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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The UVA alumni association does counseling sessions for children of alumni, and the say that taking your schools most rigorous course load and [b]gpa [/b]are the two most important factors in admittance.  [/quote]

UVA legacy family here.

Rigor and Grades/GPA are the two most important factors in admission.  The applicant are expected to take the most rigorous classes offered by the high school and be in top 5-10% of class.   GPA is being evaluated in the context of the high school's overall graduating class.  The cut off will be different for each school.

A note on the rigor, if your child is a language arts student, then APs in English, History, Foreign language, and Math (AP Stats or AP Calc if possible) are expected.  But if your child is STEM focused, we were told it is ok to forgo APs in foreign language and history (during senior year) but have to replace them with additional AP or post APs in math, STEM or science classes. For the STEM applicants, MV, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, AP Physics C (not 1 or 2), AP Stats are definitely more desirable for an UVA admission.  This is our take away.

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What if they can’t get to AP foreign language?  My student will be in Spanish 5 senior year which is a prerequisite to AP Spanish. [/quote]

AP Spanish can be done after Spanish 3 at TJ and prob. after Spanish 4 at base high schools.[/quote]

I see. We are in MCPS. [/quote]

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