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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For UVA's Class of 2015, 28% of in-state admissions offers went to residents of Ffx Co. The Dean of Admissions "acknowledged that Northern Virginia does well in the competition." (Source: http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/article_0d4c5fcd-505d-5261-bf95-59509fe1192b.html) Based on this article, your BEST chance of getting in is to be from NoVa, because the schools are generally stronger there compared to the rest of the state. Our kid got into UVA this year - we are residents of Arlington and he goes to a private school in DC - and he was slightly below the average scores but had great leadership ECs and consistent sports participation. Feels like we hit the lottery. [/quote]

28% of admitted students are from Fairfax.  That may be, but how many kids from Fairfax applied.  That is, did only the best of the best from Fairfax get accepted vs. other schools/locations/counties  where solid, top students (although maybe not top 1%) were also accepted?

If your kid had gone to school in Arlington, do you think he would've been accepted?[/quote]

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