I heard that merit aid is given out based on student height, so at 4’9 I’m not really hopeful. Especially since I have a wrestling friend from school named Jbone who is gonna get a full-ride.
From our experience with older child two years ago, no merit $ for OOS other than Jefferson Scholars. This isn’t a negative by any means on UVA as it is is the same at other higher-ranked state schools as well - they have their flagship scholarship program and then nothing else through the University. Now others may have robust merit scholarships through their alumni associations, just not something that is offered at the time of admission when you are making decisions. And, for my current high school senior applying, he is over 6 feet tall so therefore highly qualified for merit aid but alas we can expect none:)
No OOS merit at UVA beyond the Jeff Scholars program. Pretty similar to what you find elsewhere for the top 25 USNWR schools.
Back in the olden days, UVA OOS at full price was a screaming deal (thank you VA taxpayers). But most of that discount is now gone. UVA’s OOS COA is about $58k which is in line with the other public Ivies and a slight discount to full private sticker prices.
UNC is really the only public Ivy that still looks like a deal at full sticker – $47k OOS COA.
I don’t think it’s going to be today, guys. Dean J just tweeted that she doesn’t have an update to share.
@pg112233 Hahah, just about 5’10 here. I wonder if they have any merit aid for being average height?
It’s not coming out today, based off Dean J saying there are no updates on Twitter. My guess is still Friday!
@rajandhisjourny Lol, same here! We should start a club “raising scholarship money for above average height college applicants”
Apparently “public Ivy” is in the eye of the beholder…many many public universities claim this but very few have admission stats to support the claim. Many state schools have individual programs that compete against the Ivies for its applicants but as a whole university they just don’t as they must, understandably and admirably, meet the needs of their state.
I think Public Ivy is fairly well defined per Public Ivies: A Guide to America’s best public undergraduate colleges and universities written by Richard Moll and published in 1985. Others may have since expanded the list, but the original 8, including UVA and UNC, was a pretty solid list.
Agreed. It’s funny how the list remains so accurate today even though it’s from over 30 years ago
For those interested the list is (he doesn’t rank them): Cal Berkeley, Miami (OH), UMichigan, UNC, UT (Austin), UVermont, UVA, and W&M
Really? Miami (OH), Vermont, W&M have admission stats comparable to Ivies? For that matter the others don’t either but some of their individual schools within the respective universities do. Or maybe I misunderstand the meaning of Public Ivy and it doesn’t mean the schools as a whole compete with the Ivies for the same students? It seems the list needs to be revised for this millennium.
Lighten up CP123. Nobody is claiming UVA is Harvard.
Public Ivy is a pretty common colloquial term. Shorthand for the top/best/highlest ranked etc. public universities. And no matter which list of top publics you look at, UVA will be on that list.
Cheers.
Sorry my comments stressed you northwest. You are correct UVA is no Harvard and that the Public Ivy term has lost its meaning given its common use. As a UVA alum I also agree and hope that UVA belongs on the list of top public universities.
I think the results are coming out today!!!
As it relates to the top public universities, and there are many, while they certainly don’t have the stats the ivies and other top private schools have (but these stats are somewhat manipulated and skewed as someone very thoroughly explained in a prior post) I do think you can get an Ivy level education in certain academic areas at certain schools. Like Michigan Engineering and Business. And Texas Business, UVA Business (off the top of my head). I’m sure that graduates from these programs have very similar opportunities to many Ivy graduates. Also, a lot of these top public universities also have very strong honors programs and I’m sure the education quality of these honors program could rival any top private schools.
At my daughter’s high school, the last two valedictorians ended up going to state schools (despite offers from “better” schools).
I also think there will be students on this thread that are accepted to UVA and a top private school (Ivy or similar) and choose UVA because it offers them more of what they are looking for.
@gizmo18 Why do you think so?
Only because one of my friends mom (who is on admission) said it would be today. So I’m cautiously optimistic. But it might still be Friday. We just have to wait until Jdean says something.
@gizmo18 you better not be messing with us
It might just be false hope or she is mistaken. But that’s what I heard.
I heard it was today too from a person in admissions but its getting too late at this point…