Anonymous wrote:My DD got straight up rejected from EA, not even deferred. She's legacy, 1350 and 3.75, 4 year varsity athlete, and part time employee so it was a bit of a shock. More like depressing disappointment.
But..... six of her friends got in EA and only two are going. So, 4 spots just pissed into the wind at her HS. And she has to sit it all out.
It just sucks. I can't help but be irate that some kid from Jersey can go there but my daughter can't
The measly $1000 I donated every year will cease.
OK, OP, I get it but realistically
1) UVA no longer as of last summer has a
legacy box. you can, however, talk in a supplemental essay about why your UVA legacy matters to your student.
2) So your $
1000 amounts don't count. And in the real scheme of things little financial amounts don't count. I'm an Ivy grad but could never give six to seven digits counts for admissions. Our legacy DS kid got waitlisted at Legacy Ivies, and regular ivies, etc. That might have turned out different if we had given big donations but we could not afford to do so. Get realistic about the $1000 contributions.
3) a 1350 SAT is too low for UVA. Schev reports the 75th percentile (which is what you should be shooting for if from NOVA or DMV) to be a 1510 for 75th percentile of last year's class.
https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp
4) the gpa is way too low but I assume that may be private and unweighted. Nevertheless, the 75th percentile of students at UVA reported having a 4.51 last year (4.38 at the median) and 4.20 for the bottom 25th of the class).
This is what you are up against if applying to UVA
I do hope you talked extensively with your high school counselor before putting in this application.