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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Profile of Fall Admission  UChicago & UVA

Overall admission rate   UChicago  8% of 31,484           UVA  30% of 30,840
of admitted, %Students enrolled    65%                                41%
SAT Math                                     765 avg                            679 avg
                        mid 50%             730-800                           630-740
SAT Reading                                760 avg                            665 avg
                        mid 50%             720-800                            620-720
ACT composite       avg                   34                                  30
                        mid 50%              32-35                              29-33

[b]source: college data .com[/quote][/b]

[b]Use the SCHEV data for fall entering class 2017 at UVA.  It's much more accurate[/quote]

from research.schev.edu//enrollment/BIO_FreshmanProfile.asp

for UVA  top 75% SAT of 1480   [UChicago 1600]
for UVA SAT median of 1400      [UChicago 1525]
for UVA low 25% SAT of 1320    [UChicago 1450]
for UVA ACT median of 32         [UChicago  34]
for UVA top 75% of 33              [UChicago   35]
for UVA low 25% of 29              [UChicago   32]

this comparison indicates that UVA student class is significantly broader in range of academic performance/attainment - UVA attracts some high performing academic students - UChicago has a significantly "tighter" distribution of test results.

This isn't meant to spark any controversy about the two schools - they are very different institutions and student experiences - but data can be helpful if taken with context.[/quote][/b]

You're comparing apples to oranges.  Admitted and enrolled are two different set of stats.  Here are some of the UVA admissions stats for ADMITTED students (you are using Chicagos ADMITTED students:  94% in top ten percent of their class, etc.  https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-releases-admissions-decisions-and-uva22-begins-trending-grounds.  SCHEV provides the actual enrolled student data which is lower because a number of Virginia kids heading for Ivies use UVA (or used to before it became so difficult to get into) peel off.

Enrolled stats last fall 2017 UVA:

75th percentile GPA: 4:44
median GPA:  4.29
Bottom 25th:  4.13

ACT:  33/32/29 combined (note the 35 for top 75th  percentile in math)

http://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp.  The stats for the admitted class of 2022 are higher but, of course, the enrolled SCHEV stats are not available yet.

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