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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, my DD had a 4.0 (U)/4.3 (W) after her freshman year.  That is the max she could get without gaming the system.

Sophomore year, she ran into some roadblocks.  I am really proud of the way she felt with them -- she had to work through some issues.  Her GPA for the sophomore year is 3.7U/4.0W.  UVA may or may not be in play, but frankly, I do not think the social scene at UVA is heathy, with the frat culture.  W & M, maybe.    But with her diagnosis, (during the year:  HFA), she would be better served at a smaller school.  (W & M would probably be ok).

Find the school that is right for your daughter.  UVA/W & M are excellent schools, but might not be right for her.  (My DD is fascinated by RPI).[/quote]

Lol I’m sure you thought UVA was fine when DD had a 4.3.  Now all the sudden it’s too fratty.   [/quote]

UVA grad here. It is too fratty. I will be actively discouraging my child from attending. [/quote]

My kid graduated this year from high school with 4.0/4.5 GPA and was admitted to UVA with full academic scholarship. She thought the same thing about UVA as a first poster. It is fratty and not very challenging in her field. I am glad she chose a different school. [/quote]

The only full academic scholarship to UVA is the Jefferson Scholarship. It's a long, extremely competitive process to be chosen. No one goes through that without knowing already they want to go to UVA.

You're full of crap.[/quote]

[b]Nope, you are incorrect and your language is totally inappropriate by the way. We attended UVA on admitted students day and there were a special event for kids who received academic scholarships. Most of them were not Jefferson Scholarship recipients.

By the way, my kid didn't apply for this scholarship. She received Rodman Scholarship first (but it is like Ecole, comes with no money). Then, in mid April, we received email from UVA with the scholarship offer. There were no special application involved. You are so uninformed.[/quote][/b]

NP.  I, too, think you are wrong. Perhaps you are confusing need-based financial aid with merit.  There are very few merit scholarships at UVA.  Rodman means nothing other than pre-registration right and sometimes $1,000.  Echols gives you nothing.  The Jefferson Scholar program does cover everything but it is extremely competitive plus you have to be the single student nominated from your high school just in order to start the competition.  Here's an article about the lack of merit scholarships at UVA.  You have to remember it is a state school and a great bargain at $23K (when we started and locked in) a year.  Expanding UVa's merit-aid offerings would be a key part of this effort. Currently, the university itself offers “very few merit-based scholarships.” ... Alternatively, UVa could offer smaller scholarships – of $2,500 to $5,000 – to the hundreds of students who are admitted each year into the university's honors program.Feb 6, 2014
UVa Feels Pressure to Become More Active in Merit Aid Arms Race
https://www.newamerica.org/.../uva-feels-pressure-become-active-merit-aid-arms-race/[/quote]

Nope, I am not wrong as I still have an email from UVA. It is not a financial aid, because we didn't qualify for any from UVA or any other schools. Financial aid information was sent at the same time when UVA sent an acceptance letter and was posted on student portal.

In fact, some of the other recipients who was sitting with us at the table were children of Georgetown professor, financial analyst from Arlington, etc. -- not people who would be eligible for financial aid. During the speech, UVA's representative told us that they are increasing the number of academic achievement aid every year.

They may not advertise it, but nevertheless, they give it to attract top students.

Similarly, we received no financial aid from any of the Ivies where she was admitted. What they did, they just reduce the cost of attendance for us. For example, UPenn reduced the cost from $75k per year to $35k per year and called it grant. [/quote]

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