and your point is? sure there are athletes, URms, first generations etc., down there. And? The point is that if you are white applying from Langley you better be aiming for stats in the 75th percentile if you really want in. |
hooked |
Like any school. Even Ivies. |
| Please describe hooked. |
Having alumni parents? |
Not a hook for UVA. They don’t have legacy preference |
| 42K for ED alone? |
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GPA 4.1
ACT 29 APs 3 |
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It’s been a while, but I think the point is still valid. I had two kids attend UVA. They were both very good students in high school, but they didn’t tear the place up either grade wise or SAT wise. The second student was below the 25th percentile on UVA’s SAT range and not only had no hooks - she probably had things going against her. She was a cute blond upper middle class girl from an affluent NOVA suburb and public high school.
Dean J has been around forever and even back then she and UVA admissions more generally made clear that grades and course selection are more important than test scores. In our experience that was true. |
No. Before TO, the 75th was 1490. It will go back to that instantly if they go back to test required as many think they will in January. We have a friend who is there now and had a 1490 and submitted it. Unhooked. |
My DD was not planning to take AP French senior year but partly due to this general sentiment I think she may do it. She doesn’t want to but doesn’t want it to be a mark against her. Otherwise I think she has the “expected” rigor. We’ll see. |
a) there's no proof anywhere that the SAT scores will "instantly" drop if UVA drops TO. UVA is T24. It receives top state, national and international applicants. b) wrong also re january. UVA has committed to TO through Fall 2025. google it. |
The bold was true in 2019 too. And extending to 2025 is new. We visited just a month ago and they said 2025 was undecided. |
UVA still has legacy, there is an optional essay instead of a checkbox. |
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