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<p>This just confirms my opinion that full fare paying out of state students have in essence pre contributed to class giving.</p>
<p>Well this should convince Dean J that OOS students are a major profit center for UVa, just as I had said.</p>
<p>“Non-resident tuition at the University of Virginia is not far behind. “We support many forms of diversity, geographic diversity among them,” Virginia’s dean of admission, Greg Roberts, told me. These out-of-state students don’t just offer different perspectives, however: The tuition they pay covers 1 1/2 times the cost of their education.”</p>
<p>And the “Coastie Song” is really a love song to the Jewish American Princess. An exotic creature most instate students are not familiar with until they get to Madison. Most of my Jewish friends thought it was a hoot but a few people are upset.</p>
<p>UVA is still supposed to be “need blind”, although I wish this weren’t the case.</p>
<p>I’m not applying for financial aid anywhere, as I likely wouldn’t get it, and I am hoping it will give me some advantage at the OOS schools I am applying (UNC AND UVA). </p>
<p>But I seriously doubt it will have any effect.</p>
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<p>Why? You think you should be able to buy your way out of everything?</p>
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You don’t really think that Ryan82 is paying for college himself?</p>
<p>Without Need-blind, schools would be discriminating against students who can’t afford it. I think its pretty admirable schools like UVA are still at least attempting to help lower income people like myself out.</p>
<p>I hardly think it is me buying my way out of anything.</p>
<p>If I (my family included) am going to have to pay $124,000 over four years plus cost of living at UVA it is of my opinion that UVA should factor that into my application. </p>
<p>I know that isn’t politically correct and I am sorry if that struck a nerve as being elitist, but the world we are living in isn’t a “need blind” fair place. If it was fair you wouldn’t see grossly under-qualified URM students and recruited athletes being admitted over more qualified candidates, regardless of socio-economic status.</p>
<p><em>Ends tirade</em></p>
<p>Lets say that he/she is exactly similar in terms of their credentials as you but cannot pay for their tuition because his/her parents cannot afford it. Is it that students fault that he/she cannot pay for his/her tuition? Does the student have any opportunity to change his financial situation at such a young age? I don’t believe so.</p>
<p>Just because a student is part of a family that is able to pay for his/her tuition does not mean that they should have an edge over other students that need financial aid to attend the same college. It is out of the students’ control. </p>
<p>Yes it may seem unfair to those who pay are obligated to be the full tuition, but just put yourself in a family’s shoes who cannot pay for their tuition. He/she could have extraordinary qualifications but somehow gets denied because of their financial status to a student with lesser qualifications who does not need financial aid. </p>
<p>UVA and the other colleges that are need-blind help create a more “equal” society. Isn’t that what the founding fathers based this country on? lol</p>