<p>I looked on the collegeboard website for the University of Virginia.</p>
<p>One of their very important admission factors is: State Residency (makes sense)</p>
<p>One of their considered admission factors is: Geographical Residence</p>
<p>I would like to clear up what the difference really is. Also, is it possible to say that I am instate because my grandparents have been living there for over 2 years? Wouldn't I technically have state residence but simply be in a different geographical residence? (I live in Florida)</p>
<p>ya can't have both. They have a mandate to serve the Commonwealth of VA (your first point) but they also see the value in having geographic diversity which is what I believe your 2nd point refers to -- getting kids from under represented places in the USA. Basically if you're the top HS senior from S. Dakota, UVA would love to have you.</p>
<p>I think they may also look at different parts of Virginia differently; that is, NoVa is so densely populated and with a lot of kids applying from very academic high schools, while the southwest part of the state is much more rural--I think that is a form of geographic consideration within the category of in-state. Possibly coming from an underrepresented state also helps wtihin the out of state pool, which is generally held to even more rigorous admissions standards than the in-state pool. In any event, the fact that your grandparents live in Va does not make you even remotely in-state. Being the child of a UVa alum would, however, in terms of admission, not tuition.</p>
<p>i live in VA and as far as i know, there are quotas from each school for in-state
as mattmom explained, northern VA has so many kids and many strong schools academically. so there are like quotas for each school which is why it is kinda difficult for people in northern virginia to get into UVA
for the rest of virginia, it isnt as strenuous to get into UVA</p>