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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My white, upper middle class (at least) daughter, from a top Northern Virginia public high school, with no hooks, no spectacular extracurriculars (no leadership positions and no varsity sport), and run-of-the-mill essays, was accepted at U-Va despite having an SAT score lower than the school's 25th percentile and more than 100 points lower than the school's average (on the 1600 scale). Why?  She had outstanding grades in tough classes.

No one is going to tell me that she cost an Asian or anyone else a spot at U-Va.

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Yes. I know plenty of kids like your daughter from Langley (as an example) who got into UVA over other kids from Langley who had what your daughter did - and more. The question is why. Your answer lies probably in quotas, not solely in the outstanding grades in tough classes.

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How many rich white girls kids from Langley actually got into U-Va with SATs in the low 1200s?  I'm guessing very few.  Until now all I've been hearing about is the "Northern Virginia" quota . . . suddenly that's not an issue.  [/quote]

More 'full pay' kids in nova - with budget cuts, shifting the balance to admit more nova kids might make financial sense. [/quote]

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