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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck![/quote]

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here].  Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well.  Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done.  Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.[/quote]

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in[/quote]

Eagle Scour is common in the top applicant pool, as is “summer job” and “captain of a varsity sport.” Don’t count on it.[/quote]

Yeah, eagle scout is no longer that big of a deal.  It's like any sustained activity.[/quote]

Not going to argue about how much "better" being an Eagle Scout is than other activities, but it does show sustained, long-term commitment to an activity that provides leadership opportunities and requires demonstrated leadership skills.  If that's not helpful anymore, then I'm not sure where the process is any more.[/quote]

It's just as helpful as many other sustained activities--because sustained activities often move towards leadership.  It's helpful, just not uniquely helpful.  And the fact is that many boy scout troops are quite small these days--esp. at the older ages-- so the leadership activities are not as telling about a person's capacity for leadership as they may have been when it was a more widely popular activity.  [/quote]

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