“… if UVa was to favor its own in a big way, it would by definition, be disfavoring those from William & Mary and VaTech – which would be political suicide in that state.”
So many fact free opinions available on CC. It’s clear that UVA does favor its own, as UVA undergrad is the most represented school, and is almost double the next highest school(W&M)-and note that VA Tech isn’t even on the list for top schools providing students. Per BB, the admissions committee must be intent on committing “political suicide”.
So attending UVA undergrad apparently does help, as does in-state status.