Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 15:47     Subject: Declining UVA
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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.


It’s ridiculous. That’s what it is. Who turns down one of the top universities in the country in favor of a no name school based on proximity to Virginia Beach?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 15:22     Subject: Declining UVA
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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


DP

The average GPA at CNU is about 1200 with an acceptance rate over 80%. If your kid got into UVA, then your kid isn't a big fish in a little pond, your kid is a whale in a fishtank. This does seem a little bit unusual.



Hey genius. 1200 is not a GPA. Also, it's hard to compare SAT scores when the schools do not require them.


This. UVA has no leg to stand on when it comes to SAT scores. Who knows how many kids are getting in TO from weak high schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 15:21     Subject: Declining UVA
Chose higher ranked, direct admit business school option over gambling with McIntire sophomore year.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:58     Subject: Declining UVA
Anonymous wrote:
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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


DP

The average GPA at CNU is about 1200 with an acceptance rate over 80%. If your kid got into UVA, then your kid isn't a big fish in a little pond, your kid is a whale in a fishtank. This does seem a little bit unusual.



Hey genius. 1200 is not a GPA. Also, it's hard to compare SAT scores when the schools do not require them.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:58     Subject: Re:Declining UVA
A better or cheaper option, seems obvious to me.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:56     Subject: Declining UVA
Admitted as OOS via RD

Can’t justify the cost.

Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:54     Subject: Declining UVA
Lots of people decline UVA. I can’t believe this is even in question.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:52     Subject: Declining UVA
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Anonymous wrote: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.


Yep. I know many that took VA Tech engineering or William & Mary over UVA. It’s fantastic VA has so many top-notch universities. The size and vibe is different at all these schools and they are all great so you can’t go wrong. It comes down to fit.


True. I know lots of kids who chose VT NON-engineering over UVA. It is definitely about fit.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:50     Subject: Declining UVA
My DC chose Ga. Tech over UVA for engineering. UVA was the close second choice followed by Va. Tech/GMU.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:47     Subject: Declining UVA
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
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


DP

The average GPA at CNU is about 1200 with an acceptance rate over 80%. If your kid got into UVA, then your kid isn't a big fish in a little pond, your kid is a whale in a fishtank. This does seem a little bit unusual.



DP. My kid is truly torn between UVA and VCU, which has a 92% acceptance rate.


Acceptance rate doesn’t really matter to be honest. Pick the one he likes most!
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:43     Subject: Declining UVA
Anonymous wrote:
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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


DP

The average GPA at CNU is about 1200 with an acceptance rate over 80%. If your kid got into UVA, then your kid isn't a big fish in a little pond, your kid is a whale in a fishtank. This does seem a little bit unusual.



DP. My kid is truly torn between UVA and VCU, which has a 92% acceptance rate.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:41     Subject: Declining UVA
Anonymous wrote: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.


Yep. I know many that took VA Tech engineering or William & Mary over UVA. It’s fantastic VA has so many top-notch universities. The size and vibe is different at all these schools and they are all great so you can’t go wrong. It comes down to fit.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:41     Subject: Declining UVA
Anonymous wrote:Let’s be real, not everyone that is admitted will enroll. If your DC rejected UVA, can you share why and where they went?


Friends had a daughter who applied EA to Princeton and UVA, she got accepted EA to Princeton but let the whole decision lie until April.

According to her parents, she just decided "what was all the effort for?" if not to go to Princeton.

Both parents were alumni of both schools
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:37     Subject: Declining UVA
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Anonymous wrote:
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


DP

The average GPA at CNU is about 1200 with an acceptance rate over 80%. If your kid got into UVA, then your kid isn't a big fish in a little pond, your kid is a whale in a fishtank. This does seem a little bit unusual.

Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 14:07     Subject: Declining UVA
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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.


We are OOS and UVA is very popular with our high school. DD’s good friend (class of 2025) chose UVA over Penn/Wharton. All comes down to fit.

OOS? That is a terrible decision. Zero way they had the Penn admit. Same with the CNU over UVA pick when both are in state. Not logical and not believable


You need to get a life and stop questioning every post that does not conform with your world view. It’s frankly bizzare.

I have no dog in this fight and was simply sharing this student’s choice. She was an OOS applicant with a perfect ACT, 4.0 with highest rigor, NMF, and exceptional EC’s. She simply did not like Upenn.

I’m also puzzled by these arguments. The OP asked why people rejected UVA for another college, and everyone tried to give her an honest answer.

Though the question makes sense only if it’s limited to in state. There are plenty of reasons why one would turn down UVA oos!