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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]Dean J posting today about GPA not being a major factor in admissions at UVA: https://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2018/03/can-we-talk-about-your-gpa.html?m=1[/quote][/b]

That is NOT what she says!  Read again.  If it were not a factor, then why does the SCHEV report have top 25% of last year's (2017) class at 4.47, median at 4.23 and lowest 25% at 4.10.  Or something like that. Working off of memory.  Read between the lines.  She's trying to assuage fears.  And remember her job is to INCREASE the number of applications overall in order to reject more so that the school's selectivity ratings drop![/quote]
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"GPA is not the major factor in our review[/b]." - Dean J

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Of course not!  UVA wants well-rounded students.  They look at GPA (in context with the high school's standards), class rank where they can ascertain it (usually through recommendations and honor societies and number of AP courses taken or what the counselor put in his recommendation); national awards, and ACT scores.  The ACT scores alone have to be in the 30s.  The essays.  Eagle Scout.  National Merit.  How many college courses already taken.  The dean is trying to calm down the parents who see the SCHEV reports ranking students all above a 4.0.  Their job is to drive as many applications as possible to apply  They can't scare students (like my DC who didn't have what it takes according to her public high school counselor) not to apply!  They want applications (and sound friendly - look at the dog) to get people to apply so they can be rejected.[/quote]

UVA can just sit on their hands, and apps would rise every year. This is true for many well-known colleges. Scare people away? Did the Route 29 serial killer scare away applicants? Did the presidential scandal with Teresa Sullivan being fired and rehired scare people away? [/quote]

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