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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Steps that got our kid into UVA:

1. Lots of reading ages 1-5
2. Speaking home country language at home
3. Decent pre-school. Nothing fancy. 
4. Sports, lots of sports (team and individual). 
5. Catholic school k-8. They learned great study habits, strong language arts, discipline. 
6. Low ranked public high school (fcps) where they easily stood out from the crowd. Plus had time for many extra curriculars.

Skip TJ, if UVA is your goal. [/quote]

Congratulations! 
What were their stats? And is the acceptance this year? Ed/EA?[/quote]

Acceptance was a few years ago. 1470 SAT. 4.4 gpa ED admit (College of Arts and Sciences). 9 AP courses (including all five major subject areas) math up to BC calc. Summer job. Over 100 hours of volunteering with leadership. Two honor societies (which seem like sort of a joke).  Three varsity sports (including district second team honor). No research, no non-profit, no national/state awards, no business. Supplemental essay was a little cheeky, and unique, in my view. Main essay showed vulnerability, leadership, overcoming a challenge (not some huge issue, like illness, poverty or death). I would say my kid is a smart, regular kid. They had a lot of time to hang out friends, try new sports, travel. [/quote]

Awesome!  …. the application numbers just keep going up every year [/quote]

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