Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my mind, if you get into UVA instate, you may rationally choose an Ivy (other than Brown, obviously), Stanford, MIT, or Cal Tech instead. That's it, though.

Or Amherst, Williams, or Swarthmore

This. There are many schools that are "better" than UVA and worth the extra money, assuming you have it, which many UMC people do if they've been saving all along like they should have.

What about Emory, WashU in STL, or Vandy?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my mind, if you get into UVA instate, you may rationally choose an Ivy (other than Brown, obviously), Stanford, MIT, or Cal Tech instead. That's it, though.

Or Amherst, Williams, or Swarthmore

This. There are many schools that are "better" than UVA and worth the extra money, assuming you have it, which many UMC people do if they've been saving all along like they should have.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on your social circle. In upper income areas going to UVa is meh... it's all about bragging about kids at an elite private or out of state public e.g. Michigan, Berkeley.

+1 In-state public colleges are basically middle class feeders. The wealthy send their kids out of state to broaden their horizons, typically to private colleges. It's not difficult for a normal upper middle class kid to get into a state flagship.

True.

+ 2

Fwiw, we are saving as much as we can with the motivation of being able to send our kids to their first choice private school.

Anonymous wrote:In my mind, if you get into UVA instate, you may rationally choose an Ivy (other than Brown, obviously), Stanford, MIT, or Cal Tech instead. That's it, though.

Agree with this. DC accepted to UVA and top 10 Ivy - we ponied the extra $$ for the Ivy and DC is thriving there. No regrets.

Anonymous wrote:In my mind, if you get into UVA instate, you may rationally choose an Ivy (other than Brown, obviously), Stanford, MIT, or Cal Tech instead. That's it, though.

Or Amherst, Williams, or Swarthmore

In my mind, if you get into UVA instate, you may rationally choose an Ivy (other than Brown, obviously), Stanford, MIT, or Cal Tech instead. That's it, though.

No!!! Go to UVA. Georgetown is full of a bunch of rich, stuck up kids. You will get just as good an education at UVA

Anonymous wrote:Ok. Let's say that their college peers didn't go to the same HS. They went to the HS a few miles away. Or that other HS a few miles the other way. Even if most of those kids didn't actually go to the same HS they mostly all have a very, very similar background.

What % UVA is from NoVA?

looks like roughly 1/4 of UVA undergrad is from NOVA.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/does-uva-have-a-quota-for-northern-virginia-admissions/2013/11/25/559685ba-557b-11e3-835d-e7173847c7cc_story.html

Anonymous wrote:The football hazing allegations lawsuit against UVA is chilling.

It is very, very upsetting. I am an alum and I am horrified by the allegations.

The football hazing allegations lawsuit against UVA is chilling.

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Anonymous wrote:At least one of the arguments people are making for G'town over UVA doesn't really apply to this situation IMO. If one of my goals was to broaden my kid's horizons, I certainly wouldn't think sending him across the river to Georgetown was the way to do it.

exactly. my vote would be neither. let the kids go away for college.

Touche, but GU is far more geographically diverse than UVA:

18% International
17 % Virginia
13% Maryland
12% Washington, DC
5% New York
4% California
3% Florida
3% Pennsylvania
2% each: Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Texas
Other 14% made up of various states throughout U.S.

This thread reminded me of my own experience. Went away to college. Two girls from my school went to the same university. They weren't friends in high school, but lived together all four years.

You can go to college several states away and still cling to what you know. I think you can go to school down the road and still manage to expand your horizons.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on your social circle. In upper income areas going to UVa is meh... it's all about bragging about kids at an elite private or out of state public e.g. Michigan, Berkeley.

+1 In-state public colleges are basically middle class feeders. The wealthy send their kids out of state to broaden their horizons, typically to private colleges. It's not difficult for a normal upper middle class kid to get into a state flagship.

True.

Ok. Let's say that their college peers didn't go to the same HS. They went to the HS a few miles away. Or that other HS a few miles the other way. Even if most of those kids didn't actually go to the same HS they mostly all have a very, very similar background.

What % UVA is from NoVA?

I found the top 12 enrolling schools for 2011. Most of the good FFX high schools are in the 30s.

http://m.richmond.com/news/article_20fed20b-b927-5ca3-b549-33269eb36914.html?mode=jqm

And W&M for comparison. Note that the W&M numbers are admitted, not enrolled.

http://m.richmond.com/news/article_e4755346-a1dd-56ad-b73a-79d8326ce8ba.html?mode=jqm