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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Junior Year for DC - likely History or Anthropology major:

AP English
APUSH
AP Calc AB
AP Latin (skipping Latin 5)
Intensified Physics
2 theater electives

Varsity athlete in 2 sports, outside travel team, obv also very involved in theater; very part-time job

3.75 uw GPA right now.  
Guesstimating 1350-1400 SAT score at this point.

Don't think he's UVA material.  Anyone disagree?  I don't care if he goes there or not, just looking to manage expectations.[/quote]

What's his class rank? UVA cares more about that than test scores. Regardless, should go test optional with that SAT[/quote]

My DS doesn’t have class rank at their school.  [/quote]

They may say that but UVA (and other schools) can figure out rank in seconds by comparing your kids’ weighted gpa and AP classes to those in the “ class profile” provided every year by your college counselor to colleges. That profile provides to the top possible weighted gpa and percentages of kids at various points. Also membership i. Honor societies provides info. You also want to make sure the college counselor checks off the “most rigorous “ box (yes it’s still there). Often your own child will have a sense of rank because they are usually in the same AP classes and compare notes with other students.  The top two students in our private got into UVA[/quote]

I would love some additional details here.  Does this apply equally to all schools?  That can't possibly be the case - can it?  The top quarter of TJ (or maybe even top half), for example, are just academic rock stars.  Wouldn't you expect UVA to take more students from TJ than others schools given that it is a magnet school? With respect to private schools, are you really telling me that the only chance of getting into UVA from Sidwell, GDS, St. Albans, Potomac, etc., is if you are one of the top 5-10 students in that grade?  What if you are the 15th smartest kid in your grade at Sidwell.  Are you just out of luck?  That just seems crazy to me.[/quote]

Can't speak to TJ but can speak to my DS who was in-state, attended one of the privates you listed and in the top 15% of his class.  He  graduated from UVA this past May, College of Arts and Sciences.  He was initially deferred from UVA early action and then waitlisted during regular decision.  Offered a spot the second week of May after reaching out affirming his continued interest.  Almost perfect standardized test scores and excellent ECs. UVA has only grown more selective since then.

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