UVA Jan 31

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Dang, Op you should go buy a lottery ticket!

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I bow down before you, OP. I should’ve never doubted you.

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Anonymous wrote:And now it's official, so turns out OP was good at reading those tea leaves!

http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2020/01/uva-early-action-decisions-coming-this.html

Here's what I noticed. Dean J was quiet on social media for about a week and then started posting yesterday that an update was coming.

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Anonymous wrote:Latest tweet from Dean J...
https://twitter.com/UVaDeanJ/status/1222528066649456641?s=20

And like Washington, she says nothing other than we are working on it and hope to have more information soon.

I posted earlier and am sticking by my earlier prediction of release next week on Friday, February 7. I appreciate that they don't want to announce a release date (even if they have a really good idea of it) until they are absolutely sure they can deliver on that date. It would be horrible to announce a date, and then have to walk it back.

"Horrible"? Wouldn't be horrible at all to have to move an admissions notification date. Who is actually harmed by such a move? Cancer is horrible. Fatal helicopter crashes are horrible. This wouldn't even be close to horrible.

I love it when word police on DCUM forbid anyone from using negative language or complaining because "what about WAR, FAMINE, DISEASE, DEATH?!?!"
Can we please take it as read that we are all reasonable people that do have a sense of proportion, but also are fortunate enough to live in circumstances in which we do not encounter the worst that life can dish out, so instead have the luxury to complain about relatively minor things on a forum that you don't have to visit if you think everyone is being to shallow?
One of my favorite children's books is "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" but I guess quoted PP would feel that book is "wrong" because it teaches children to use the word "horrible" when he has to wear his railroad train pajamas.

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I didn't say it would be horrible to push the date back. I said it would be horrible to announce a date prematurely. It's likely that the Admissions Office is 99% sure what date they think they can release, and based on their track record, that date is earlier than the mid-February date. I'm saying that I recognize that it is prudent for them to hold off on having Dean J post that earlier-than-Feb 15-date until they are 100% confident they can release on that date. Because if she was to post today "we are releasing tomorrow!" and then 24 hours later had to says "whoops, sorry my bad." then that is a communications fail.

You're a drama queen. And you were wrong. Notification date is Jan. 31.

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"Horrible"? Wouldn't be horrible at all to have to move an admissions notification date. Who is actually harmed by such a move? Cancer is horrible. Fatal helicopter crashes are horrible. This wouldn't even be close to horrible.

I love it when word police on DCUM forbid anyone from using negative language or complaining because "what about WAR, FAMINE, DISEASE, DEATH?!?!"
Can we please take it as read that we are all reasonable people that do have a sense of proportion, but also are fortunate enough to live in circumstances in which we do not encounter the worst that life can dish out, so instead have the luxury to complain about relatively minor things on a forum that you don't have to visit if you think everyone is being to shallow?
One of my favorite children's books is "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" but I guess quoted PP would feel that book is "wrong" because it teaches children to use the word "horrible" when he has to wear his railroad train pajamas.

Anyway...
I didn't say it would be horrible to push the date back. I said it would be horrible to announce a date prematurely. It's likely that the Admissions Office is 99% sure what date they think they can release, and based on their track record, that date is earlier than the mid-February date. I'm saying that I recognize that it is prudent for them to hold off on having Dean J post that earlier-than-Feb 15-date until they are 100% confident they can release on that date. Because if she was to post today "we are releasing tomorrow!" and then 24 hours later had to says "whoops, sorry my bad." then that is a communications fail.

The reactions to how each of you think people would react to a change in release date is interesting.

If you think a change in place is a fail, maybe you can take a cue from the first person, who seems able to roll with the punches.

If you expect perfection from humans, you will almost always be disappointed. Stuff happens.

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It's on Twitter, good luck to all Fri afternoon

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Anonymous wrote:I had two kids go there. Such a great school and such a bargain in state. We're blessed.

Good luck!

Thank you for the good thoughts. We are in state.

Yea, it was great. We could hold our heads up high at cocktail parties talking about our kids at a fraction of the price that others were paying.

? My kid didn’t get into UVA so I usually hang my head in shame at cocktails parties.

Now, now, I'm sure you just talk up your "Colleges that Change Lives" college.

Truly, there is no reason to be an a-hole.

PP was responding to the "hold our heads up high" comment, which is bizarre.

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Anonymous wrote:I bow down before you, OP. I should’ve never doubted you.

Some more predictions from me (OP)...Trump loses (unfortunately). 49ers win.

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Anonymous wrote:I bow down before you, OP. I should’ve never doubted you.

Some more predictions from me (OP)...Trump loses (unfortunately). 49ers win.

Sorry didn't mean unfortunately on his loss.

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Anonymous wrote:I had two kids go there. Such a great school and such a bargain in state. We're blessed.

Good luck!

Thank you for the good thoughts. We are in state.

Yea, it was great. We could hold our heads up high at cocktail parties talking about our kids at a fraction of the price that others were paying.

? My kid didn’t get into UVA so I usually hang my head in shame at cocktails parties.

Now, now, I'm sure you just talk up your "Colleges that Change Lives" college.

Truly, there is no reason to be an a-hole.

PP was responding to the "hold our heads up high" comment, which is bizarre.

So question I have is when at cocktail parties, what happens if other parents' kids go to an ivy or a higher-ranked US News school? My wife frowns on state schools. Saying a lot of riff raff.

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Any thoughts on how many will be admitted EA?

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Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on how many will be admitted EA?

I'm very curious about this, too. Can't go off the last few years data as a guide because now they have Early Decision. Dean J typically posts the stats shortly after the decisions are posted.

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D-Day for nova moms (and dads) rapidly approaching. Mouths getting dry, pulses quickening, general twitchiness. Who will get the Willy Wonka orange and blue decal....and who will, after sober reflection, learn to mouth the line, “Virginia Tech is a fine school too....”. Gut check time, wannabes.

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We toured UVA and DD loves it. In state, high states NOVA student. Good luck everyone!

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Anonymous wrote:D-Day for nova moms (and dads) rapidly approaching. Mouths getting dry, pulses quickening, general twitchiness. Who will get the Willy Wonka orange and blue decal....and who will, after sober reflection, learn to mouth the line, “Virginia Tech is a fine school too....”. Gut check time, wannabes.

You do realize VA Tech engineering is better than UVA engineering, right?