Naviance

[Anonymous]

For those of you in APS with kids who have graduated, did you find that Naviance was an accurate indictor of where your kids were admitted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you in APS with kids who have graduated, did you find that Naviance was an accurate indictor of where your kids were admitted?

Nope. At least not with respect to UVa. My kid was well above both the GPA and ACT levels where everyone got in, and also was a full IB diploma candidate (which historically was a big boost for W-L students applying to UVa). He was deferred in EA, and ultimately waitlisted.

[Anonymous]

Thank you! That what I was afraid of. Also a full IB at WL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you! That what I was afraid of. Also a full IB at WL.

To be fair, quite a few of his friends - also full IB-candidates with good grades - did get in to UVa. In general, I think their statistical profile may not have been quite as "good" as my kid's, but I really don't know how the rest of their applications looked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you! That what I was afraid of. Also a full IB at WL.

To be fair, quite a few of his friends - also full IB-candidates with good grades - did get in to UVa. In general, I think their statistical profile may not have been quite as "good" as my kid's, but I really don't know how the rest of their applications looked.

Parents (and kids) need to learn that it isn't entirely about the highest numbers. Colleges look for those they believe will be good and successful students and also want a diverse student body. Having the best "statistical profile" doesn't mean acceptance. You're right, PP; you don't know how the rest of your son's friends' application looked - or how the admissions officers perceived them, what they saw in them that made them pick them over other kids who also may have had higher "stats." And thank goodness. If colleges only accepted the highest numbers, a lot of kids would never get to go college.

[Anonymous]

DS graduated WL in 2021. I think it was accurate when we were looking at the data then -- got in to VT and JMU, not into UVA. But, before 2021, VT was pretty clear in the Naviance data, all green above a certain level and he was well within that. But 2021 was the first year their admits were all over the place. So there is not longer that clear distinction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you in APS with kids who have graduated, did you find that Naviance was an accurate indictor of where your kids were admitted?

No. 2021 grad (full IB). Naviance said W&M was a safety for DD, and she was waitlisted.

[Anonymous]

I'd guess yield protection. If you are too good for a school, they're expecting you to attend somewhere else, and admitting you would lower their ranking. Thanks, USN&WR!

[Anonymous]

It’s very helpful but it is just one data point. But in general for the state schools if your kid was a red X in a sea of green checks, something is off. Maybe yours was the kid who intentionally tanked the interview or something.