UVA — how best to transfer in?

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Anonymous wrote:After some research, not seeing much info or details on what it really takes to transfer to UVA for second year (VA resident, from a 30s ranked private college). Any good source or anecdotal info?

Yep, a friend's son did this. Didn't get into Tech or UVA. Went to JMU and transferred in after doing well in a business major for a year (maybe two?).

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My kid knows four transfers. Clemson, Penn state, W&M and NVCC. All had straight As after freshman year.

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Anonymous wrote:After some research, not seeing much info or details on what it really takes to transfer to UVA for second year (VA resident, from a 30s ranked private college). Any good source or anecdotal info?

Yep, a friend's son did this. Didn't get into Tech or UVA. Went to JMU and transferred in after doing well in a business major for a year (maybe two?).

I know many students who transferred into UVA from JMU, GMU and NOVA CC.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s much easier to transfer in as ,on gas they’re doing very well at current college. The tricky part is getting the credits to count at UVA.

It is pretty easy to figure out their system.

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What about for OOS students? Still capped?

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Anonymous wrote:Have a 4.0 at current university. Plan to transfer fall semester. Pick a major that lots of kids drop out of at uva first year. Have taken 2 semesters of a foreign language at your current university or have the AP credits to place out.

Thank you.
Anyone know majors that UVA kids drop?

Engineering but I don’t know that they drop or if they get booted but that’s kind of a weed out program everywhere. It might be a difficult one to transfer into though. I’d call the school. Dean J posted about transferring before if you don’t follow her, you should! She does live videos where you can ask questions and she will answer them.

I know one person switched major from Meds to CS. UVA retention rate is consistent at 96% first-year.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid knows four transfers. Clemson, Penn state, W&M and NVCC. All had straight As after freshman year.

this is encouraging

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Our kid, who did not apply to UVA as a high school senior, applied as a transfer from VT with a 4.0 GPA College freshman year, and 4.1 GPA in high school. Good rigor.
Waitlisted and ultimately rejected. Transferred to William & Mary and is fine.
And more of our kids credits would have counted at UVA than they did at W&M.

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PP here with the W&M kid: Would add one important thing here. Our child only took three years of foreign language in high school, none in college. If I remember correctly, the College of Arts and Science that our kid applied to requires four years.
We were surprised that our kid was even waitlisted. And yes, needs to take a foreign language at W&M.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here with the W&M kid: Would add one important thing here. Our child only took three years of foreign language in high school, none in college. If I remember correctly, the College of Arts and Science that our kid applied to requires four years.
We were surprised that our kid was even waitlisted. And yes, needs to take a foreign language at W&M.

I have W&M kid who did 4 years of foreign language in HS. Exempted out of foreign language and selected a major that doesn't require it.
Did not apply to UVA in HS. Now considering a transfer to UVA CAS- but will have to take 2 years foreign language. With regards to AP credits, more was given at W&M than what UVA will take.

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Anonymous wrote:Our kid, who did not apply to UVA as a high school senior, applied as a transfer from VT with a 4.0 GPA College freshman year, and 4.1 GPA in high school. Good rigor.
Waitlisted and ultimately rejected. Transferred to William & Mary and is fine.
And more of our kids credits would have counted at UVA than they did at W&M.

Not sure that 3 yrs (only) of HS language should keep kid out of UVA as a transfer — can’t/does UVA just require kid to take the foreign language at UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:PP here with the W&M kid: Would add one important thing here. Our child only took three years of foreign language in high school, none in college. If I remember correctly, the College of Arts and Science that our kid applied to requires four years.
We were surprised that our kid was even waitlisted. And yes, needs to take a foreign language at W&M.

I have W&M kid who did 4 years of foreign language in HS. Exempted out of foreign language and selected a major that doesn't require it.
Did not apply to UVA in HS. Now considering a transfer to UVA CAS- but will have to take 2 years foreign language. With regards to AP credits, more was given at W&M than what UVA will take.

What is it that’s driving the requirement for 2 yrs FL at UVA? (I thought generally that 4 yrs of HS foreign language was enough for UVA).

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I know 2 NOVA kids that transferred from University of Vermont to UVA after freshman year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here with the W&M kid: Would add one important thing here. Our child only took three years of foreign language in high school, none in college. If I remember correctly, the College of Arts and Science that our kid applied to requires four years.
We were surprised that our kid was even waitlisted. And yes, needs to take a foreign language at W&M.

I have W&M kid who did 4 years of foreign language in HS. Exempted out of foreign language and selected a major that doesn't require it.
Did not apply to UVA in HS. Now considering a transfer to UVA CAS- but will have to take 2 years foreign language. With regards to AP credits, more was given at W&M than what UVA will take.

What is it that’s driving the requirement for 2 yrs FL at UVA? (I thought generally that 4 yrs of HS foreign language was enough for UVA).

Foreign language is really a thing at UVA

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Anonymous wrote:But we can't say our kid is going to a community college, what would our friends say about that? We would be ruined in our social circles.

If your kid is doing well at NOVA and set for automatic transfer...just tell everyone they are at UVA.

Honestly, I wonder if there is a Charlottesville CC you could attend so at least you are at near campus...as long as you are next to the dbags at graduation, nobody is the wiser.