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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This year was carnage. I also think that no matter what they say, UVA goes for high stats kids every time over kids with lower GPAs from more rigorous schools. From a USNews rankings perspective, they have zero incentive to distinguish between the kid who got a great GPA due to pandemic grade inflation and the kid who earned the same GPA at a more rigorous school: USNews doesn't ask for squishy measures of rigor, just for the raw numbers.

Oh- and girls have a disadvantage across the board, b/c when it comes to college admission everywhere except tech schools, we are now in the universe of affirmative action for men.[/quote]

Explain 17:19 then. Perfect everything… but not first generation or URM. That kid should have gotten in[/quote]

Actually, according to school stats one of the “Whites” took that kid’s “spot.”
https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/diversity/[/quote]

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High stat

URM mom located in central Va chiming in.  My kid was deferred from EA. We have yet to check if he got in during RD because UVA is not our top choice for Virginia schools. Without getting into it, I am not thrilled about recent events and the location of the school. For admitted Black URM, the school has had lower than average enrollment rates in recent years. Trust me, we are not taking your spots. [/quote]

Except, if it is true that UVA is getting lower yield from URMs, they are probably admitting a higher percentage of URMs, so as to yield the number they need to meet their goals. Thus increasing the perception that URMs have an edge. [/quote]

Nope. In recent years it has been the same percentage accepted which was surprising to me since there is supposed to be some big initiative to increase diversity. I don’t have the link to the stats handy but it published. [/quote]

The big push is first gen. [/quote]

I suspect you are right. My DS is not first generation and honestly I don’t think he should have the same special consideration as someone who is. He has benefited greatly from the connections and opportunities we have given him. [/quote]

That’s great for your son.  Plenty of non-first generation kids don’t have parents with “connections”—and many first generation kids do.  [/quote]

I was with you until the last part about [b]many[/b] first gen kids having connections. Do you really believe that?[/quote]

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