UVA RD

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s cool when so many kids get denied. It only adds weight to the prestige of my kids’ degrees. Kids, plural. I have two grads.

This is so pathetically funny - and telling.

As a mom whose DD is there. I feel the same.

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Anonymous wrote:I see a lot of kids admitted - but mainly from early action and early decision. I have not run across anyone in person that was admitted during regular round (though I'm sure there are some).

Most kids applied during EA - 64% of applications. Another 8% in ED. UVA has long told applicants to get in early, as RD is used to flll in gaps remaining after ED/EA (geography, URM, FGLI, etc.).

Also, UVA stopped deferring ED and EA applicants to RD, so the number of folks actually waiting for a result in RD is actually much smaller than previous years.

All of this helps explains the lack of activity in this thread (and at College Confidential, too).[/quote

Thank you - this explanation was very helpful. My kid did not apply to UVA, but we know many people that did (and most who got in was in the earlier round). But I appreciate your explanation as to why there isn't much activity regarding the RD round.

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Anonymous wrote:Bump. Wow. Nobody on DCUM’s kid got in. Lots of sad folks out there lol.

LOL that people are sad?!?

I'm sure that some people are sad, but the mood is so different here when kids do not get into their flagship (UVA) v. in Florida when kids do not get into UF. When the UF decisions came out, there were so many Floridians that had their pitchforks out for the OOS students who got accepted (basically saying that the OOS students were taking their kids spots and that Florida needed to restrict OOS applicants). However, UF only had less than a 10% acceptance rate for OOS (so the numbers were already limited). In northern Virginia, if someone's kid doesn't get into UVA, there is some disappointment (naturally), but the attitude is more like "bummer, but let's move on." Much healthier mindset.

Stop trying to make UFL happen . . .

I don't think the post came across that way. The poster seemed to just be saying how crazy people can be in other states v. Virginia when it comes to OOS applicants.

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Anonymous wrote:15 percent of in state applicants were accepted RD. Only 15 percent IN state.

Out of state: 11 percent.

Very prestigious.

Sadly, that’s not how prestige is determined.

Well, it is to an extent, but a 25% in-state admit rate is not prestigious. As for oos, it is a universal second choice given that kids don’t like paying private school tuition for a state flagship — hence the poor oos yield.

Of course it is. The large majority of in state students applying are at/near the top of the class and only one out of four is getting in. And the rate is that high only because of ED.

DCUM is hllarious. We’ve now gone from “UVA admission is too hard for in state students and needs to expand or reduce OOS numbers to serve the state”
to “UVA is an easy admit.”

Exactly kids who are not in the top 10% of their HS are not wasting time applying. But yeah noting thr crickets on this thread guessing not many got good news last night.

Any kid who did not apply ED is not getting admitted, that I know of.

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Anonymous wrote:15 percent of in state applicants were accepted RD. Only 15 percent IN state.

Out of state: 11 percent.

Very prestigious.

Sadly, that’s not how prestige is determined.

Well, it is to an extent, but a 25% in-state admit rate is not prestigious. As for oos, it is a universal second choice given that kids don’t like paying private school tuition for a state flagship — hence the poor oos yield.

Of course it is. The large majority of in state students applying are at/near the top of the class and only one out of four is getting in. And the rate is that high only because of ED.

DCUM is hllarious. We’ve now gone from “UVA admission is too hard for in state students and needs to expand or reduce OOS numbers to serve the state”
to “UVA is an easy admit.”

Exactly kids who are not in the top 10% of their HS are not wasting time applying. But yeah noting thr crickets on this thread guessing not many got good news last night.

Any kid who did not apply ED is not getting admitted, that I know of.

Not true. My DC applied EA and got in.

[Anonymous]

What are the chances of getting in early action? ED just seems too limiting. Also, what kind of kids apply regular decision if RD is nearly an impossible way to get in? While we did not apply to UVA, I'm genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:15 percent of in state applicants were accepted RD. Only 15 percent IN state.

Out of state: 11 percent.

Very prestigious.

Sadly, that’s not how prestige is determined.

Well, it is to an extent, but a 25% in-state admit rate is not prestigious. As for oos, it is a universal second choice given that kids don’t like paying private school tuition for a state flagship — hence the poor oos yield.

