UVA out tomorrow

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why people are posting blow-by-blow rejected stats from another thread. None of this information is new. Are you the same people who slow down to lookey-loo at accidents hoping to see something awful?

Summary information about the admitted class tells trends. Individual data points do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rejected after being deferred EA. Out of State, 1550 SAT, 4.5 GPA, national and international writing awards, extremely strong everything. I've been accepted to UNC Honors, Miami U (full ride), Rutgers (almost full ride), USC Honors College (full ride), McGill (partial scholarship), U of Toronto (partial scholarship) and received a likely letter from Duke. There's really no telling with these things. I did write my common app essay about leading a protest...something tells me UVA is sick of political agitators! Not sad about UVA per say, but disappointed that I was simply rejected! I'm now 6 for 7, bummer.

Wow. Was that kid humblebragging or what?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected after being deferred EA. Out of State, 1550 SAT, 4.5 GPA, national and international writing awards, extremely strong everything. I've been accepted to UNC Honors, Miami U (full ride), Rutgers (almost full ride), USC Honors College (full ride), McGill (partial scholarship), U of Toronto (partial scholarship) and received a likely letter from Duke. There's really no telling with these things. I did write my common app essay about leading a protest...something tells me UVA is sick of political agitators! Not sad about UVA per say, but disappointed that I was simply rejected! I'm now 6 for 7, bummer.

Wow. Was that kid humblebragging or what?

UVA places a lot of emphasis on the essays. With this attitude, I suspect that's why this kid was rejected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected after being deferred EA. Out of State, 1550 SAT, 4.5 GPA, national and international writing awards, extremely strong everything. I've been accepted to UNC Honors, Miami U (full ride), Rutgers (almost full ride), USC Honors College (full ride), McGill (partial scholarship), U of Toronto (partial scholarship) and received a likely letter from Duke. There's really no telling with these things. I did write my common app essay about leading a protest...something tells me UVA is sick of political agitators! Not sad about UVA per say, but disappointed that I was simply rejected! I'm now 6 for 7, bummer.

Wow. Was that kid humblebragging or what?

UVA places a lot of emphasis on the essays. With this attitude, I suspect that's why this kid was rejected.

UVA material would have known its “per se.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rejected after being deferred EA. Out of State, 1550 SAT, 4.5 GPA, national and international writing awards, extremely strong everything. I've been accepted to UNC Honors, Miami U (full ride), Rutgers (almost full ride), USC Honors College (full ride), McGill (partial scholarship), U of Toronto (partial scholarship) and received a likely letter from Duke. There's really no telling with these things. I did write my common app essay about leading a protest...something tells me UVA is sick of political agitators! Not sad about UVA per say, but disappointed that I was simply rejected! I'm now 6 for 7, bummer.

Enjoy Ohio.

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Anonymous wrote:So reading the GPA blog, it's not saying GPA doesn't matter, it's saying that GPA doesn't provide the detail they need, so they look at the transcript.

Strength does not matter. More BS they feed you so your kid ruins their GPA taking 6 APs their senior year. They look at core GPA, period, then SAT and AP exam scores. You people thinking they analyze every damn class your kid takes are delusional.

You have no evidence to support your claim and your tone is terrible. Why are you even here?

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected after being deferred EA. Out of State, 1550 SAT, 4.5 GPA, national and international writing awards, extremely strong everything. I've been accepted to UNC Honors, Miami U (full ride), Rutgers (almost full ride), USC Honors College (full ride), McGill (partial scholarship), U of Toronto (partial scholarship) and received a likely letter from Duke. There's really no telling with these things. I did write my common app essay about leading a protest...something tells me UVA is sick of political agitators! Not sad about UVA per say, but disappointed that I was simply rejected! I'm now 6 for 7, bummer.

Wow. Was that kid humblebragging or what?

UVA places a lot of emphasis on the essays. With this attitude, I suspect that's why this kid was rejected.

UVA material would have known its “per se.”

yes!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There's so much UVA hate on this board. Super weird. This was just a thread announcing that UVA results are out tomorrow and it immediately turns into pointless bashing.

UVa has become out of reach for many hard-working instate students and that makes me sad. Instead, they take money from internationals and out-of-staters. They have done little change that. I’m an alum.

