UVA out Friday night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted after being deferred EA. 4.2, TO

Mine was flat out rejected, 4.3, TO, double legacy, with a job and a paid IT internship, varsity athlete. He wa happy for the rejection so there was no additional hoping. Deferral to rejection is a ride.

4.3 is under the cut off at my DS’s school. There are lots of kids who take more APs and get A’s in them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year was carnage. I also think that no matter what they say, UVA goes for high stats kids every time over kids with lower GPAs from more rigorous schools. From a USNews rankings perspective, they have zero incentive to distinguish between the kid who got a great GPA due to pandemic grade inflation and the kid who earned the same GPA at a more rigorous school: USNews doesn't ask for squishy measures of rigor, just for the raw numbers.

Oh- and girls have a disadvantage across the board, b/c when it comes to college admission everywhere except tech schools, we are now in the universe of affirmative action for men.

You’re forgetting that they have plenty to choose from who are high rigor AND high stats. It’s not like it’s an either/or.

Do they put out test and gpa of admitted kids by race?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted after being deferred EA. 4.2, TO

Mine was flat out rejected, 4.3, TO, double legacy, with a job and a paid IT internship, varsity athlete. He wa happy for the rejection so there was no additional hoping. Deferral to rejection is a ride.

4.3 is under the cut off at my DS’s school. There are lots of kids who take more APs and get A’s in them.

+1 the lowest GPA accepted at our NOVA public last year was 4.44 (it was my kid so I know). Used to be pretty solidly 4.3, but that has been moving up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it’s any solace, I know two kids who were rejected in 2020 that transferred in successfully in 2021. If it is meant to be, it can still happen.

I’ve heard this as well. For high stats kids from NOVA, you can transfer in second year if you still want to.

[Anonymous]

With yield protection there are fewer and fewer safeties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year was carnage. I also think that no matter what they say, UVA goes for high stats kids every time over kids with lower GPAs from more rigorous schools. From a USNews rankings perspective, they have zero incentive to distinguish between the kid who got a great GPA due to pandemic grade inflation and the kid who earned the same GPA at a more rigorous school: USNews doesn't ask for squishy measures of rigor, just for the raw numbers.

Oh- and girls have a disadvantage across the board, b/c when it comes to college admission everywhere except tech schools, we are now in the universe of affirmative action for men.

Explain 17:19 then. Perfect everything… but not first generation or URM. That kid should have gotten in

Actually, according to school stats one of the “Whites” took that kid’s “spot.”
https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/diversity/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in

[i]Do you mean 'Eagle Scouts'?

[Anonymous]

Interesting thread, I thought UVA was a binge drinking "Southern" frat boy school no one cares about...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

What's kid's class rank? That is higher priority to UVA than 35ACT

Formally, he's No. 1 (along with everyone else with over a 4.0 wGPA). In terms of where he actually falls, likely in the top 5%, but I'm not really certain.

Why do they do this?

PP is just deflecting to avoid giving actual GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread, I thought UVA was a binge drinking "Southern" frat boy school no one cares about...

that no one outside VA cares about and has ever heard of in fact

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread, I thought UVA was a binge drinking "Southern" frat boy school no one cares about...

that no one outside VA cares about and has ever heard of in fact

Nearly 37,000 kid applied from OOS. Tells me some folks have heard of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread, I thought UVA was a binge drinking "Southern" frat boy school no one cares about...

that no one outside VA cares about and has ever heard of in fact

Guess so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread, I thought UVA was a binge drinking "Southern" frat boy school no one cares about...

that no one outside VA cares about and has ever heard of in fact

Guess so.

UVA is such a backwater hick school, don't know why it gets so much attention on this board...pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread, I thought UVA was a binge drinking "Southern" frat boy school no one cares about...

that no one outside VA cares about and has ever heard of in fact

Guess so.

UVA is such a backwater hick school, don't know why it gets so much attention on this board...pathetic.

oh good, a UVA basher is here to help the parents of the rejected kids feel better!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted after being deferred EA. 4.2, TO

I'm surprised this isn't a straight up rejection.