@richmond22: did he commit to paying on his own (ie., without co-signed loans)? Do you know the amount of loans and if your dad can pay them for 5 years?
[Note that you will NOT be considered a resident after a year so he’ll have to pay OOS fees for at least 4 years and, depending on whether you make it into the Public Policy major right away,perhaps 5.]
Did you get a scholarship to UVA or would you have been full pay anyway?