UVA is still 2/3s in-state students. That hasn’t changed. And it’s actually still harder for OOS and international students to get in than it is for in-state. It has become harder for in-state students because there are more of them applying every year. The same is true for literally every school across the country.

That is not what we are arguing here. We are pointing out that UVA has not kept up with avid ginia’s population growth. If it wants to claim that it is a public university, then it damn well better start acting like one or go private. Instead, it’s using its status as a top public institution to draw in elite money and elite students. It is also using a publicly on property to do the same.

That's exactly what UVA should be doing. For the instate kids who can't measure up, there are plenty of other public options (JMU, VCU, etc).

Exactly. That's why the Commonwealth provide only 6% of UVA's budget but is pumping in $42 million a year into GMU and the other 40 public universities in VA. If parents could just get beyond the "my kid has to go to UVA or W&M" mode of thinking, they would realize there are an amazing amount of college and university choices in VA with instate rates. I know six families at at Christopher Newport and have been thrilled with the quality of education their children have received. Same with the other colleges and universities

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I have kids and know lots of other families with kids at JMU, Tech, CNU, Mary Washington, GMU, etc. All have found their perfect "fit." VA really does have a school for everyone.

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Exactly. That's why the Commonwealth provide only 6% of UVA's budget but is pumping in $42 million a year into GMU and the other 40 public universities in VA. If parents could just get beyond the "my kid has to go to UVA or W&M" mode of thinking, they would realize there are an amazing amount of college and university choices in VA with instate rates. I know six families at at Christopher Newport and have been thrilled with the quality of education their children have received. Same with the other colleges and universities

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A coworker's kid was accepted at CNU and JMU. Coworker says they were really impressed with CNU. I've never been there, but it sounded nice from what I heard.

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It is lovely. My son is having a hard time deciding between CNU, JMU, and Tech, but leaning heavily toward CNU.

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Anonymous wrote:There's so much UVA hate on this board. Super weird. This was just a thread announcing that UVA results are out tomorrow and it immediately turns into pointless bashing.

UVa has become out of reach for many hard-working instate students and that makes me sad. Instead, they take money from internationals and out-of-staters. They have done little change that. I’m an alum.

UVA is still 2/3s in-state students. That hasn’t changed. And it’s actually still harder for OOS and international students to get in than it is for in-state. It has become harder for in-state students because there are more of them applying every year. The same is true for literally every school across the country.

That is not what we are arguing here. We are pointing out that UVA has not kept up with avid ginia’s population growth. If it wants to claim that it is a public university, then it damn well better start acting like one or go private. Instead, it’s using its status as a top public institution to draw in elite money and elite students. It is also using a publicly on property to do the same.

NP. I'm genuinely curiously by what you mean by this. Do you have statistics, information, anything to back this, or is it based off perception?

Also, have you been to Charlottesville/on the UVA Grounds? It's a pretty crammed in area as it is. There's literally nowhere to expand without maintaining the integrity of the school.

Yes. In fact, I am an alum and I visited recently. I also lived in the hideous old dorms and survived to tell the tale and I can tell you they have not changed one bit since I attended years ago. I am acutely aware of the size limitations of UVa, but I do think they should allow more in-state students and be more inclusive if they are going to claim being a public university for Virginians.

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[Anonymous]

Looks a bloodbath, my word.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks a bloodbath, my word.

Did you see the 4.6 GPAs and 34 ACTS rejected or waitlisted? Do you know how hard it is, statistically, to get a 34+ on the ACT. I don't have an applicant this year but I don't think DD who got in two years ago would make it in today.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks a bloodbath, my word.

Did you see the 4.6 GPAs and 34 ACTS rejected or waitlisted? Do you know how hard it is, statistically, to get a 34+ on the ACT. I don't have an applicant this year but I don't think DD who got in two years ago would make it in today.

Hard to guess from Internet-land. At least one of those were OOS, and one a white male which is not exactly a hook.

[Anonymous]

We're in!
28 SAT 3.8 gpa !!

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Anonymous wrote:Looks a bloodbath, my word.

Did you see the 4.6 GPAs and 34 ACTS rejected or waitlisted? Do you know how hard it is, statistically, to get a 34+ on the ACT. I don't have an applicant this year but I don't think DD who got in two years ago would make it in today.

4.6 out of what? 5.0? 6.0?