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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Holistic = curve. All the elites do this. They want students that excel in adverse settings more than they want perfect students from well heeled settings b/c the latter are a dime a dozen vs the former.[/quote]

I don't think this is right for the vast majority of the admitted students. I have tracked UVA data for the last 6 years pretty closely. Have a recent UVA grad, another kid there now, and another who just applied ED. I've seen Naviance and SCOIR data from two different high schools. By and large, UVA seems to be a pretty stats driven admissions process. GPA/Rigor is the most important factor. Test scores, if high enough (50% percentile or higher), are helpful, and really high test scores seem to be a driver for Echols/Rodman. After that, it is everything else. They can use holistic review to let in students who otherwise do not have high enough GPA and test scores to round out the class. But if your kid is just a normal DMV kid without some amazing tale of overcoming the odds, best bet is to get good grades taking the hardest classes offered. [/quote]

Edit - do not have high enough GPA[/quote]

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