<p>The VA legislature tries to pass some version of this bill every year. It never passes because, as others here have noted, it’s a stupid idea. If Governor McDonnell really wants to increase the amount of Virginians with college degrees he should focus on community colleges and school funding at the K-12 level. Students from disadvantaged schools attend college at much lower rates than children from more affluent schools. Obviously there are more factors that prevent children from lower socioeconomic communities from attending college than just the quality of their schools, but the Virginia legislature should at least try to strike the problem at its root. What they’re proposing now is simple-minded legislation which does little but dilute the quality of higher education in Virginia. Oh well, can’t say I would expect much more from our fine politicians in Richmond.</p>
<p>That said, I can’t get over the sense of entitlement Seidner and his mother have. Maybe the Post just portrayed them in bad light, but there’s no reason any one should feel entitled to be accepted at a school like UVA. As others have noted, a 1300 and 3.99 (which I think we can safely assume is weighted) just ain’t that strong.</p>