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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year I remember reading Dean J's blog, where she said that UVA looks at their applicants in a holistic manner.

I beg to differ - our snowflake earned/carried a non-academic national title; got an 800 on the math SAT first time (1520 total - a little low for the HS); spent 20 hours/week through most of the school year in performing arts, and still managed to get A's and some B's at a Governor STEM school. (A 50/100 could easily be the median on a math or science test prior to a retake at this school.) Snowflake was rejected EA despite submitting an Arts portfolio with an extra essay - all showing a desire to attend our state's flagship university as a legacy.

I am not trying to bash UVA - I went there because I could get a great education at a lower cost (despite being out of state) and save money for medical school. I made some great life-long friends - all of whom were very bright - and was able to study abroad as well. I also was fortunate enough to benefit from the Echols program.

[b]However, the bottom line now for NoVA applicants is the GPA.[/b] Anything else is icing on top - or perhaps just the cherry.

It is [b]much worse if you attend the Gov School[/b], where honors classes can be a lot harder than AP's at base schools. Many/most kids from this school could easily survive/thrive at UVA, but they are rejected. Meanwhile, others who are accepted may struggle once there...

(BTW, soon after the UVA rejection, our snowflake was accepted to the 2021 Forbes #1 Top College - a public institution for the first time - and is having a great time there. We are obviously paying a heck of a lot more out of state, but DC is getting a world-class education.)[/quote][/quote]

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