UVA out Friday night

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is a junior. These posts make me feel so nervous and stressed, I can't imagine how I will feel next year this time. Anyway, good luck to all who wishes to go to UVA!

The message is pretty clear, if your DC wants UVA and is within a reasonable shot stats wise, apply ED and you'll be done in December

What does "reasonable shots stats wise" mean?

If you look at naviance you will see a gpa line. It’s much higher in some schools than others. UVA says they are holistic and look at rigor but it seems clear they just want a certain gpa. So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

If you really want to play the game move out of NoVA. Your kid will easily be top 10%, have a high GPA, great scores and be a shoe-in vs staying in NoVa and having things be a total crapshoot with the exact same stats since so many kids have them here.

THat's just not true. There are counties in VA that do not send a single kid to UVA. Going to a weaker school does not increase their chances. If they do they'd certainly have to be one of the top students in the school (like valedictorian). The bar is much higher from a lower performance or lower populated area.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is a junior. These posts make me feel so nervous and stressed, I can't imagine how I will feel next year this time. Anyway, good luck to all who wishes to go to UVA!

The message is pretty clear, if your DC wants UVA and is within a reasonable shot stats wise, apply ED and you'll be done in December

What does "reasonable shots stats wise" mean?

If you look at naviance you will see a gpa line. It’s much higher in some schools than others. UVA says they are holistic and look at rigor but it seems clear they just want a certain gpa. So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

If you really want to play the game move out of NoVA. Your kid will easily be top 10%, have a high GPA, great scores and be a shoe-in vs staying in NoVa and having things be a total crapshoot with the exact same stats since so many kids have them here.

THat's just not true. There are counties in VA that do not send a single kid to UVA. Going to a weaker school does not increase their chances. If they do they'd certainly have to be one of the top students in the school (like valedictorian). The bar is much higher from a lower performance or lower populated area.

And you base this on what? Do tell.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is a junior. These posts make me feel so nervous and stressed, I can't imagine how I will feel next year this time. Anyway, good luck to all who wishes to go to UVA!

The message is pretty clear, if your DC wants UVA and is within a reasonable shot stats wise, apply ED and you'll be done in December

What does "reasonable shots stats wise" mean?

If you look at naviance you will see a gpa line. It’s much higher in some schools than others. UVA says they are holistic and look at rigor but it seems clear they just want a certain gpa. So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

If you really want to play the game move out of NoVA. Your kid will easily be top 10%, have a high GPA, great scores and be a shoe-in vs staying in NoVa and having things be a total crapshoot with the exact same stats since so many kids have them here.

THat's just not true. There are counties in VA that do not send a single kid to UVA. Going to a weaker school does not increase their chances. If they do they'd certainly have to be one of the top students in the school (like valedictorian). The bar is much higher from a lower performance or lower populated area.

And you base this on what? Do tell.

What I have is anecdotal like all of us, unless you have some magical stats which back up YOUR assertion? (Other than just sour grapes)

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

SO TRUE! Rejection from UVA hurts and for many parents becomes that awful moment when you realize that the acceptances in hand and lack of FAFSA loans means that they really do have to come up with $80k a year in after tax monies for Larlo.

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Is it funny to you that so many well-qualified NOVA students can’t get into their state flagship?

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So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

This is false. You have to take a rigorous schedule and achieve a strong GPA.

Actually you need to take the mist rigorous courses and have the counselor check off the “most rigorous” box (yes, it’s still there)

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Anonymous wrote:Best of luck to the applicants. Show grace. It’s hard to overstate how much this emotionally affects a lot of nova families.

It’s not just emotionally -it’s a huge financial problem for some Virginia families -that’s why so many families who have high stats kids get upset when their kids are passed over by TJ for social engineering goals of more first-generations. Many of these kids’ families (TJ) included really need access the the top Virginia schools. Many also are saving for other children and for grad schools do a thumbs down at top VA schools can be a huge financial problem problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

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Getting good grades in rigorous classes etc. is NOT enough to get in ED. In my DC's rigorous NOVA private, about 15 kids applied ED. All residents, all in the ballpark. One got in. The rest were either deferred or outright rejected.

It's just numbers. Too many strong applicants for too few seats.

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So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

This is false. You have to take a rigorous schedule and achieve a strong GPA.

I second this. I would just add that 4 years of a language would help too.

So if DC takes AP French/Spanish/Chinese in 11th they still need to take the next offered language class senior year?

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It's just numbers. Too many strong applicants for too few seats.

This plus significant increased demand.

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Anonymous wrote:What time will decisions be released?

Five minutes before admissions and everyone else clock out at 5pm to avoid the rush of phone calls from upset parents.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is a junior. These posts make me feel so nervous and stressed, I can't imagine how I will feel next year this time. Anyway, good luck to all who wishes to go to UVA!

The message is pretty clear, if your DC wants UVA and is within a reasonable shot stats wise, apply ED and you'll be done in December

What does "reasonable shots stats wise" mean?

If you look at naviance you will see a gpa line. It’s much higher in some schools than others. UVA says they are holistic and look at rigor but it seems clear they just want a certain gpa. So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

If you really want to play the game move out of NoVA. Your kid will easily be top 10%, have a high GPA, great scores and be a shoe-in vs staying in NoVa and having things be a total crapshoot with the exact same stats since so many kids have them here.

THat's just not true. There are counties in VA that do not send a single kid to UVA. Going to a weaker school does not increase their chances. If they do they'd certainly have to be one of the top students in the school (like valedictorian). The bar is much higher from a lower performance or lower populated area.

And you base this on what? Do tell.

If ever there was a call for SCHEV lady.

You can see how many applied/accepted/attended from each county/city on the SCHEV website
https://research.schev.edu/enrollment/b8_admissions_locality.asp

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Good luck with your kid. I think he has better stats than my DS. He should be in.

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So go to an easier high school and take moderate (not the hardest) courses and achieve that gpa.

This is false. You have to take a rigorous schedule and achieve a strong GPA.

I second this. I would just add that 4 years of a language would help too.

So if DC takes AP French/Spanish/Chinese in 11th they still need to take the next offered language class senior year?

My DS did not take any language this year. He should have taken AP Spanish but he did not like it at all. He got in EA.