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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top 10% of the class to have a serious shot. Extended to top 15% if an unusual circumstance.

Students outside the top 20% don't bother applying

And yes, even if school systems say they don't rank, a hierarchy exsists[/quote]

T[b]he numbers say 20-30%. [/quote][/b]

My dc just enrolled at UVA.  The President Teresa sullivan said at convocation last evening that 90% of the class is in the top 10% of their high school class.  Students come from 45 states and 100+ countries. [b] The NoVa number of students is 100 less than it was for last yea[/b]r which is not a good trend for those applying from NoVa.  Only two got in from his school and both enrolled. [/quote]

Do you know why?  It can't possibly be because NOVA students are less qualified than last year or because the number of NOVA students applying has reduced.  So why?[/quote]

affirmative action.

this time it is geographic in nature.

politically driven to give the hillbillies things they didn't earn (but will say they did by their own merit). [/quote]

VA resident here who is perfectly fine with "affirmative action" that gives opportunities to teens statewide.

If you're so sure your kid is more qualified than the kids from "hillybilly" schools, why so bitter? Your kid is already ahead in the game.[/quote]

the hillbillies should raise their hands and admit that they get in via geographic affirmative action then instead of pretending they get in via blind merit and say they don't use affirmative action like URMs.

if the hillbillies do that, then it is more palatable.[/quote]

[b]I have never had an opportunity to grill a hillbilly about his/her qualifications for UVA, but next time I see one I will ask. Hopefully he/she will 'fess up to his/her lack of merit.

WTF?[/quote][/b]

The Hillbilly argument is B.S.  Only two students total got in from Nelson County (one of the poorest counties in the state).  Zero from Bath and other neighboring counties.  677 from FAirfax.  The reason for fewer slots to NOVA is due to an expansion of out-of-state applicants (45 states) and international students from India and China.  Here are the stats.  Go to "by the county" and you will see that very few "hillbillies" from the poorer and outlying counties get in to UVA.   http://digital.uvamagazine.org/articles/2020-insight/
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The critical mass comes from nova and its excellent high schools.  Out of state students bring remarkably strong stats.  International students willing to pay full freight for a credential help subsidize others.  [/quote]

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