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[quote=Anonymous]My son didn't apply to UVA, but did apply to W&M. He was WL with a 34 ACT and strong application overall, but sub-4.0 GPA. He applied knowing it would be a reach, and I do think W&M's holistic approach kept his application from going straight to the reject pile. This means at least one adcom felt strongly enough to keep him in the mix, but -- justifiably, IMO -- he didn't get a spot and did not get off the waitlist.

His school doesn't rank, but at graduation the valedictory scholars were all asked to stand and it was clear that even with him graduating with honors, he was probably nowhere closer than the top 25-30%. Ultimately, that is going to make a difference for W&M and UVA. This is why our NoVa kids really need to keep an open mind about the other options and not see the rest of the VA state schools as consolation prizes. We are in that doughnut hole of not being able to be full pay but not qualifying for aid at privates. His stats got him nice merit at a lot of great schools but not nearly enough to make it palatable for our finances.

Parents need to be the first step in showing our kids that there are great in-state options out there for the huge majority of kids who are not in that magic 10%. We visited most of the state schools and it became very clear which he liked and which he wasn't as crazy about. And he had excellent options to choose from when it came down to deciding. [/quote]

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