<p>I do find it a little ironic in the Washington Post piece that an article complaining about the “unfair” situation of a Virginia student not getting into UVA because of the admission of OOS students later says that this same student now “loves meeting friends from different places”. That is, non-VA residents. Part of what makes a great college experience (and what she is already noticing) is exposure to people who are from a variety of backgrounds, geographies and cultures. </p>
<p>In all seriousness though, as long as the admission rate is less than 100% for Virginia residents someone will be upset that they didn’t get in - which seems to be the premise for the WP article. But not everyone can get in. Last year 8839 VA residents applied and 3732 were offered admission. Putting that in perspective means that 3732 Virginia students were selected in front of the young lady profiled in the article. That doesn’t necessarily sound like a problem with OOS applicants as much as it sounds like something in her own application didn’t add up.</p>