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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UVA has its own office dedicated to legacy admissions. OMG.  https://s3.amazonaws.com/uva-alumni-association/alp/ALP-Booklet-2019.pdf[/quote]

That program was part of the Alumni Association, not the Admissions office. It’s been rebranded as College Compass and clearly states that it has no bearing on admissions outcomes:

https://alumni.virginia.edu/college-compass/[/quote]

I'm an alum (undergrad and grad) and my husband is an alum too. We has our kid participate in this program and they made it VERY clear that it was part of the Alumni Association and NOT Admissions. We did the Sophomore review of transcripts and school profile.  It was fine - got our kid thinking about class selections etc but it wasn't like we got some secret to the application process.  They did stress to take the most challenging courses your school allows for but I think everyone knows that. Perhaps it will count as "demonstrated interest?" But otherwise, a fairly underwhelming 30 minutes.[/quote]

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