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<p>Vanderbilt, Wash U and Georgia Tech are not better than UVA. </p>
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<p>I agree...add me to the list of expensive-school graduates who think it wouldn't make sense for a family in your position to pay for Vandy or Wash U if UVA or W&M are options. It's worth applying just to see if a fin aid miracle occurs, but unless your kid is absolutely miserable at the thought of staying in-state, I wouldn't pay anywhere close to the sticker price under these circumstances.</p>