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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know their school's stats? Have they held pretty steady over the years?[/quote]

About 35% of applicants who apply to UVA from another Arlington high school are admitted.  It has held relatively steady for the past 5-6 years.  And many of those who are rejected are just as qualified as those who are admitted, if all you consider is GPA and test scores, which obviously are not the only factors.[/quote]

I wonder if the transcripts look similar. I assume you are talking about w-l or Yorktown, not HB. [/quote]

Yes.  If your questions is about whether the transcripts for those who are accepted and some who are rejected look similar, yes, some of them do.  I have two DCs who applied within 2 years of each other - similar grades and test scores (one had slightly higher grades, the other had slightly higher test scores) and they took almost identical classes in high school.  One was accepted, the other was not even waitlisted.  They both spoke about classmates who had grades and test scores similar to theirs and whether they were accepted or rejected seemed almost just as random.  In order to earn the GPA to be in the running the students need to take roughly 10+ AP/IB classes.  Of course, some who are accepted could be taking the more difficult AP/IB classes and those who are rejected taking the easier ones and yet both could have similar GPAs.  That, however, was not the case with my 2 DCs. The DC who was accepted had slightly better extracurricular activities but that is really just about the only thing that was different.[/quote]

Interesting. Thank you. Where did your second land? There are other great schools, and it sounds like your kid would have had plenty of good choices.
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Beloit in Wisconsin with an amazing scholarship and thrilled to be far away from all the crazy competitiveness of this area and around what he describes as "normal people."   It may not have the same reputation (he had a couple other choices of more "prestigious" schools) but he didn't care about that.  His professors know him very well, they are as much a part of his college learning experience inside the classroom as outside, have helped him get great research opportunities and even alumni from his major have reached out and helped him along the way. While he always has been an excellent student it has been so wonderful as a parent to watch him find his passion and be in an environment that motivates and encourages him.  And so far the one at UVA is happy too so it's all worked out just fine.[/quote]

Awesome to hear about the scholarship! Part of the pressure around these parts is scoring in state tuition. Glad to hear all of your kids hard work still paid off and they are having a wonderful college experience. [/quote]

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