<p>Actually, UVa has gone from a need-blind admissions to need-aware with AccessUVa. Yes, their actions are honorable, but how they got here isn’t. They are also funding AccessUVa on the backs of students via tuition increases over the next 5 years. </p>
<p>To say “low-income students aren’t applying” is an excuse and an over-simplification of the issue. This certainly is a blemish on the records of Casteen and Blackburn. It appears UVa’s newly chartered status won’t help this issue either.</p>
<p>The fact that UVa is a public university makes one take a further double take. UC Berkley: 22k enrollment, 32% low income students. UCLA: 25K enrollment, 35% low-income…etc. If Cali can do it, why can’t Virginia?</p>
<p>In any case, true or not, the lack of socioeconomic diversity at UVa certainly paints it as an elitist institution. Frankly, it’s an embarrassment</p>