GPA needed from TJ for UVA EA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

Even if there is no rule or cutoff, trends can still be observed and can inform the application process for applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying but are you relying on a dcurban poster’s story as proof that a prior belief is incorrect?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying but are you relying on a dcurban poster’s story as proof that a prior belief is incorrect?

The law school person came in here and didn't seem to understand what the thread was about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since there is no essay in UVA application, it looks like they look at the transcript more closely. What is the GPA needed from TJ for UVA EA?

4.48 wGPA and 1553 SAT were the AVERAGE stats for UVA admission when my DC applied last year and got in ED (not EA) with those exact stats. I believe the 4.48 is senior year GPA so junior year GPA would probably be around 4.4 at time of application if I extrapolate from my DC's application. I hope this helps answer your question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t it be a combination of GPA and SAT/ACT score.

NP. Same Q.

- what SAT score is needed for admission to UVA?

Are all TJ parents this helpless?

I guess due to the change in admissions priorities …

These are definitely pre-change parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

Even if there is no rule or cutoff, trends can still be observed and can inform the application process for applicants.

Would your TJ student propose that a trend can be based on a handful if unverified pieces posts on an anonymous message board? No, they'd get an F if they tried to do that. We have Naviance and the counseling office for verified information.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

I don’t even understand what you’re saying but are you relying on a dcurban poster’s story as proof that a prior belief is incorrect?

The law school person came in here and didn't seem to understand what the thread was about.

They were spot on, but some just cannot accept that there isn't a fixed number to strive for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does TJ not have a scatterplot? I found ours to be accurate.

As for AO’s not being truthful, they can’t tell the whole truth. I worked in law school admissions (different beast I know) and there were tons of questions like this we could not answer directly or completely honestly, especially back in the days of AA post Grutter decision.

People claimed there was a GPA over which you get accepted and the AOs are lying when they say they don't just look at GPAs. Someone posted that their kid defies this "rule." So DCUM is wrong again.

Even if there is no rule or cutoff, trends can still be observed and can inform the application process for applicants.

Would your TJ student propose that a trend can be based on a handful if unverified pieces posts on an anonymous message board? No, they'd get an F if they tried to do that. We have Naviance and the counseling office for verified information.

Crowdsourcing information works well for identifying fairly reliable trends.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You still have a 650 word common app essay in there.

Yeah I meant no college supplemental essays. Any idea on GPA cutoff for EA from TJ?

You need to look at Naviance

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look at the scatterplot in Naviance. Note that those GPAs are for end of senior year. So adjust accordingly.

Really? So it's wrong data? So dumb.

It's not wrong data, it's a different point in time

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You still have a 650 word common app essay in there.

Yeah I meant no college supplemental essays. Any idea on GPA cutoff for EA from TJ?

If you are really a parent of a student at this school, your child has access to this data.

Even before senior year?

How do you not know this? Any actual parent at the school would know this. Ask the counseling office if you are actually a TJ parent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CLAS or E School? DeanJ posted again about GPA cut offs - they don't have them supposedly. Can you ask the TJ counselor how many acceptances they got last year? that person will have the most helpful info. Is your student taking the hardest classes available across the board and doing well?

I find her information to be not altogether truthful.

Why not? It makes sense they don't have strict cutoffs but they do have trends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since there is no essay in UVA application, it looks like they look at the transcript more closely. What is the GPA needed from TJ for UVA EA?

4.4 or so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CLAS or E School? DeanJ posted again about GPA cut offs - they don't have them supposedly. Can you ask the TJ counselor how many acceptances they got last year? that person will have the most helpful info. Is your student taking the hardest classes available across the board and doing well?

I find her information to be not altogether truthful.

Dean J or the TJ counselor?