Washington Post: More seats at U-Va. could ease admission woes

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>College</a> Inc. - More seats at U-Va. could ease admission woes</p>

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<p>Terrible, terrible idea. My alma mater will be the new Virginia Tech in a decade if this actually takes place.</p>

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<p>I think it’s a really bad idea as well…</p>

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<p>uva could put more effort on its quality rather than increasing its size.</p>

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<p>“My alma mater will be the new Virginia Tech in a decade if this actually takes place”</p>

<p>I can just hear my Hokie son saying… “they wish” </p>

<p>(just having some rivalry fun with you wahoomb :))</p>

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<p>Why do people always mess with what works?</p>

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<p>I don’t mind this so much, but the larger class size becomes very evident during budget cuts (e.g. right now) because courses fill up very quickly and don’t have a lot of space. I’ve found that a very large number of courses have waitlists of twenty or more people on them right now. It’s important to slightly curve increases in enrollment during economic booms in order to save up a “piggy bank” of money that can be used to offer a sufficient number of courses during economic downturns.</p>

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<p>Mama, unfortunately, what isn’t working is the amount of money that the state of Virginia is sending to its higher educational institutions. </p>

<p>By increasing the numbers of students admitted at UVA, (the article said 1400 over time will be added- 120 for next year) they can keep admitting the OOS kids, who are welcomed for their diversity, smarts and $, while appeasing the VA politicians who are getting an earful from in state families whose kids aren’t getting in despite having stellar credentials. </p>

<p>Personally, as a parent I am happy to see they are doing this; there will be 120 really talented kids who are thrilled to pieces to be accepted to this competitive and fine school. Obviously there are student and alumni concerns that have already been mentioned. Hopefully, the university has studied this enough to see that there won’t be too much of a negative impact on anything dealing with academics or living conditions in general. It will be interesting to see in the next few years how the administration and students feel after this change has taken effect.</p>

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<p>KandK’s post is dead on.</p>

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<p>Actually the 120 students will be added this year. Quoting:</p>

<p>“But the university is adding freshman seats in the fall. […] The university will enroll an entering class of 3,360, an increase of about 120 students, said Greg Roberts, dean of admission, in a release. That translates to about 200 to 250 more offers of admission.”</p>

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<p>This year to someone in academia ends in May. Next year starts after that. :)</p>

<p>The first increase comes with next year’s incoming class.</p>

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<p>First Early Action, now a bigger class… why do they get everything? LOL</p>

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[Gooch/Dillard</a>, Housing Division, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/housing/options.php?id=gooch&type=upperclass]Gooch/Dillard”>http://www.virginia.edu/housing/options.php?id=gooch&type=upperclass)
Well now we know where they are living</p>

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<p>What?! Gooch and Dillard for first years?! I guess it’s good for the first-years who don’t like to have a roommate.</p>

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<p>Is that the ONLY place we could dorm? I kind of wanted a roommate. -_-</p>

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<p>You’ll still have suite-mates. It’s awful though, I lived there for a year and most of my friends hated it. The good thing is that Runk is close by and there’s a bus stop across the street.</p>

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There are many, many more residence halls. Just go to the housing division’s website. They list out all the options and include pictures and floor plans.</p>

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<p>Dean J, I have a question. </p>

<p>How can the state, who only gives 5% of the University’s budget, actually make demands on what the school can and cannot do?</p>

<p>Why doesn’t UVA go private? Was educating the state of Virginia apart of Jefferson’s vision for the school?</p>

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<p>UVA doesn’t go private because

  1. 5% of a lot of money is still a lot of money
  2. Alumni will not be happy and give their money if it is not their state school anymore
  3. rebranding will cost more than that 5%… a lot more… the state owns the name as far as i understand
    my 2cents</p>
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<p>DeanJ:</p>

<p>Could you please come over to this thread

and answer whether colleges ever check up on what applicants self-report for the APs on the Common App? Thanks!</p>