UVA Early Action

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son's friend at an FCPS high school was rejected for EA. However, he is a legacy, Latino, with 4.0W GPA, and 32-33 ACT (stats according to hearsay). OK ECs.

I know the GPA is a little low, but I would have thought URM and legacy would have at least resulted in a deferral not a rejection!

Another anecdote that confirms that very few NOVA applicants are getting in during the RD round.

Sadly, this is probably true. UVA is one of the few schools my DC didn’t apply to EA. DC really needed senior year grades due to a lower GPA in 9th grade. NO APs or weighted grades at their private school. Based on the admissions blog, RD seemed like the right choice. Oh well, it would likely be a rejection either round!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

Many kids on advanced math track get to MV and Linear algebra. My DC took MV in 11th and Linear Equations/Diff EQ in senior year. And there were plenty of kids. So not just Tj kids get to MV

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

Many kids on advanced math track get to MV and Linear algebra. My DC took MV in 11th and Linear Equations/Diff EQ in senior year. And there were plenty of kids. So not just Tj kids get to MV

+1. DS in private is in MV as a senior, AP Comp Sci (sophomore, 5 on AP exam), in UVA EA. DS was waitlisted for TJ and ultimately was rejected.

[Anonymous]

My DD could get to multi senior year but wants to do pre-med so thinking of doing AP stat next year instead. Will this hurt chances at UVA if not applying for math/engineering?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD could get to multi senior year but wants to do pre-med so thinking of doing AP stat next year instead. Will this hurt chances at UVA if not applying for math/engineering?

I think girls have a better chance of getting into engineering school than the college of art and science

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.

[Anonymous]

Anecdotes don't confirm anything. That's not how anecdotes work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.

Are you sure about that? No one needs MV in high school, and most don't even need it in college. Math isn't the only rigorous track in high school. You are suggesting that a humanities student could never get the check, and that just isn't true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.

Pretty sure the admissions counselors decide for themselves what is the most rigorous program and don't just blindly take a counselor's check.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.

Are you sure about that? No one needs MV in high school, and most don't even need it in college. Math isn't the only rigorous track in high school. You are suggesting that a humanities student could never get the check, and that just isn't true.

Exactly true. My kids have only done AP calc AB and got into UVA as humanities majors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.

Pretty sure the admissions counselors decide for themselves what is the most rigorous program and don't just blindly take a counselor's check. [/quote]


They don't have the time. UVA received close to 50,000 applications this year and has to process that using a small public school admissions office. The first thing that is done with every application is to mark it for GPA, rank in class (yes they can tell), test scores and "most rigorous".

Then the file is marked for anything else relevant such as URM; first-generation (very big at UVA this year); low-income; blue ridge scholar; Questbridge applicant; athlete or rare talent; international; legacy (doesn't count for much at UVA anymore - I know a lot of legacy families whose high-stats kids did not get in); and "development case" (might the family give over $500K to the school)

Only then and after the file makes those cuts does anyone get around to reading the essays. The admissions officers don't have the time to look at each transcript. That's WHY we have the "most rigorous" box. Who is better suited to check it off than the college counselor? that's why it exists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking multi-variable calculus.

TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.

Pretty sure the admissions counselors decide for themselves what is the most rigorous program and don't just blindly take a counselor's check. [/quote]


They don't have the time. UVA received close to 50,000 applications this year and has to process that using a small public school admissions office. The first thing that is done with every application is to mark it for GPA, rank in class (yes they can tell), test scores and "most rigorous".

Then the file is marked for anything else relevant such as URM; first-generation (very big at UVA this year); low-income; blue ridge scholar; Questbridge applicant; athlete or rare talent; international; legacy (doesn't count for much at UVA anymore - I know a lot of legacy families whose high-stats kids did not get in); and "development case" (might the family give over $500K to the school)

Only then and after the file makes those cuts does anyone get around to reading the essays. The admissions officers don't have the time to look at each transcript. That's WHY we have the "most rigorous" box. Who is better suited to check it off than the college counselor? that's why it exists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD could get to multi senior year but wants to do pre-med so thinking of doing AP stat next year instead. Will this hurt chances at UVA if not applying for math/engineering?

Ask your high school counselor. Ask him or her about the college admissions box

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DD could get to multi senior year but wants to do pre-med so thinking of doing AP stat next year instead. Will this hurt chances at UVA if not applying for math/engineering?

Ask your high school counselor. Ask him or her about the college admissions box

Don't blindly trust your high school counselor. At least at DC's school, some of their counselors suck (or they simply don't care). Their recommendations have been way off.