UVA just offered spots to 57 people on its wait-list.

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Anonymous wrote:People say UVA isn’t a safety for anyone but when 50 people plus get in from a FCPS school, it sort of is. I had no doubt my child would get in.

Most likely even more than 50 kids probably had the stats to get accepted but I assume that UVA (or any state school) probably has a limit on how many from each school can be accepted. NOVA tends to have the highest stat kids. So kid #60 from a NOVA school could have probably been admitted if they lived in another county in Virginia.

Yep - so kids in NOVA area basically competing against their school peers rather than kids from the entire in-state pool.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought in the past the state schools had a limit of 25% OOS - but maybe that was in the 90s. In terms of admitting OOS, VA does seem a bit on the generous side. Some states like Florida limit OOS to 10% for all the Florida public schools combined.

VA gives very little funding to its state schools. They can generate more $ OOS kids.

UVA can't take in more than two-thirds OOS.

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^ I mean one-third OOS. Two-third must be in-state.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA has 3 types of instate applicants. Those with legacy connections, high stat NOVA kids looking for a solid safety and first timers and URMs looking to take advantage of emerging woke admissions policies.

No. It’s one of the first choice in-state options for families that don’t want to waste $85k/year on private universities.

+100

My son was accepted to some higher ranked schools, but as Virginians it is getting very hard to justify paying an additional $50k or so per year for an undergraduate degree.

Agreed - there really is no justification (unless you are loaded with money and an extra $50k is nothing to you). However, I will say that there are a lot of OOS schools that make the cost comparable (or even less) than UVA if you are able to get merit.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA has 3 types of instate applicants. Those with legacy connections, high stat NOVA kids looking for a solid safety and first timers and URMs looking to take advantage of emerging woke admissions policies.

No. It’s one of the first choice in-state options for families that don’t want to waste $85k/year on private universities.

+100

My son was accepted to some higher ranked schools, but as Virginians it is getting very hard to justify paying an additional $50k or so per year for an undergraduate degree.

Agreed - there really is no justification (unless you are loaded with money and an extra $50k is nothing to you). However, I will say that there are a lot of OOS schools that make the cost comparable (or even less) than UVA if you are able to get merit.

Donut hole, merit only at much lower tier schools--none of the T20s so that is the choice we have to make $38k vs $85-90k.

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Anonymous wrote:People say UVA isn’t a safety for anyone but when 50 people plus get in from a FCPS school, it sort of is. I had no doubt my child would get in.

Most likely even more than 50 kids probably had the stats to get accepted but I assume that UVA (or any state school) probably has a limit on how many from each school can be accepted. NOVA tends to have the highest stat kids. So kid #60 from a NOVA school could have probably been admitted if they lived in another county in Virginia.

Yep - so kids in NOVA area basically competing against their school peers rather than kids from the entire in-state pool.

DP. All kids across the state are competing against their own school peers. My kid’s high school in Hampton Roads sends fewer than 10 to UVA, but those that are accepted are just as qualified as anyone from NOVA. (I’m a product of a NOVA high school and a UVA alum, fwiw.) That kid #60 from NOVA could very well be kid #11 down here.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA has 3 types of instate applicants. Those with legacy connections, high stat NOVA kids looking for a solid safety and first timers and URMs looking to take advantage of emerging woke admissions policies.

No. It’s one of the first choice in-state options for families that don’t want to waste $85k/year on private universities.

+100

My son was accepted to some higher ranked schools, but as Virginians it is getting very hard to justify paying an additional $50k or so per year for an undergraduate degree.

Same with my son.

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Why are there so many more UVA admits at McLean vs Langley HS? At least based on those posting-I count 13 McLean and only at 6 at Langley. More VA tech admits at McLean too!

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Langley is richer and more can afford private. I would suspect a fewer percentage of their students apply to UVA and VT than MHS kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many more UVA admits at McLean vs Langley HS? At least based on those posting-I count 13 McLean and only at 6 at Langley. More VA tech admits at McLean too!

Keep in mind that a lot people have not posted (including many who got into UVA). My daughter and most of her friends are not planning to post (and it is her understanding that "not posting" is not uncommon).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People say UVA isn’t a safety for anyone but when 50 people plus get in from a FCPS school, it sort of is. I had no doubt my child would get in.

Most likely even more than 50 kids probably had the stats to get accepted but I assume that UVA (or any state school) probably has a limit on how many from each school can be accepted. NOVA tends to have the highest stat kids. So kid #60 from a NOVA school could have probably been admitted if they lived in another county in Virginia.

Yep - so kids in NOVA area basically competing against their school peers rather than kids from the entire in-state pool.

DP. All kids across the state are competing against their own school peers. My kid’s high school in Hampton Roads sends fewer than 10 to UVA, but those that are accepted are just as qualified as anyone from NOVA. (I’m a product of a NOVA high school and a UVA alum, fwiw.) That kid #60 from NOVA could very well be kid #11 down here.

This! There are plenty of magnet and IB programs across the rest of the state that serve/produce high caliber kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many more UVA admits at McLean vs Langley HS? At least based on those posting-I count 13 McLean and only at 6 at Langley. More VA tech admits at McLean too!

Keep in mind that a lot people have not posted (including many who got into UVA). My daughter and most of her friends are not planning to post (and it is her understanding that "not posting" is not uncommon).

I would definitely say that the vast majority of kids have not/will not post. I know people ask why some kids won't post, but I also wonder why kids will post (as it's not just kids going to the Ivies that post - people NOVA will post as well).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People say UVA isn’t a safety for anyone but when 50 people plus get in from a FCPS school, it sort of is. I had no doubt my child would get in.

Most likely even more than 50 kids probably had the stats to get accepted but I assume that UVA (or any state school) probably has a limit on how many from each school can be accepted. NOVA tends to have the highest stat kids. So kid #60 from a NOVA school could have probably been admitted if they lived in another county in Virginia.

Yep - so kids in NOVA area basically competing against their school peers rather than kids from the entire in-state pool.

DP. All kids across the state are competing against their own school peers. My kid’s high school in Hampton Roads sends fewer than 10 to UVA, but those that are accepted are just as qualified as anyone from NOVA. (I’m a product of a NOVA high school and a UVA alum, fwiw.) That kid #60 from NOVA could very well be kid #11 down here.

Exactly, my kid graduated from a HR HS and the local Governer's School. Virginia has extremely talented kids beyond NOVA.

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Anonymous wrote:Kinda surprised so many people declined already.

57 people is "alot"???

Why are we spelling “a lot” as though it’s one word? Is this some kind of a joke or dog whistle?

because people are stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA was not our backup, but we did pick William and Mary over UVA.

Same. Liked the smaller size

No, no. Didn’t you get the memo? The only possible explanation for picking WM over UVA is that your kid must be “quirky.” 😀

That is so on point with dcum!

As a VT grad, I was sort of flabbergasted by the number of guys in full on khakis, vests, polos for just partying at the clubs on a random college night to the bars when we recently visited. I mean my kids wear that to their private school for dress code, but not typically what they hang out in when not in school or a night out with friends. Do all the schools dress like this or is this still a UVA thing? My son is an athlete, but gets turned off by an overly 'bro' culture so not sure the fit is there.

Cool story, so you're flabbergasted that college kids would want to dress nice? Your observation is not at all accurate and the use of the term "bro culture" as a pejorative reflects more on you than anything else. You seem to have a pretty judgemental demeanor. You prefer they dress like slobs? Plenty at UVA do by the way.