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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter, 4.51, [b]34 ACT[/b], rejected by UVA, accepted by U Chicago and WASP, humanities major

Her friend, average GPA, 1550 SAT, [b]legacy[/b], rejected by UVA, accepted by Georgetown, CS major

Another friend, [b]4.3ish GPA,[/b] 1560 GPA, rejected at UVA, accepted by Cornell, engineering

They all are well rounded kids with spectacular EC achievements.

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Your daughter's ACT is a bit low.  The 75th percentile last fall had a 35.  The next friend couldn't count on legacy as the Virginia publics no longer consider legacy.  The SAT at 1550 is great, but you still need the entire package, which is a 4.4-4.5 GPA (median and 75th percentile).  The third friend with a GPA of 4.3 is too low.  Even the median had a 4.4.

https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp[b][/b][/quote]

[b]Isn’t the class 35% test optional? lol [/quote][/b]

It's not a LOL  Perhaps you need to read and understand more about college admissions. Apparently, you aren't aware of why test-optional exists and what students take advantage of the same. "Colleges went test-optional primarily to address concerns about equity and access, particularly for underrepresented students who may not have had the same opportunities to prepare for and perform well on standardized tests.  The shift also aimed to reduce barriers to higher education and to assess applicants more holistically, considering factors beyond scores."

So what students are in the test-optional class?  You know.  Atheletes, URM, first generation, poor students, Pell Grant, and, where still applicable, legacy".  The test optional class does NOT include white males and females applying to UVA from the top NOVA schools.  It does not apply to top white OOS students.  [/quote]

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