UVA wait list
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| Actually sort of shocked my DC got wait listed at UVA (we are OOS). What are the chances of admission off of the wait list? it isn't one of the schools we have done a lot of research on because we assumed she'd get rejected (she has good stats but is TO and took the minimum language requirement to graduate, which we had heard is really fatal for UVA). |
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UVA post their stats:rates on their website. Low. |
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From website- last year were couple hundred, but 2022, for example, there were only 7 and year before that under 100 |
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| Wise campus for 1 year then to the main campus? |
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Im not sure this year because EA and ED are no longer deferred. It’s only waitlist.
I’m not sure UVA is need blind any more on its waitlist however. So it’s probably a trick to get more full pay students. |
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As out of stater, would you be willing to say range that sat/act was that chose not to submit? Asking as seeing the threads on whether or not to submit test. Was student below 1400? 1450? 1500? |
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what's their second choice? |
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Only 7 got off waitlist in 2022. This year is going to be difficult to predict because all of the waitlist kids (no deferrals, as noted above) are clumped together in an enormous sea of applications in April/May. That plus the FAFSA mess means colleges are going to be doing everything they can to not oversubscribe. |
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| Typically almost none, but last year a few hundred. |
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It this year the applicants who might have been referrals are now in the waitlist pool, along with what will the RD waitlisted students. Plus there’s the impending problem of FAFSA. I wouldn’t count on very many getting off waitlist. Those fortunate enough with an acceptance will most likely take it as the economy continues to sputter. |
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| But^^ |
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Looks like UVA accepted more students in early rounds vs. last year, so if RD follows the same trend and yield is similar to previous years, there will not be many WL offers unfortunately. Unless they expect drop in their yield?
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Without the deferral piece, I don't think there's an apples-to-apples comparison to be made between this year and last. |
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I think that higher than last year admission rates for ED and EA are more important than "no deferrals" factor. There are simply more students with offers in their hands now than last year. Unless RD sees tremendously lower admission rate than last year, there will be not much movement off WL this year. Surprisingly low yield could change that, but I think it's smart to think about plan B for those on WL. |
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Is Something Different with Waitlists This Year?
April 11, 2024 By Sara Harberson In The University of Virginia didn't waste any time. The public university announced this week that it had already admitted 57 students from the waitlist. This is extremely early for a highly selective university to start admitting students from the waitlist. What does this mean? The most logical reason an admissions office moves this quickly is that it is already tracking behind in enrollment deposits. Yet, students have over a month to make a final decision. Like many colleges, UVA extended the enrollment deadline from May 1st to May 15th due to ongoing issues and delays with the FAFSA. With this year being so different, UVA may be nervous. Then again, it was only 57 students. Maybe these were students that UVA had planned to admit all along, but had to delay it for optics or other institutional priorities. RELATED READING: One Mom's Experience Filling Out the New FAFSA Either way, by getting an early start with the waitlist, UVA can swoop in and admit some students before other colleges make their move. Yield rates (the percentage of admitted students who enroll) of waitlisted students tend to be higher than yield rates of students who get admitted to a college in the normal rounds of admission. In fact, some colleges have been known to use the waitlist in order to keep their acceptance rate as low as possible and increase their yield rate at the same time. Yes, colleges strategize every chance they get. Will other colleges follow suit? They may have to if UVA admits more students. Again, 57 is a relatively small number in the grand scheme of things. If UVA starts admitting hundreds of students from the waitlist, the dominoes will surely begin to fall. Once a highly desirable college uses the waitlist, there is a predictable ripple effect. Students who were planning to enroll elsewhere get swayed by the college that admitted them from the waitlist. This often leads the student to "jump ship" and not enroll at the first institution where they sent in their original deposit. RELATED READING: Is it Ethical for Colleges to Use Extended Waitlists? How can you prepare if you have been waitlisted? Always make sure you have accepted your spot on the waitlist. Just because you received a waitlist decision doesn't mean you are automatically considered to be admitted if there is room in the class. You can accept your spot on the waitlist usually through the college's admissions portal or sometimes there is a direct link in the decision letter. If permitted, students can submit a "letter of continued interest" as well. Writing a powerful letter expressing your clear desire to attend the college can increase your chances of being admitted from the waitlist. And, be on the lookout for a message in your admissions portal, an email, or even a phone call from the college that waitlisted you. Some colleges use an antiquated strategy called "pre-qualification" in which the student is contacted to gauge their interest in the college "on the spot" before the college admits them from the waitlist. Oftentimes, there is no warning when a college reaches out to pre-qualify you so be ready for anything. READ MORE: My One-Step Rule for Deciding What College to Attend In the end, I try not to read into what UVA did—at least not yet. If UVA continues to admit students from the waitlist leading up to and after the enrollment deadline, that means it is struggling to yield students. Waitlist activity does not typically begin until closer to the deadline for most colleges, which makes me think this year's waitlist season is different. The use of the waitlist is a barometer for how desirable colleges are. When a college uses the waitlist, especially this early, it can show cracks in the foundation of the admissions plan or it can hint at a shift in what students are looking for in a college that year. For now, I am going to pay close attention to which colleges use the waitlist and how early they start. New Call-to-action Sara Harberson About Sara Harberson Sara Harberson is the founder of Application Nation™, which provides personalized advice to college applicants and their families. In her book, SOUNDBITE: The Admissions Secret that Gets You Into College and Beyond, Sara reveals the secrets of her signature college admissions tool, the "Soundbite," and shares tried-and-tested exercises that have helped thousands of students gain admission to their school of choice. She is the former associate dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania and the former dean of admissions and financial aid at Franklin & Marshall College. Sara’s philosophy is that every kid applying to college deserves the best advice. |