UVA- how hard is it to get classes you need/want?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not so difficult that it prevents UVA from having one of the highest 4 year graduation rates in the USNWR school set year after year.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate

Stupid answer to a legit question

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Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

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Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

McIntire is highly minority and FGLI

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Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

If almost all were rejected, it probably means the admission rate has dropped significantly. Just a few years ago, the admit rate was 60%. Maybe it is below 30% now??

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

If almost all were rejected, it probably means the admission rate has dropped significantly. Just a few years ago, the admit rate was 60%. Maybe it is below 30% now??

It was 30% last year (officially). Probably half that now.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you need a lot of ecs to get into commerce school or is it based on grades alone?

Mine did not have a lot of activities and got in. Good grades, somewhat coherent story, but not a lot of activities and nothing super presitgious.

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Thanks for posting! And congrats to your student!! How good were the grades? Like 4.0 or like a 3.8-3., or lower? A in both of the prerequisites (or A-)? Courses rigorous (like Calc 3 or whatever) or trying to fill distribution requirements?

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* 3.8-3.9

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Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

If almost all were rejected, it probably means the admission rate has dropped significantly. Just a few years ago, the admit rate was 60%. Maybe it is below 30% now??

It was 30% last year (officially). Probably half that now.

It’s 12.53% for 2026 (10% instate). https://orieladmissions.com/uva-acceptance-rate/

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not so difficult that it prevents UVA from having one of the highest 4 year graduation rates in the USNWR school set year after year.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate

Stupid answer to a legit question

Actually, it’s a great answer to a rather silly question since my UVA kid had zero problems with registering for the classes he wanted. UVA is not the size of UCLA, CAL or Michigan. If you really have a problem getting into a class you want, you simply go see that prof during visiting hours and plead your case. Nine times out of ten they will work it out- and now your kid has a faculty member who might write a letter of recommendation should your kid perform well in said class.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

If almost all were rejected, it probably means the admission rate has dropped significantly. Just a few years ago, the admit rate was 60%. Maybe it is below 30% now??

It was 30% last year (officially). Probably half that now.

It’s 12.53% for 2026 (10% instate). https://orieladmissions.com/uva-acceptance-rate/

Not seeing where this has stats for McIntire acceptance rate? Can you paste in the language?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for posting! And congrats to your student!! How good were the grades? Like 4.0 or like a 3.8-3., or lower? A in both of the prerequisites (or A-)? Courses rigorous (like Calc 3 or whatever) or trying to fill distribution requirements?

3.95+ I think. A+ in one of the prereqs and A in the other. One A- in a discipline class not related to business or intended second major.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not so difficult that it prevents UVA from having one of the highest 4 year graduation rates in the USNWR school set year after year.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate

Stupid answer to a legit question

Actually, it’s a great answer to a rather silly question since my UVA kid had zero problems with registering for the classes he wanted. UVA is not the size of UCLA, CAL or Michigan. If you really have a problem getting into a class you want, you simply go see that prof during visiting hours and plead your case. Nine times out of ten they will work it out- and now your kid has a faculty member who might write a letter of recommendation should your kid perform well in said class.

This was helpful…minus your first line. Grow up

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Everyone my kid knows who got into McIntire has a 3.95+ (basically one A minus).

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Anonymous wrote:Commerce admissions were rough this year. Waiting on stats to post? They should be transparent about acceptance rates.

Have they moved away from the FGLI and DEI focus that was prevalent in previous years? Curious if things have changed since the DOJ investigation.

Hard to tell - my UVA student says almost all of their friends (and friends of friends) were rejected… would need to know more about who actually got in this year to be able to tell. I doubt the university would publish those stats? They seem to be tight-lipped this cycle.

If almost all were rejected, it probably means the admission rate has dropped significantly. Just a few years ago, the admit rate was 60%. Maybe it is below 30% now??

It was 30% last year (officially). Probably half that now.

It’s 12.53% for 2026 (10% instate). https://orieladmissions.com/uva-acceptance-rate/

Not seeing where this has stats for McIntire acceptance rate? Can you paste in the language?

You do know that McIntire is accepted from current UVA student body, not direct admit, right? So I googled it for you: “UVA McIntire School of Commerce admission requires a highly competitive academic profile, with admitted undergraduate B.S. students posting a mean cumulative GPA of approximately 3.78” that’s based upon a UVA 4.0 scale.