UVA EA out Friday!

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Anonymous wrote:^^^ Yeah I wonder how there have been so many 4.0s at public schools. It’s difficult to fathom. /s

you can retake tests

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ Yeah I wonder how there have been so many 4.0s at public schools. It’s difficult to fathom. /s

At my DC’s school, a few minor errors on the midterm or finals would lead to a lower score (20% of grade) and it could drop your grade from an A to A- so easily. How can these kids, so many, not make ONE single error in 4 years? NONE in 4 years? Is this because schools allow re-testing? Or are midterms not 20% of grades at these schools?

This could be my son’s school. He’s gotten a B 1 quarter and an even an A- one semester or two, but he always pulled it up to an A over the 4 quarters. His transcript shows no Bs since only semester and Final grades are reported—but there is an A- semester grade shown. The mid-term final exam grades (20%) aren’t shown. He got a C on his religion midterm Freshmen year . His UW is a 4.0.

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^no retakes or redos allowed at his school

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no retakes or redos allowed at his school

Private schools don't allow retakes, late work or use rolling grade books. I really hope parents put pressure on their school boards to do away with that nonsense because it doesn't prepare kids for college and none of that is allowed. I know several teachers are pushing their principals to end these Covid related measures.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t read the whole thread, but it seems like so many 4.0 kids are getting in! Did your kids take less rigorous courses - for example Cal AB instead of BC, or AP Psych or APES instead of AP Chem? How did they maintain a 4.0 through four years of schooling? My sophomore would love to land at UVA but it seems impossible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ Yeah I wonder how there have been so many 4.0s at public schools. It’s difficult to fathom. /s

At my DC’s school, a few minor errors on the midterm or finals would lead to a lower score (20% of grade) and it could drop your grade from an A to A- so easily. How can these kids, so many, not make ONE single error in 4 years? NONE in 4 years? Is this because schools allow re-testing? Or are midterms not 20% of grades at these schools?

This could be my son’s school. He’s gotten a B 1 quarter and an even an A- one semester or two, but he always pulled it up to an A over the 4 quarters. His transcript shows no Bs since only semester and Final grades are reported—but there is an A- semester grade shown. The mid-term final exam grades (20%) aren’t shown. He got a C on his religion midterm Freshmen year . His UW is a 4.0.

How do you have a C on a midterm and then an A (>94%?) in the class? That is some wacky math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t read the whole thread, but it seems like so many 4.0 kids are getting in! Did your kids take less rigorous courses - for example Cal AB instead of BC, or AP Psych or APES instead of AP Chem? How did they maintain a 4.0 through four years of schooling? My sophomore would love to land at UVA but it seems impossible

Nope. Calc BC junior year. Differential equations. AP Chemistry etc etc.
Maintained it by working their butt off. Maybe retook one quiz the entire time.

[Anonymous]

Any idea how did TJ kids do in this ED/EA cycle for UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:This will be a sad day. Counselor had already told us with wgpa 4.32, DD will not be accepted. But she still submitted the application hoping that the other aspect of her file may win over under the "holistic" review ...

DD is indeed rejected at UVA. But the letter she received was very long and strange, talking about the door to UVA remains open for her if after one year or two she is still interested. Even for graduate school?! Did anyone receive this kind of long rejection letter?! Glad she is in at VT. Not all sad at least.

I’m sorry. My DC got that letter a couple years ago and took is as just soft delivery of unwanted news. Congrats on VT!

Thanks!! DD prefers VT anyway and only applied to UVA when I urged her to, hoping that her pointy EC and publications may compensate for the imperfect GPA. So the long rejection letter encouraging transfer is quite common, rather than a straight rejection and wishing the rejected student all the best in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t read the whole thread, but it seems like so many 4.0 kids are getting in! Did your kids take less rigorous courses - for example Cal AB instead of BC, or AP Psych or APES instead of AP Chem? How did they maintain a 4.0 through four years of schooling? My sophomore would love to land at UVA but it seems impossible

Nope. Calc BC junior year. Differential equations. AP Chemistry etc etc.
Maintained it by working their butt off. Maybe retook one quiz the entire time.

My son is a 1st year at UVA now and he was the same. 4.0 UW. He was in Arlington and they didn’t allow retakes. He worked his butt off, and probably even studied too much at times. Calc BC as a junior and Multivariable Calculus senior year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t read the whole thread, but it seems like so many 4.0 kids are getting in! Did your kids take less rigorous courses - for example Cal AB instead of BC, or AP Psych or APES instead of AP Chem? How did they maintain a 4.0 through four years of schooling? My sophomore would love to land at UVA but it seems impossible

Nope. Calc BC junior year. Differential equations. AP Chemistry etc etc.
Maintained it by working their butt off. Maybe retook one quiz the entire time.

Appreciate the honesty. Congrats to your kid!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t read the whole thread, but it seems like so many 4.0 kids are getting in! Did your kids take less rigorous courses - for example Cal AB instead of BC, or AP Psych or APES instead of AP Chem? How did they maintain a 4.0 through four years of schooling? My sophomore would love to land at UVA but it seems impossible

Nope. Calc BC junior year. Differential equations. AP Chemistry etc etc.
Maintained it by working their butt off. Maybe retook one quiz the entire time.

My son is a 1st year at UVA now and he was the same. 4.0 UW. He was in Arlington and they didn’t allow retakes. He worked his butt off, and probably even studied too much at times. Calc BC as a junior and Multivariable Calculus senior year.

Strange. That’s what APS was known for…As. They just put out a new policy last week to reign in re-test/re-takes..and starting now you can’t re-test and get anything higher than an 80%. But anyone can re-take/re-year to a B. Which HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t read the whole thread, but it seems like so many 4.0 kids are getting in! Did your kids take less rigorous courses - for example Cal AB instead of BC, or AP Psych or APES instead of AP Chem? How did they maintain a 4.0 through four years of schooling? My sophomore would love to land at UVA but it seems impossible

Nope. Calc BC junior year. Differential equations. AP Chemistry etc etc.
Maintained it by working their butt off. Maybe retook one quiz the entire time.

My son is a 1st year at UVA now and he was the same. 4.0 UW. He was in Arlington and they didn’t allow retakes. He worked his butt off, and probably even studied too much at times. Calc BC as a junior and Multivariable Calculus senior year.

Strange. That’s what APS was known for…As. They just put out a new policy last week to reign in re-test/re-takes..and starting now you can’t re-test and get anything higher than an 80%. But anyone can re-take/re-year to a B. Which HS?

Yes, I don't get "worked butt off with no retakes at APS." My daughter and friends are there and they all have unweighted 4.0s (or close to it), take things over all the time and can barely read and write. It's one of my great regrets that we did not move her for high school.

[Anonymous]

DD accepted EA at UVA
Weighted GPA of 4.2
9 APs
Tons of ECs with leadership and demonstrated impact
FCPS high school
Good-ish essays - UVA prompts did not provide for too much creativity
We assume great recs based on what teachers said
Not a legacy, no hooks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any idea how did TJ kids do in this ED/EA cycle for UVA?

I’m going to guess fewer than a TJ person thinks should get in and more than a non-TJ person thinks should get in.