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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh. This kid should be at a flagship unless they needed the merit aid.

But happens all the time. It’s almost always bc of the major. They aren’t as competitive for that major, but likely would have been for another.[/quote]

Then post admission rates by major so kids know what to expect.  I doubt it is all about the major but a bit more transparency will be helpful [/quote]

Agree, but often you can ask when you go to info sessions? Here's a tip on how to examine the data online. You can do this for every school. Just research!

UVA Engineering's enrollment numbers are listed online: https://engineering.virginia.edu/undergraduate-study/current-undergrads/degree-information/undergraduate-enrollment-and-graduates#

From that link, it looks like applying to Materials Science—engineering, Engineering Science, or " Engineering—undeclared" is the way to go if you must apply to engineering.

To dig in further, go to the CDS. If you look at Section J of the  school's CDS, you can see which colleges/majors are "oversubscribed" - have way too many people (it's the list of graduates who list their primary major) vs. those that are undersubscribed.
https://ira.virginia.edu/sites/g/files/jsddwu1106/files/2025-03/CDS_2024-2025_508.pdf

UVA:
Engineering 10.1%
Business: 8.9%
CS: 7.7% 
Biological sciences: 6%
Physical sciences: 3.9%
Math: 3.3%
History: 2.7&
English 2.3%
Foreign lang. 1.4%[/quote]

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