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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dean J keeps stressing that UVA does a holistic review.

But in reality all they look at is course selection ( did u take the hardest courses) and what grades did u get.

So is the “holistic” part just an act to be like a more “elite” school?[/quote]

[b]Dean J. (she/her) is correct:  they now conduct a holistic review.

But please read between the lines on her blog.  She’s exceptionally aware of the Supreme Court’s prohibition on race-based admissions, but she’s also aware of the exceptions:

- universities are still permitted to consider “proxies.”  Meaning:  if UVA sets internal diversity goals, they can try to achieve them through considering proxies for race.

For example, it would be unlawful to set a quota for Latinx students.  But, the admissions office can still consider (and heavily weight) a student whose first language was Spanish.  Being a native speaker of Spanish doesn’t necessarily mean a person is Latinx.

W/qu[/b]ote]

why are you reactivating a thread that ended on Nov 24?[/quote]

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