UVA or bust

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Anonymous wrote:Move to a rural VA county and be at the very top of the class with max rigor at the county HS.

Seriously. Applicants are compared with other students from their HS - for many many colleges. Big fish in smaller rural pond has the best odds for acceptance at many colleges.

Or, just move to a lower performing NOVA high school, take all the rigourous courses, get more leadership positions, play all the sports, get more house for your money, and keep your higher paid DMV job. It worked out for our kid. Third year at UVA.

This. You don't have to move to a rural area. Just go to one of the crappy high schools. But recognize your kid may not be as well prepared for the rigor of college.

Does UVA have a special program where they admit more from poor high schools? Families would flock to South Lakes and Herndon if they made this public

South Lakes and Herndon have plenty of high stats kids applying to UVA and getting rejected. It may be easier than Langley or Oakton but it is not assured, by far.

Oy. I think people are misunderstanding the situation.

UVA takes people from all over UVA and absolutely any high school. The most high achieving high schools, unsurprisingly, tend to send more kids to UVA because they have more kids with higher scores and so on. But it is relatively EASIER to get in from any other high school or from other parts of Virignia for the simple reason that a) they will only take so many from TJ or Mclean and b) kids are compared to their peers.

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Anonymous wrote:Try the NoVa path.

The odds of getting accepted to UVA are not good.

But if a degree from IVA is the only option for your family, the odds are better if your kid does 2 years of community college then transfers into UVA.

It is exceptionally difficult to get into UVA from any NOVA public HS.

She’s referring to the NOVA community college path to automatic admission.

Virginia Community colleges will path you for automatic admission to a four year college.

DS was a B student in high school and took that path. He went from NVCC to UVA and is now a naval officer.

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Anonymous wrote:Move to a rural VA county and be at the very top of the class with max rigor at the county HS.

Seriously. Applicants are compared with other students from their HS - for many many colleges. Big fish in smaller rural pond has the best odds for acceptance at many colleges.

Or, just move to a lower performing NOVA high school, take all the rigourous courses, get more leadership positions, play all the sports, get more house for your money, and keep your higher paid DMV job. It worked out for our kid. Third year at UVA.

This. You don't have to move to a rural area. Just go to one of the crappy high schools. But recognize your kid may not be as well prepared for the rigor of college.

Does UVA have a special program where they admit more from poor high schools? Families would flock to South Lakes and Herndon if they made this public

South Lakes and Herndon have plenty of high stats kids applying to UVA and getting rejected. It may be easier than Langley or Oakton but it is not assured, by far.

Oy. I think people are misunderstanding the situation.

UVA takes people from all over UVA and absolutely any high school. The most high achieving high schools, unsurprisingly, tend to send more kids to UVA because they have more kids with higher scores and so on. But it is relatively EASIER to get in from any other high school or from other parts of Virignia for the simple reason that a) they will only take so many from TJ or Mclean and b) kids are compared to their peers.

UVA doesn’t have quotas. They are very open about this

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Anonymous wrote:Move to a rural VA county and be at the very top of the class with max rigor at the county HS.

Seriously. Applicants are compared with other students from their HS - for many many colleges. Big fish in smaller rural pond has the best odds for acceptance at many colleges.

Or, just move to a lower performing NOVA high school, take all the rigourous courses, get more leadership positions, play all the sports, get more house for your money, and keep your higher paid DMV job. It worked out for our kid. Third year at UVA.

This. You don't have to move to a rural area. Just go to one of the crappy high schools. But recognize your kid may not be as well prepared for the rigor of college.

Does UVA have a special program where they admit more from poor high schools? Families would flock to South Lakes and Herndon if they made this public

South Lakes and Herndon have plenty of high stats kids applying to UVA and getting rejected. It may be easier than Langley or Oakton but it is not assured, by far.

Oy. I think people are misunderstanding the situation.

UVA takes people from all over UVA and absolutely any high school. The most high achieving high schools, unsurprisingly, tend to send more kids to UVA because they have more kids with higher scores and so on. But it is relatively EASIER to get in from any other high school or from other parts of Virignia for the simple reason that a) they will only take so many from TJ or Mclean and b) kids are compared to their peers.

UVA doesn’t have quotas. They are very open about this

They do not have quotas but can’t take everyone qualified. The first year class is only 3900 ish. So there are pretty standard gpa cut offs at each school. They accept a ton more kids from TJ etc but the competition is fierce against your peers. There could be quite a few qualified kids in a rural class too but fewer than fcps etc so a better shot at acceptance if you are in the top of the class.

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There is no magic guarantee. Students just have to work hard as possible in school (in all five main subjects), be involved in their community, and not get into trouble. After that, all they can do is hope for the best.

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Threads like this crack me up. Rich whites and Asians complaining that they're disadvantaged and suffering oh so much because their poor little children are stuck at Langley, TJ, Mclean, Yorktown, Meridian etc. and can't get into UVA. In the meantime, they say, anybody and his mother from other schools in and outside of NOVA just waltz right in.

This is total bullshit. Just look at the numbers. Take one school, say, Yorktown for the moment. The whole class hasn't posted on insta yet, but of those who have 30 have committed to UVA. There are easily another few dozen more who could have and probably did also get in but are going elsewhere (ten or so to Ivy+, Georgetown, Notre Dame, some top LACs and of course many to William & Mary, etc.)

So easily 50 Yorktown kids either did or could have gotten into UVA.

Compare that to any non-elite public school in VA and you won't see anything close to those numbers.

So stop your whining about how the top high schools are suffering. It's bullshit.

