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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10-12 APs?! Jeez. Sounds impossible to get in.[/quote]

Nah.  My kid hit that pretty easily, without being some overstressed, study at midnight, brilliant academic rockstar.

10: World History and Human Geo
11: APUSH, European, English Lang,  Latin
12:  Macro, Micro, English Lit, US Gov, Comp Gov

That’s 11. Clearly a humanities kid. Not doing anything special at her HS— in fact, stood out in her class for avoiding AP STEM classes (took non-AP Calc) and piling on the humanities.  The key for her was going for literally every AP in her area of interest and not struggling for a year (maybe with tutoring) to pull out a kinda okay grade in math or science.

34 ACT, which hits Langley’s media

Attending WM. Did not apply to UVA. [/quote]

WM is much, much easier to get into. [/quote]

Not in the last couple of years. Our HS had 4.3+/1500s locked out last year. RD admission was a bloodbath— and that’s looking at the top 10-15% of the class. They will take different kids though. UVA wants the APs across all five core subjects, cares more aBout GPA than test scores and doesn’t cut ED much of a break.  WM really likes ED applicants considers test scores more (or did pre-COVID) and likes the the interesting, pointy kids like PP who went very deep In some areas and less so in another.  Different schools, different admissions philosophies.

I know ED apps to WM were up 25% this year over last.  So it’s going to be another tough year for admissions.

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The fact that WM is selective does not mean it is as selective as UVA. [/quote]

Stop you know you’re just trying to piss people off. They are completely different schools and both great options. And I have a kid at UVA. [/quote]

+1.

My family has 3 generations under our belt at UVA and my kid’s stats are the highest yet (by far). They will ED at WM because they are by far a better fit (much to my personal chagrin!).

The admitted student stats at WM basically identical to UVA. They attract different kids and that’s ok. [/quote]

Awww. Glad your kid is gOInG Tribe!  Mine loves it. And never considered UVA.  Same reason. The fit wasn’t there. It feels like kids who apply to WM and UVA are just shotgunning applications and haven’t really spent time thinking about what college is right for them. Both great schools with similar outcomes. [/quote]

If you can only go in state, why wouldn't a kid apply to the two best schools? [/quote]

Because your odds of admission to either are higher if you ED. [/quote]

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