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<p>To people who live in Northern VA, NOVA is the community college. To the rest of the state, NOVA is the 703 and 571 area codes. I’m guessing that it was brought up because it’s harder to get into UVA from Northern VA than from the rest of the state, but schools go for geographical diversity within the state as well. Some people argue that out of state students are taking spots of northern va kids who should be able to attend UVA if they are qualified.</p>