It is so hard this year, McLean HS boy 4.6 GPA got rejected from UVA

[Anonymous]

It’s not “news” and isn’t a troll. It’s ok for a parent to enter an anonymous forum to express frustration. I do want to know if this is a white male. I worry about increasing racism as a result of this shift in the game. You assume you are too ranked based on measurements that, some argue, put some at a disadvantage. Schools try to create a student population that more adequately represents the world on a global scale, not just a historically white male dominated educational institution.

[Anonymous]

I am sorry to hear this happened at UVA. They had been pretty straightforward with their admissions based on GPA unlike VT which yield protects and wants 40% URM AND FG. I strongly believe state schools shouldn’t be yield protecting. Private schools cost so much and our VA schools are good - top students want to attend them.

I wish Youngkin would look into the games UVA and VT are playing instead of continually investigating made up issues in FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way! Students with this GPA has to be top 5 (not top 5%) students in a typical FCPS school. Something has to be wrong somewhere.

You are clueless. No way 4.6 is top 5%. Grade inflation is huge. Mclean high school doesn't even publish the grade bands on the school profile sent to colleges. That is a huge red flag that GPAs are meaningless. OP, what is your kid's unweighted GPA. That is what UVA cares about. Not everyone from northern va can go there. They need to admit kids from all over the state as well as a bunch of full pay OOS because the state of VA won't adequately fund universities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not “news” and isn’t a troll. It’s ok for a parent to enter an anonymous forum to express frustration. I do want to know if this is a white male. I worry about increasing racism as a result of this shift in the game. You assume you are too ranked based on measurements that, some argue, put some at a disadvantage. Schools try to create a student population that more adequately represents the world on a global scale, not just a historically white male dominated educational institution.

They said the majority admitted identified as more than one race when we attended the info session. It's pretty disheartening for Caucasian kids to basically be told 'need not apply' at every.single.info session-college tour. And every college flier we receive makes it look like all of these schools are 95% URM with the students they put on the cover. I mean if someone was up there in a room full of URMs saying 'the majority of our incoming are white (with a huge smile-isn't that great!!) there would be outrage and lawsuits...oh wait...dope!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not “news” and isn’t a troll. It’s ok for a parent to enter an anonymous forum to express frustration. I do want to know if this is a white male. I worry about increasing racism as a result of this shift in the game. You assume you are too ranked based on measurements that, some argue, put some at a disadvantage. Schools try to create a student population that more adequately represents the world on a global scale, not just a historically white male dominated educational institution.

They said the majority admitted identified as more than one race when we attended the info session. It's pretty disheartening for Caucasian kids to basically be told 'need not apply' at every.single.info session-college tour. And every college flier we receive makes it look like all of these schools are 95% URM with the students they put on the cover. I mean if someone was up there in a room full of URMs saying 'the majority of our incoming are white (with a huge smile-isn't that great!!) there would be outrage and lawsuits...oh wait...dope!

How can the majority be biracial when they only represent 5% of the population?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yield protection. They make the crappy decision he likely would not attend...which given that out of state and private schools can be from $60-80K for donut hole families is really crappy.

+1 Three people who have kids already in college recently mentioned this.

[Anonymous]

I am going to tell my kids likely they should apply to their first choices ED.

[Anonymous]

What the major? Engineering?

There could be other boys from McLean with those stats and they will not take all of them. Rather, they will take some. So it probably came down to the essay prompts or recommendations to differentiate a student when you are coming from McLean HS.

How were the UVA prompts?

[Anonymous]

Anti-affluenza vaccine in practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yield protection + anti-affluent bent (who needs another rich kid from McLean, the thinking goes).

McLean sends a lot of kids to UVA every year and this year will be no different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably a weighted GPA.

well of course. 4.6 unweighted isn't possible.

[Anonymous]

*They said the majority admitted identified as more than one race when we attended the info session. It's pretty disheartening for Caucasian kids to basically be told 'need not apply' at every.single.info session-college tour. And every college flier we receive makes it look like all of these schools are 95% URM with the students they put on the cover. I mean if someone was up there in a room full of URMs saying 'the majority of our incoming are white (with a huge smile-isn't that great!!) there would be outrage and lawsuits...oh wait...dope!*

This comment hurts my head so much!! It screams white male privilege. Colleges don’t have to SAY the majority is white. People can see for themselves. The years of discrimination in this elite institution where even women weren’t permitted initially, is being challenged and opportunities opening up for ALL, not just those who thru legacy or nepotism get a free pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably a weighted GPA.

well of course. 4.6 unweighted isn't possible.

Unless the scale is 5 or whatever, which is the case in some states and areas.

[Anonymous]

PP, UVA said that the majority admitted this year were more than one race? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anti-affluenza vaccine in practice.

Good