For those applying ED to UVA this week

[Anonymous]

Crossing fingers for your kids! My own applied ED and is super happy there. Every aspect of the experience has exceeded expectations.

[Anonymous]

ED, 4.46, good ECs but SAT not good enough. Not getting my hopes up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD’s Naviance shows that kids have been admitted with a 4.2/4.3 and mid 1400s SAT score. This is for in-state. Not a lot of kids, but enough to give us a small ray of Hope. Agree, seems that most kids getting in have around 4.5.

Prob athletic recruits.

[Anonymous]

Wishing all of your kids the best of luck! My son ED there last year. He is completely happy so far in his first year. Good mix of academic and social. Right choice for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

Truly curious why they would choose UVA engineering over VT?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wishing all of your kids the best of luck! My son ED there last year. He is completely happy so far in his first year. Good mix of academic and social. Right choice for him.

Ditto!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

Truly curious why they would choose UVA engineering over VT?

They can apply to both??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD’s Naviance shows that kids have been admitted with a 4.2/4.3 and mid 1400s SAT score. This is for in-state. Not a lot of kids, but enough to give us a small ray of Hope. Agree, seems that most kids getting in have around 4.5.

Prob athletic recruits.

No - definitely not. Her school does not produce D1 athletic recruits. Highly intellectual magnet school. They have maybe 3 kids a year pursuing athletics, but all that smaller D3s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

Truly curious why they would choose UVA engineering over VT?

She is applying EA to both and not convinced she can get in to either. There is no choice unless she gets in to both.

[Anonymous]

Results will be interesting this year with zero supplements, legacy or demonstrated interest. I wonder if they’ll admit more figuring yield will go down?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

Truly curious why they would choose UVA engineering over VT?

Maybe because a college is more than just a degree factory. Maybe wants a smaller school, maybe wants access to a stronger alumni network, maybe wants to go to school with a higher caliber students, maybe wants a school with a better sports program, maybe wants a school closer to home? I can truly think of lots of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crossing fingers for your kids! My own applied ED and is super happy there. Every aspect of the experience has exceeded expectations.

Mine was EA and could not love the school more. Always excited for new admits as I'm sure they'll love it there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

Truly curious why they would choose UVA engineering over VT?

She is applying EA to both and not convinced she can get in to either. There is no choice unless she gets in to both.

I see, makes sense. I misunderstood the EA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

Truly curious why they would choose UVA engineering over VT?

Maybe because a college is more than just a degree factory. Maybe wants a smaller school, maybe wants access to a stronger alumni network, maybe wants to go to school with a higher caliber students, maybe wants a school with a better sports program, maybe wants a school closer to home? I can truly think of lots of reasons.

Stronger alumni network? OK…………

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD applied EA for engineering. 4.0UW and 1520 SAT. I have no idea if she'll get in given how competitive engineering is.

The stats to get in that we can access do not differentiate between majors picked (some are easier, some more competitive than others), correct? It’s just word of mouth and guesses by reputation within the same school? Or listed somewhere?