UVA decisions are out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early Decision Applications
Total number of Early Decision applications: 4,465 (4,243 last year)
Total number of VA apps: 2,573 (2,250)
Total number of OOS apps: 1,893 (1,993)
We use completed applications in our statistics.

Early Decision Offers
Overall offers: 1,133 (1,040)
Total VA offers: 782 (30% offer rate)
Total OOS offers: 351 (18.5% offer rate)
Enrollment Goal: ~3,900

Seriously? That’s a pretty high acceptance rate.

Sounds encouraging until you look at your kid’s FCPS high school and realize that 2 percent of class was admitted last year across all three cycles.

Sounds like a small percentage until you look at the fact that the entire class did not apply to UVA. Plenty of kids apply to other schools, or don't apply anywhere at all. What percentage of the class applied to UVA, and what percentage of those students were accepted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

No yield protection in the early decision round. It is binding!!! Sorry - they just didn’t want your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

But not in the ED round.

You do not know that. It is yield protection.

Yield protection isn’t possible during ED. IT IS BINDING

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: UVA yield protects. My OOS DC was waitlisted at UVA last year. Got into several Ivies and Duke in RD.

Or maybe, though qualified, UVA just wasn’t interested enough in your kid. Plenty of qualified OOS applicants aren’t admitted precisely bc they’re OOS. It has nothing to do with yield protection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

Right, sure. That’s why my 3 white UMC kids who were in the top 5% of their large nova “DCUM approved” HS classes were admitted to uva in the past 5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

But not in the ED round.

You do not know that. It is yield protection.

Yield protection isn’t possible during ED. IT IS BINDING

Don’t bother trying to explain the simple logic. They just need to believe that they were “too good” and UVA just couldn’t believe they’d attend. After applying ED.

[Anonymous]

In-state - Accepted:
34 ACT;
4.0 UW (private);
14 APs (top rigor in all core subjects, including foreign language - both AP Spanish classes);
3 Varsity sports all 4 years;
Honor Council Chair; Student Council; other club leadership positions; summer jobs all through high school, lifeguard and camp counselor.

5 ED applicants from class; 3 accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: UVA yield protects. My OOS DC was waitlisted at UVA last year. Got into several Ivies and Duke in RD.

Or maybe, though qualified, UVA just wasn’t interested enough in your kid. Plenty of qualified OOS applicants aren’t admitted precisely bc they’re OOS. It has nothing to do with yield protection.

Is that you, Dean J? Get off UCUM and go deal with your antisemitism scandal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

But not in the ED round.

You do not know that. It is yield protection.

Yield protection isn’t possible during ED. IT IS BINDING

Don’t bother trying to explain the simple logic. They just need to believe that they were “too good” and UVA just couldn’t believe they’d attend. After applying ED.

No, she is correct, it was not ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

Right, sure. That’s why my 3 white UMC kids who were in the top 5% of their large nova “DCUM approved” HS classes were admitted to uva in the past 5 years.

Key. Incredibly germane to this thread.
Things are different NOW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: UVA yield protects. My OOS DC was waitlisted at UVA last year. Got into several Ivies and Duke in RD.

Sorry, wasn’t clear. Did he apply ED or EA?

Applied EA. There is obviously no yield protection in ED.

yes, well…
They probably thought he was using UVA as a safety, and wouldn’t actually end up attending—
as evidenced by his admissions to several Ivies & Duke in RD, all impressive feats!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

Right, sure. That’s why my 3 white UMC kids who were in the top 5% of their large nova “DCUM approved” HS classes were admitted to uva in the past 5 years.

Key. Incredibly germane to this thread.
Things are different NOW.

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One is a first year and the other is a third year. I’d say that’s germane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: UVA yield protects. My OOS DC was waitlisted at UVA last year. Got into several Ivies and Duke in RD.

Or maybe, though qualified, UVA just wasn’t interested enough in your kid. Plenty of qualified OOS applicants aren’t admitted precisely bc they’re OOS. It has nothing to do with yield protection.

+1 plenty of qualified in-state students also are not admitted. Thats what selective admission means. Enough with the yield protection conspiracy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

Just stop. Where have you ever seen UVA talk about/boast about/tout their yield rate? Yield rate isn’t used in any major rankings. US News doesn’t use it at all. Yield is a meaningless stat to a flagship state school like UVA. They consistently accept nearly 10,000 kids to get a class of about 3,900. They know their typical yield. They know they are going to lose a bunch of admits to Ivies and SLACs. They don’t need to protect or pad yield. That would do nothing for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“High stats” does not always equal rigorous course load across all five subjects.

People need to stop talking about “my high stats kid…..” because that never tells the whole story.

I do happen to know rigorous course load kids who did quite well, at the top of their "DCUM approved" high school - that were not accepted to UVA. Those same kids have outstanding ECs. It is not outrageous at all to think (know) that UVA practices yield protection. UVA disregards those from the top of their class, in the name of diversity. It is no secret.

But not in the ED round.

You do not know that. It is yield protection.

Yield protection isn’t possible during ED. IT IS BINDING

+1. UVA doesn't engage in yield protection. If you think it does, please provide citations.