UVA Regular Decision Friday, 3/18

[Anonymous]

1490 SAT (but went test optional because the scores came in too late)
96 GPA
3 season athlete (XC, Co-Ed & Girls Wrestling)
Model UN
2 musical instruments
Various positions in student government
Scholarship to study abroad
Triple legacy status
EA deferred, RD waitlisted OOS

[Anonymous]

We are waiting (and praying hard) on GT (deferred). DH parents are GT alums and son grew up visiting Atlanta and the campus and loves it.
Son also loves Pitt and we like it as well and he is going there unless GT comes through; both my parents are Pitt alums and we have yet to meet an unhappy Pitt grad or student. Actually likes Pitt more than Rice and Duke (liked the student body and the professors the talked with more and just got that "at home" feeling). Got a vibe of "you're just lucky to be here" from some of the other schools. Looking back we prob should have avoided all this application crap and taken the Pitt acceptance in September and been done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Deferred and now waitlist. Getting frustrated with this process; multiple deferrals and now 2 waitlists... what if most other deferrals are waitlists? How can you start to make any kind of plans? Seems like a giant game and we are tired of playing. Applied to a good balance of schools.

790M/780V SAT
4.0UW/4.7W
All the usual APs with 4-5s
Strong application with true passion project and 4 year community leadership/volunteer positions
Great LORs
Counselors are stumped

Overall just a strong, smart, passionate student who has worked his tail off in high school and is NOT feeling the love. Maybe bc last name is literally at the end of the alphabet and people get tired reading apps??? Who knows. It's hard to respect the game when you have no idea what the rules are.

That's a shame. What schools is he applying to? Hang in there.

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

GPA is low for UVA unless that is top 5% in the class.

Hmm, don’t know the class rank. Not placing blame at all but guidance counselor all but called it a sure thing because of the NMS commendation.

UVA and VT were in the Washington Post article saying NMS doesn’t hold weight with them.

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

GPA is low for UVA unless that is top 5% in the class.

Hmm, don’t know the class rank. Not placing blame at all but guidance counselor all but called it a sure thing because of the NMS commendation.

UVA and VT were in the Washington Post article saying NMS doesn’t hold weight with them.

Well, there you go.

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

GPA is low for UVA unless that is top 5% in the class.

Hmm, don’t know the class rank. Not placing blame at all but guidance counselor all but called it a sure thing because of the NMS commendation.

UVA and VT were in the Washington Post article saying NMS doesn’t hold weight with them.

well then what actually does hold weight with them? I have been reading the admission blogs from time to time and they some come across as quite condescending.

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

GPA is low for UVA unless that is top 5% in the class.

Hmm, don’t know the class rank. Not placing blame at all but guidance counselor all but called it a sure thing because of the NMS commendation.

Your guidance counselor said that? I'm surprised because it's common knowledge that UVA does not weigh test scores heavily. UVA is much more about rigor of courses and grades in core courses. Dean J says over and over again, they have no problems with TO.

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Anonymous wrote:EA deferred, RD waitlisted- and was also offered first year at UVA, Wise campus and guaranteed transfer to Charlottesville sophomore year. Any ideas on whether this is worth to go for a CS kid with other options such as UMD.

Co-worker's child is doing this now. Year has gone by fast and has been good transition - kind of like prep school - before heading to main campus. May not be for everyone but they have no complaints and are excited about next year.

Thanks for sharing. Is the kid doing CS or Math related majors. I'm leaning towards UMD as other posters mentioned instead of going this route. With 1590/4.4 gpa and internships and good ECs but no national or state level awards. Need to figure what went wrong as other decisions with Georgia Tech and similar didn't go well. Need to prepare for DD for next two years of similar ordeal.

Why “2 more years of similar ordeal”? Isn’t she graduating in a couple months?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

GPA is low for UVA unless that is top 5% in the class.

Hmm, don’t know the class rank. Not placing blame at all but guidance counselor all but called it a sure thing because of the NMS commendation.

Your guidance counselor said that? I'm surprised because it's common knowledge that UVA does not weigh test scores heavily. UVA is much more about rigor of courses and grades in core courses. Dean J says over and over again, they have no problems with TO.

Yes, you’re right, as our data point proves. Courses were at highest level + community college higher level math and science courses to keep up rigor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Deferred and now waitlist. Getting frustrated with this process; multiple deferrals and now 2 waitlists... what if most other deferrals are waitlists? How can you start to make any kind of plans? Seems like a giant game and we are tired of playing. Applied to a good balance of schools.

790M/780V SAT
4.0UW/4.7W
All the usual APs with 4-5s
Strong application with true passion project and 4 year community leadership/volunteer positions
Great LORs
Counselors are stumped

Overall just a strong, smart, passionate student who has worked his tail off in high school and is NOT feeling the love. Maybe bc last name is literally at the end of the alphabet and people get tired reading apps??? Who knows. It's hard to respect the game when you have no idea what the rules are.

Your last sentence is so spot on about this process. I hope your dc applied to some score schools like gtown. In any event he will get in somewhere great. These last 2 weeks are super stressful. Btdt last year with same results from UVA. Major blow but bounced back and is now at a school that’s a great fit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

Wow. I’m sorry!

So sorry!! It's UVA's loss. Your kid has amazing stats and surely many other great options! Being a varsity athlete in even one sport is a major commitment. Band also requires a lot of time. Depth of interest should definitely be valued and considered.

Best of luck to you! Worth reading: https://raisingamericans.substack.com/p/deferred-or-rejected-by-a-dream-school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1490 SAT (but went test optional because the scores came in too late)
96 GPA
3 season athlete (XC, Co-Ed & Girls Wrestling)
Model UN
2 musical instruments
Various positions in student government
Scholarship to study abroad
Triple legacy status
EA deferred, RD waitlisted OOS

But wow! You must be proud

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Anonymous wrote:ED Deferred Rejected. 1580; 4.3 GPA; 4 yr varsity athlete & band. Our guess is ECs were weak link.

GPA is low for UVA unless that is top 5% in the class.

Hmm, don’t know the class rank. Not placing blame at all but guidance counselor all but called it a sure thing because of the NMS commendation.

UVA and VT were in the Washington Post article saying NMS doesn’t hold weight with them.

well then what actually does hold weight with them? I have been reading the admission blogs from time to time and they some come across as quite condescending.

They really do.

[Anonymous]

Schools seem to keep changing the rules of the game because they don’t want you to know them exactly. I think it’s because they want students to fame them.

[Anonymous]

Wish posters would indicate kid’s race