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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]UVA wants students that want to be there.

How much of UVA culture, activities, etc were mentioned in the essays? What case did the applicant make to what their contribution to the academical village would be? [/b]

They are not just about test scores and grades. They are creating community.

And, as PP says - they have more than enough applicants (I think well over 40k) to fill the 4+k spots. They simply cannot take everyone.[/quote]

This isn't true. UVA is too large to follow interest. It has a relativeky small admussikns office since it is oublic. It does not have the resources to follow the demonstrated interests of 60,000 applicants like the Ivies and other large publics do not. William & Mary is much smaller and does track demonstrated interest. Sure, mention how you think you could contribute to UVA's community in the essays, but what they are really looking for (and Dean J says it over and over): most rigorous, GPA over 4.5 (75th percentile), 35 ACT, 1520
SAT or higher. Top national
ECs. Top 6% of high school class. Then URM. first-gen, legacy but only if essay warrants it, Native American, poor Appalachian, good candidate from counties which send only one applicant a year (in the west and south of the Commonwealth). etc. And, recruited athletes, the rare instrument needed for the orchestra, etc., Pell Grant and scholarships for families who qualify for special treatment under Jim Ryan's scholarship programs for families making less than $100k a year. Then you have to account for the fact that 1/3 of the seats go to high-scoring OOS and international students. [/quote]

I never said demonstrated interest in terms of clicks or visits! Duh.

My point was scores and such are a dime a dozen - they can fill their classes multiple times over w grades, scores, rigor.

What sets candidates apart is what they bring to the academical village. What talents, interests, perspectives can they add. How they show thru the app that they get UVA and how they can contribute.

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