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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS goes to MCPS W School. Got into a discussion in homeroom and discovered all but one of the 15 kids were applying to UVA. Brought this up with his (rather large) friend group at lunch who almost all reported to also be applying to UVA. I know it's a great school but what causes the intensity of the draw for MoCo and DC kids? [/quote]

My DC did not apply because, at the time and I don't know if it has changed, they required a foreign language.  They only had a waiver if you took a foreign language and failed.  DC has profound dyslexia and dysgraphia.  He would have trouble passing an English fluency test in writing & reading test. without accommodations. So, he did not take a foreign language in HS (or college).  He took 8 APs and received 5s in all (including both AP Physics C and BC Calc, AP Chem and AP Bio and took the math classes after BC Calc)- he had a 4.0 unweighted GPA.  It was kind of a catch 22.  Don't take a language and don't get in because of that or take a language and fail and don't get in because of the lower GPA.   It is too bad, it probably would have been an excellent fit for him.

[/quote] Side note: He was accepted into UMD-CP Honors College - or program or whatever it is called. [/quote]

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