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Anonymous wrote:Threads like this crack me up. Rich whites and Asians complaining that they're disadvantaged and suffering oh so much because their poor little children are stuck at Langley, TJ, Mclean, Yorktown, Meridian etc. and can't get into UVA. In the meantime, they say, anybody and his mother from other schools in and outside of NOVA just waltz right in.

This is total bullshit. Just look at the numbers. Take one school, say, Yorktown for the moment. The whole class hasn't posted on insta yet, but of those who have 30 have committed to UVA. There are easily another few dozen more who could have and probably did also get in but are going elsewhere (ten or so to Ivy+, Georgetown, Notre Dame, some top LACs and of course many to William & Mary, etc.)

So easily 50 Yorktown kids either did or could have gotten into UVA.

Compare that to any non-elite public school in VA and you won't see anything close to those numbers.

So stop your whining about how the top high schools are suffering. It's bullshit.

+100

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Anonymous wrote:Threads like this crack me up. Rich whites and Asians complaining that they're disadvantaged and suffering oh so much because their poor little children are stuck at Langley, TJ, Mclean, Yorktown, Meridian etc. and can't get into UVA. In the meantime, they say, anybody and his mother from other schools in and outside of NOVA just waltz right in.

This is total bullshit. Just look at the numbers. Take one school, say, Yorktown for the moment. The whole class hasn't posted on insta yet, but of those who have 30 have committed to UVA. There are easily another few dozen more who could have and probably did also get in but are going elsewhere (ten or so to Ivy+, Georgetown, Notre Dame, some top LACs and of course many to William & Mary, etc.)

So easily 50 Yorktown kids either did or could have gotten into UVA.

Compare that to any non-elite public school in VA and you won't see anything close to those numbers.

So stop your whining about how the top high schools are suffering. It's bullshit.

+1 When you look at the SCHEV reports for the rural counties that only have one high school and lower incomes, it becomes really clear.

I looked some random counties in SW VA. Lots of them have double digit applications, but only 1-4 accepted. It's not like you can waltz into UVA from anywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Threads like this crack me up. Rich whites and Asians complaining that they're disadvantaged and suffering oh so much because their poor little children are stuck at Langley, TJ, Mclean, Yorktown, Meridian etc. and can't get into UVA. In the meantime, they say, anybody and his mother from other schools in and outside of NOVA just waltz right in.

This is total bullshit. Just look at the numbers. Take one school, say, Yorktown for the moment. The whole class hasn't posted on insta yet, but of those who have 30 have committed to UVA. There are easily another few dozen more who could have and probably did also get in but are going elsewhere (ten or so to Ivy+, Georgetown, Notre Dame, some top LACs and of course many to William & Mary, etc.)

So easily 50 Yorktown kids either did or could have gotten into UVA.

Compare that to any non-elite public school in VA and you won't see anything close to those numbers.

So stop your whining about how the top high schools are suffering. It's bullshit.

+1 When you look at the SCHEV reports for the rural counties that only have one high school and lower incomes, it becomes really clear.

I looked some random counties in SW VA. Lots of them have double digit applications, but only 1-4 accepted. It's not like you can waltz into UVA from anywhere.

Yep. It's a DCUM myth. There are no actual numbers backing it up.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS- what exactly does it take to get in UVA? No other option is good enough.

Tenacity.

If you don't get in but get waitlisted, you can do a year at UVA Wise and autotransfer if you can maintain a minimum GPA
If you don't even get waitlisted, you can go to NOVA and autotransfer to UVA after a year if you do well enough.

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In from FCPS with 4.3 1490 IB multiple state level awards/recognitions

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS- what exactly does it take to get in UVA? No other option is good enough.

Apply ED for starters.

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Anonymous wrote:Move to a rural VA county and be at the very top of the class with max rigor at the county HS.

Seriously. Applicants are compared with other students from their HS - for many many colleges. Big fish in smaller rural pond has the best odds for acceptance at many colleges.

Or, just move to a lower performing NOVA high school, take all the rigourous courses, get more leadership positions, play all the sports, get more house for your money, and keep your higher paid DMV job. It worked out for our kid. Third year at UVA.

This. You don't have to move to a rural area. Just go to one of the crappy high schools. But recognize your kid may not be as well prepared for the rigor of college.

Does UVA have a special program where they admit more from poor high schools? Families would flock to South Lakes and Herndon if they made this public

DP. No, of course not. The poorest high schools in the state would be thrilled to have one kid admitted, but it’s more likely zero.

You are wrong. Those scholarships are available through UVA's Blue Ridge Scholar program. https://giving.virginia.edu/where-to-give/supporting-students/blue-ridge-scholars/#:~:text=A%20committee%20within%20the%20Office,of%20a%20financial%20aid%20package.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move to a rural VA county and be at the very top of the class with max rigor at the county HS.

Seriously. Applicants are compared with other students from their HS - for many many colleges. Big fish in smaller rural pond has the best odds for acceptance at many colleges.

Or, just move to a lower performing NOVA high school, take all the rigourous courses, get more leadership positions, play all the sports, get more house for your money, and keep your higher paid DMV job. It worked out for our kid. Third year at UVA.

This. You don't have to move to a rural area. Just go to one of the crappy high schools. But recognize your kid may not be as well prepared for the rigor of college.

Does UVA have a special program where they admit more from poor high schools? Families would flock to South Lakes and Herndon if they made this public

UVA does not this kind of a program, but GMU does. They offer automatic admission to kids from certain high FARMS high schools. I assume there is an academic bar that must be met. Now sure how rigourous it is though. My kid was offered this option.

Wrong: https://giving.virginia.edu/where-to-give/supporting-students/blue-ridge-scholars/#:~:text=A%20committee%20within%20the%20Office,of%20a%20financial%20aid%20package.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS- what exactly does it take to get in UVA? No other option is good enough.

Troll much?