Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s some perspective for all of you. I had two kids go to UVA. My youngest got in 10 years ago from Arlington public schools. She was an UMC white girl with no hooks, average excurriculars, a weighted GPA of just over a 4.0 (9 or 10 APs with plenty of Bs) and had a superscored SAT no higher than the mid-1200s. Granted, she got in off the waitlist, but still, I’m sure she wouldn’t have a prayer today.
Oh, and for what it’s worth, she ended up doing just fine academically, has lots of good memories, made some good friends that she still keeps in touch with and is happy enough that she went there, but all in all she wasn’t blown away by the experience. Her older sister feels exactly the same way.
Do go away, this is 2022. Your children’s experiences are 100% irrelevant.