Where are your kids Getting in?

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Anonymous wrote:Also, is your DC's 3.7 weighted or unweighted?

unweighted is the only thing that should matter.

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

Oh Lord. That’s not true. It entirely depends on the HIGH SCHOOL that your NoVA kid attends. I have 2 in FCPS and the cutoffs from Naviance are not *that* severe. Do you even have a high schooler?

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

just on this thread alone, there is someone who got into uva with a 4.2 & someone (asian/white, obviously not urm) who got in with a 4.07. And they obviously got in early w/o being deferred. Where do you get the .44 anyway? 4.44 gets you in but not 4.43? And I don't know where you are but in fcps, there really aren't even that many kids with 4.4. You must be in a county where gpa's go up much higher. Maybe Loudoun?

[Anonymous]

3.6 UWGPA
3.8 WGPA (at private school with little weighed options)
33 ACT / 34 SS
White female. Captain of 2 sports teams and President of 2 very active clubs. Lots of volunteer and other EC's too.

Accepted to WPI (28K merit) ASU (16K merit) OSU (awaiting scholarship results) Purdue (no merit) WVU ($15K merit) UMich (no merit but 13K FA) Case Western (28K merit and FA package)

Only denial so far is Maryland. Awaiting RPI which is a target, and Rice and GT which are reaches.

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

just on this thread alone, there is someone who got into uva with a 4.2 & someone (asian/white, obviously not urm) who got in with a 4.07. And they obviously got in early w/o being deferred. Where do you get the .44 anyway? 4.44 gets you in but not 4.43? And I don't know where you are but in fcps, there really aren't even that many kids with 4.4. You must be in a county where gpa's go up much higher. Maybe Loudoun?

PP here again. Once again, high school is private. Weighting is not as high as some publics. Kid is probably in top 10-15% of class. Half of the school are VA residents, so he has some tough competition within the school. Had he been in his local MCPS public school, I imagine he would have gotten at the very least deferred and had much higher likely of being admitted. It is fine...he is fine. We knew he would never end up there even if admitted because it was way down on his list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:re: uva rejection of high stats kid.
decades ago they rejected me, and Duke accepted me. We all heard they did not want Maryland kids.

Similar story here. Waitlisted at UVA, admitted to Harvard. No joke. Applying from MA though.

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

just on this thread alone, there is someone who got into uva with a 4.2 & someone (asian/white, obviously not urm) who got in with a 4.07. And they obviously got in early w/o being deferred. Where do you get the .44 anyway? 4.44 gets you in but not 4.43? And I don't know where you are but in fcps, there really aren't even that many kids with 4.4. You must be in a county where gpa's go up much higher. Maybe Loudoun?

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Anyone in FCPS knows you need to be in top ten percent of your class to get into UVA. I have a senior there now. He would not get in today - that's how fast things are changing at all the state flagships. As to the data. Go to SCHEV.edu and you will get the incoming stats for last years (entering 2018, not accepted, which are higher stats). You can see that the top 25% median of the entering class t UVA last year was a 4.48 (that's where most of the FCPS kids are); median is a 4.33 and the bottom 25 percent of the class is a median 4.16. The bottom tends to be the TJ students, URM, Athletes, low-income, first generation, etc. etc. etc. So, yes, if you are caucasian at Langley or McLean you better have a 4.48 or higher to be accepted if thetop 25% of the entering class has that or better. Several of my DS's friends came in with 6.0s and 16 AP courses. Here is the SCHEV site. http://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp. Just go to college confidential and read the results of the UVA EA class of 2023 and you will see the extraordinary records of students who get in and those deferred or denied.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.6 UWGPA
3.8 WGPA (at private school with little weighed options)
33 ACT / 34 SS
White female. Captain of 2 sports teams and President of 2 very active clubs. Lots of volunteer and other EC's too.

Accepted to WPI (28K merit) ASU (16K merit) OSU (awaiting scholarship results) Purdue (no merit) WVU ($15K merit) UMich (no merit but 13K FA) Case Western (28K merit and FA package)

Only denial so far is Maryland. Awaiting RPI which is a target, and Rice and GT which are reaches.

So many better schools your child has been accepted to anyway. I hope she can look past it.

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

just on this thread alone, there is someone who got into uva with a 4.2 & someone (asian/white, obviously not urm) who got in with a 4.07. And they obviously got in early w/o being deferred. Where do you get the .44 anyway? 4.44 gets you in but not 4.43? And I don't know where you are but in fcps, there really aren't even that many kids with 4.4. You must be in a county where gpa's go up much higher. Maybe Loudoun?

