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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No surprise UVA being the least selective of them all. It’s not in the same league. [/quote]

From Dean J's blog, this year's cycle:

Overall Admission Statistics
Total applications: 64,463 (58,995 last year)
Total VA applications: 17,608 (16,455)
Total OOS applications: 46,855 (42,540)

Overall VA acceptance rate: 23% (25.5%)
Overall OOS acceptance rate: 12.5% (13%)

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So, if 2/3 of the class is in state (it is), acceptance rate is about 19% (maybe a bit lower b/c OOS is lower yield).  Which is great. And I would accept that in state applicant self select because they have a decent idea if they are competitive. But OP is still full of it. 
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Lol what kind of voodoo math is this? OP had the right acceptance rate for UVA. DeanJ's published numbers imply 4050 in state acceptances and 5859 oos acceptances. This nets to 9909 total acceptances out of 64463 apps or 15.37%.[/quote]

It’s back of the napkin math that assumed a much higher OOS yield: 2/3 of the class is instate state, so (23*2 +12.5)/3=19.5% acceptance, adjust downward a point or two for higher in state yield.  Aka math that had no idea UVA OOS yield was so low— those numbers put the OOS yield at 22-23% (1/3 of an entering class of 3970 is 1310, 1310/5859 is 22.3% expected yield).  I would have expected UVA to yield twice that, even OOS.   Guess kids who get in OOS really do have better offers. [/quote]

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