<p>Speculation and a handful of anecdotal examples, and it still supports my understanding: that your GPA and class rank in your own school are more important than test scores, and that the University pretty much draws proportionally to population from across the state.</p>
<p>Go to the University’s own statistics on where the students are from. Add up how many are from NoVa (Fairfax/Loudoun/Prince William/Arlington Counties, Falls Church/Fairfax/Manassass/Alexandria Cities); divide by student population to see what proportion of students are from NoVa. Then grab the most recent census data and see what proportion of the the state’s population is from the same counties and cities. If you find a significant discrepancy between the two proportions, call the Washington Post, because that’s a news story.</p>
<p>If the University is simply taking the best 40% or so of applications from each school district in the state, that’s not a news story, and it’s not discriminating against NoVa.</p>