Anyone in FCPS knows you need to be in top ten percent of your class to get into UVA. I have a senior there now. He would not get in today - that's how fast things are changing at all the state flagships. As to the data. Go to SCHEV.edu and you will get the incoming stats for last years (entering 2018, not accepted, which are higher stats). You can see that the top 25% median of the entering class t UVA last year was a 4.48 (that's where most of the FCPS kids are); median is a 4.33 and the bottom 25 percent of the class is a median 4.16. The bottom tends to be the TJ students, URM, Athletes, low-income, first generation, etc. etc. etc. So, yes, if you are caucasian at [b]Langley or McLean you better have a 4.48 or higher to be accepted if thetop 25% of the entering class has that or better. Several of my DS's friends came in with 6.0s and 16 AP courses. Here is the SCHEV site. http://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp. Just go to college confidential and read the results of the UVA EA class of 2023 and you will see the extraordinary records of students who get in and those deferred or denied.

Well, dc's friend got in EA with 4.1 from one of those school. White, no hook, not even a legacy.

[Anonymous]

And yup, I knew it was you, the uva booster that always cite the same SCHEV report. Honestly, do you work for UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA doesn't engage in yield protection; it doesn't have to. You need a 4.44+ if not URM, Low income, etc. to get into UVA even with perfect scores, especially if from NOVA.

just on this thread alone, there is someone who got into uva with a 4.2 & someone (asian/white, obviously not urm) who got in with a 4.07. And they obviously got in early w/o being deferred. Where do you get the .44 anyway? 4.44 gets you in but not 4.43? And I don't know where you are but in fcps, there really aren't even that many kids with 4.4. You must be in a county where gpa's go up much higher. Maybe Loudoun?

PP here again. Once again, high school is private. Weighting is not as high as some publics. Kid is probably in top 10-15% of class. Half of the school are VA residents, so he has some tough competition within the school. Had he been in his local MCPS public school, I imagine he would have gotten at the very least deferred and had much higher likely of being admitted. It is fine...he is fine. We knew he would never end up there even if admitted because it was way down on his list.[/quote

There is a fixation with GPA here, but Dean J, the UVA Admissions Dean who is active on College Confidential and who blogs, always is quite clear that it is the transcript that they are looking at. Did the student take the most challenging curriculum, etc.? This helps explain differences in accepted GPAs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.6 UWGPA
3.8 WGPA (at private school with little weighed options)
33 ACT / 34 SS
White female. Captain of 2 sports teams and President of 2 very active clubs. Lots of volunteer and other EC's too.

Accepted to WPI (28K merit) ASU (16K merit) OSU (awaiting scholarship results) Purdue (no merit) WVU ($15K merit) UMich (no merit but 13K FA) Case Western (28K merit and FA package)

Only denial so far is Maryland. Awaiting RPI which is a target, and Rice and GT which are reaches.

What’s WPI, ASU, OSU (Oklahoma?)?

Wow, your DD got into Michigan but not MD? Michigan is probably a top 5 state school.

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Anonymous wrote:36 ACT 4.2 WGPA 3.89 UW

Accepted:
Notre Dame (invited to scholars and merit semifinalist)
BC
Villanova
Fordham (Dean’s Scholarship)
UMCP (B/K Scholarship)

Denied:
UVA

Let the record show that UVA reject kids with perfect ACTs and only 1 or 2 Bs on their high school transcript.

OMG, imagine having those stats and getting rejected by UVA. Kid has amazing other choices and it will all work out but that is just jaw dropping. I hope it was not first choice.

It was likely as an OOS applicant which I believe would have something to do with it. Doesn't UVA weight in-state applicants differently?

Could be a variety of things. Lack of demonstrated interest, yield protection, other factors involving course selection or extracurriculars. It’s hard to say.
My dd has a friend who was shocked by her rejection to UVA, but her 4.0 UW was in regular level classes, random electives and only 2 years of foreign language.

UVA is very clear that demonstrated interest has no admissions impact.

Other schools wouldn't have considered/offered merit scholarships if the applicant took only regular level courses and not the most challenging courses offered by the high school.

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Anonymous wrote:3.6 UWGPA
3.8 WGPA (at private school with little weighed options)
33 ACT / 34 SS
White female. Captain of 2 sports teams and President of 2 very active clubs. Lots of volunteer and other EC's too.

Accepted to WPI (28K merit) ASU (16K merit) OSU (awaiting scholarship results) Purdue (no merit) WVU ($15K merit) UMich (no merit but 13K FA) Case Western (28K merit and FA package)

Only denial so far is Maryland. Awaiting RPI which is a target, and Rice and GT which are reaches.

So many better schools your child has been accepted to anyway. I hope she can look past it.

What makes the other schools “better”?