Of course it is. The large majority of in state students applying are at/near the top of the class and only one out of four is getting in. And the rate is that high only because of ED.

DCUM is hllarious. We’ve now gone from “UVA admission is too hard for in state students and needs to expand or reduce OOS numbers to serve the state”
to “UVA is an easy admit.”

Exactly kids who are not in the top 10% of their HS are not wasting time applying. But yeah noting thr crickets on this thread guessing not many got good news last night.

Any kid who did not apply ED is not getting admitted, that I know of.

Not true. My DC applied EA and got in.

We know a handful that got in ED and another bunch that got in EA. Maybe the poster goes to a small school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:15 percent of in state applicants were accepted RD. Only 15 percent IN state.

Out of state: 11 percent.

Very prestigious.

Sadly, that’s not how prestige is determined.

Well, it is to an extent, but a 25% in-state admit rate is not prestigious. As for oos, it is a universal second choice given that kids don’t like paying private school tuition for a state flagship — hence the poor oos yield.

Of course it is. The large majority of in state students applying are at/near the top of the class and only one out of four is getting in. And the rate is that high only because of ED.

DCUM is hllarious. We’ve now gone from “UVA admission is too hard for in state students and needs to expand or reduce OOS numbers to serve the state”
to “UVA is an easy admit.”

Exactly kids who are not in the top 10% of their HS are not wasting time applying. But yeah noting thr crickets on this thread guessing not many got good news last night.

Any kid who did not apply ED is not getting admitted, that I know of.

Not true. My DC applied EA and got in.

We know a handful that got in ED and another bunch that got in EA. Maybe the poster goes to a small school.

PP here - sorry, meant most are admitted to UVA ED or EA.

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Anonymous wrote:15 percent of in state applicants were accepted RD. Only 15 percent IN state.

Out of state: 11 percent.

Very prestigious.

Sadly, that’s not how prestige is determined.

Well, it is to an extent, but a 25% in-state admit rate is not prestigious. As for oos, it is a universal second choice given that kids don’t like paying private school tuition for a state flagship — hence the poor oos yield.

Of course it is. The large majority of in state students applying are at/near the top of the class and only one out of four is getting in. And the rate is that high only because of ED.

DCUM is hllarious. We’ve now gone from “UVA admission is too hard for in state students and needs to expand or reduce OOS numbers to serve the state”
to “UVA is an easy admit.”

Exactly kids who are not in the top 10% of their HS are not wasting time applying. But yeah noting thr crickets on this thread guessing not many got good news last night.

Any kid who did not apply ED is not getting admitted, that I know of.

Not true. My DC applied EA and got in.

We know a handful that got in ED and another bunch that got in EA. Maybe the poster goes to a small school.

PP here - sorry, meant most are admitted to UVA ED or EA.

👍🏼

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the chances of getting in early action? ED just seems too limiting. Also, what kind of kids apply regular decision if RD is nearly an impossible way to get in? While we did not apply to UVA, I'm genuinely curious.

UVA recommends RD for students that want their senior year grades considered. Many wait and apply RD if their grades have an upward trend during high school. So if your kid had a few lower grades in 9th and 10th, but is doing really well in 11th you want the schools to see another semester of high grades. RD allows the college to consider your 12th grade 1st semester grades. This is what our CCO recommended for our DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are the chances of getting in early action? ED just seems too limiting. Also, what kind of kids apply regular decision if RD is nearly an impossible way to get in? While we did not apply to UVA, I'm genuinely curious.

UVA recommends RD for students that want their senior year grades considered. Many wait and apply RD if their grades have an upward trend during high school. So if your kid had a few lower grades in 9th and 10th, but is doing really well in 11th you want the schools to see another semester of high grades. RD allows the college to consider your 12th grade 1st semester grades. This is what our CCO recommended for our DC.

That gives hope to lots of kids. Did your kid get in? I hope so!

[Anonymous]

My DS got in RD a year ago. It can be done.

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Accepted at UVA, RD.

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Anonymous wrote:Accepted at UVA, RD.

In-state

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Early Decision Offers
Overall offers: 1,133 (1,040)
Total VA offers: 782 (30% offer rate)
Total OOS offers: 351 (18.5% offer rate)

Early Action Offers
Overall offers: 6,519
Total VA offers: 2,854 (28% offer rate)
Total OOS offers: 3,665 (13% offer rate)