<p>[U.Va</a>. Office of Admission Profile](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/profile.html]U.Va”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/profile.html)
unsupported? umm, okay, if you call posts by the undergrad admissions office “unsupported.”</p>
<p>“Based on the 2007 admissions numbers 812 students in the freshman class attended non-public schools.”
^^^You are under the assumption that all prep schools are private, which is false. For example, I have a friend who attends school in MA, and this school has about 15 students per year admitted to UVA. However, it is an “exam” school, which qualifies as a prep school, but is not private. Therefore, some prep schools are public.</p>
<p>“These, again, are factually inaccurate statements, unless you want to discredit statistical reports from the respective schools. UNC’s OOS admission rate hovers in the 18-20% range, while UVA’s is closer to 30%, approximately as I indicated. This based on “real” numbers obtained from the respective sites rather than “rumor”.”</p>
<p>Haha, you’re quite funny. I clearly stated that those numbers were obtained from admissions representatives. Since they must be your coworkers after your in-depth knowledge of every stat down to the one-hundredth of a point, I suggest you take up the matter with them, not me. If the Dean of Admissions at UVA is misinformed of his own dept., that is his mistake, not mine. So stop saying “you asserted,” and start saying “he asserted.” For I am not the one who came up with those numbers or words; he did. And, to be honest, I think he knows a heck of a lot more than you.</p>
<p>“Since you apparently make no effort to determine the facts before accusing others of believing in rumors, I will make it easy for you.”
Thank you, that was quite considerate.</p>
<p>“Perhaps you should learn to do you homework before making unsupported factual assertions. You will do much better is college if you develop this skill.”
You seriously think I’m going to take YOUR advice, of all people? 
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<p>Listen, just because I said a school is slightly harder to get into than the one you attend doesn’t mean you have to get your undies in a bunch. To be honest, there are schools (relatively speaking) out there that carry a bigger name than UNC, even public ones. There are also some that carry a bigger name than UVA. On the west coast, few people know UNC outside of “A really good basketball school.” Heck, most people are shocked when they find out it is a top-10 public school. I’m sure the same can be said for UCLA and USC on the East Coast. Of course, on the flip side, both UNC and UVA are some of the best schools in the country for academics and athletics. Just chill out! You will do a lot better in LIFE if you develop this skill.</p>