UVA out Friday night

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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!

It's honestly not a loss, your child would probably end up a loser frat kid drunk sleeping in a gutter, I mean isn't that the consensus here?

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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/

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High stat URM mom located in central Va chiming in. My kid was deferred from EA. We have yet to check if he got in during RD because UVA is not our top choice for Virginia schools. Without getting into it, I am not thrilled about recent events and the location of the school. For admitted Black URM, the school has had lower than average enrollment rates in recent years. Trust me, we are not taking your spots.

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1590/4.4. Already waitlisted at VT.

Highest math?

Yes. But Asian male.

I am so sorry. That should not be the case - and race should not even be a required piece of the app.

Many Asian males get in

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Anonymous wrote:DD is in RD. OOS; legacy. 4.0 uw from high-end DMV private (probbaly first in class). 1580. 2 SAT2s, both 800. Varsity athlete + other ECs with leadership. Math beyond calculus, stats, advanced bio + physics.

Congrats!

Congratulations and welcome to Virginia

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Anonymous wrote:Again-- UVA could fill its class several times over with kids with near-perfect stats. They just can't take them all. And they are trying to balance kids in the different undergraduate schools and majors, too.

I know it is cold comfort, but try to remind your kid and yourself that it is NOT a sign of personal failure. It ends up being pretty arbitrary. Admissions officers are not superhuman. They get tired and burnt out and one 4.4 GPA/1590 SAT kid gets in and another does not.

Why? Maybe they already admitted two similar kids from the same high school and your DC's file was unfortunately read last. Maybe they already admitted too many boys, or girls. Maybe they have too may people who want to major in physics. Etc.

Basically, they could eliminate the bottom third of the applicant pool on stats alone and fill the rest of the class by lottery, because every other applicant is qualified, and no one would every be able to see any quality difference.

And does the legacy name carry weight?

What about accepting more of the high performing kids from VA?

Right. Sorry but that PP Eagle Scout kid being in state and not getting in is messed up. Someone like that should always get into their state flagship. It isn’t right

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Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Back in the day, which was 33 years ago, UVA was my safety school. I seriously doubt I would be able to get in today.

But it will all work out. All our kids are smart and hardworking and generally awesome, and they will all do well.

Me too

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Seems like not many admits tonight.

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1590/4.4. Already waitlisted at VT.

Highest math?

Yes. But Asian male.

I am so sorry. That should not be the case - and race should not even be a required piece of the app.

Many Asian males get in

Exactly. So tired of the same talking pts. Maybe someone who was a better fit for next year’s freshman class got in? Percentage wise, I’m sure Asian students are well represented amongst those who were accepted.

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1590/4.4. Already waitlisted at VT.

Highest math?

Yes. But Asian male.

I am so sorry. That should not be the case - and race should not even be a required piece of the app.

Many Asian males get in

You do understand that doesn’t answer the question, right? The question is whether Asian males have to have higher qualifications to get admitted than other groups. I don’t know about UVA but that’s clearly what the Harvard data showed in the lawsuit pending before the Supreme Court.

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DD applied early, deferred and now waitlisted. Legacy, 4.5 w at MoCo private, 1500. Disappointed.

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DD, OOS, white, 35 ACT, NMF, great essays, recs, and ECs, max APs at her school. 2 Bs on her report card

Also in at VT, Tulane (full ride), Auburn (full ride) + some safeties

Rejected ND & MIT

Waiting on a few more, but happy so far with these choices in a crazy year for admits.

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Accepted! FCPS 4.6 GPA. (25% Asian for those who will ask)

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1590/4.4. Already waitlisted at VT.

Highest math?

Yes. But Asian male.

Wow I’m really sorry for your kid PP. To be flat out rejected from UVA and waitlisted at Tech with those stats is completely insane. I’m guessing your kid is interested in engineering and being an Asian male seems to be the worst thing to be for Stem majors. Has he been excepted anywhere else? I hope things work out for him!

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1590/4.4. Already waitlisted at VT.

Highest math?

Yes. But Asian male.

I am so sorry. That should not be the case - and race should not even be a required piece of the app.

Many Asian males get in

You do understand that doesn’t answer the question, right? The question is whether Asian males have to have higher qualifications to get admitted than other groups. I don’t know about UVA but that’s clearly what the Harvard data showed in the lawsuit pending before the Supreme Court.

You do understand that your kid is likely repeatedly your false “URM are taking my spot” at school. HUGE eye roll!!

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Anonymous wrote:Rejected. 1590/4.4. Already waitlisted at VT.

Highest math?

Yes. But Asian male.

I am so sorry. That should not be the case - and race should not even be a required piece of the app.

Many Asian males get in

You do understand that doesn’t answer the question, right? The question is whether Asian males have to have higher qualifications to get admitted than other groups. I don’t know about UVA but that’s clearly what the Harvard data showed in the lawsuit pending before the Supreme Court.

This student has 4.4 GPA, which is the borderline cutoff for UVA. UVA doesn't care as much about SAT as it does about GPA. Many of the kids from my DC's school had an 4.0 UW/4.5+ GPA. This is definitely not the case to be claiming discrimination against Asians.