you look at Naviance at our FCPS school, there is a top right corner that is 100% green checks. Students whose numbers fall within that part of the graph can be very confident that they will be admitted.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid got rejected - a lot of kids high stat kid got rejected. Might be for yield or too many from the same HS or too many from NoVa. They can't take 100% or the TJ applicants - check the other thread. TJ is already at top 3-5% of the populous area.

Look for a path forward. UVA Wise path is one. No personal experience but as a parent - this lets me sleep at night knowing the option exists.

UVA Wise is not open to rejected kids.

And UVA does not yield protect. It is a state school with an extremely high yield in-state . It can't afford to yield protect, it doesn't have the bandwidth to yield protect, and it does not need to yield protect. Out of state applicants are held to a higher standard because there are fewer spots for them. And as you said, the competition at TJ and a few other high schools is so tough that excellent applicants will be rejected because they are compared first and foremost to their peers. This is not yield protection.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC chose CNU over UVA. He liked the fit better and the vibe. UVA was larger than he wanted as well. 10K was his goal but other than Radford and WM not many schools in that range. He is thriving at CNU and (from my biased view) is a big fish there. He made a great decision. He also wants to be closer to the beach than the mountains.

What a bizarre decision, sorry.

You’re a jerk, sorry. DP

Preferring the beach to the mountains? Sorry, that's one bizarre reason for picking CNU over UVA.