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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Only two to six percent of scouts make Eagle. It is a big deal. Harvard law school sends me a list of new class stats and every year it lists the number of Eagle Scouts in the class.  For 2022 it was 11 out of about 400. [/quote]

That’s nice. It isn’t distinguishing to get your kid into a top college in 2022.[/quote]

And your point is?[/quote]

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? It was a response to the multiple pearl clutching parents on this thread who are SHOCKED and FURIOUS that their high stat kid, in a sea of equally high stat kids, didn't get into the school they wanted. How could that be when they were an EAGLE SCOUT and had a SUMMER JOB?  :roll: [/quote]

Are you angry you don’t have pearls?   What is with all the venom?  Look, it has been a tough 2 Covid years for everyone - but especially for kids.   And kids in the DMV were stuck at home due to the poor decision making of the opera that be.  And guess what?  It is hurting their apps.  Overinflated grades and resulting pumped up GPAS aren’t impressing elite schools when they have applicants that have the same stats and were actually given an education.  So back off, take your “all caps” button off and have some compassion for the kids who are dealing with rejection. [/quote]

Are you implying that applicants from the DMV are somehow disadvantaged because schools in the area went virtual during the pandemic?  And that colleges are discounting grades from high schools that were virtual versus in-person, which would mean they're researching which high schools were virtual and for how long?  If so, that's laughably inaccurate.[/quote]

+1 Most of the school systems in Virginia—at least the ones in the major metro areas—were completely virtual for the same period of time.[/quote]

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