Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:44     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:First year at Wise?



Can’t transfer from Wise, unless you are in the specific program there, designed for later uva admission.


I think this is the program for kids waitlisted at UVA


+1. That is the program.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:38     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:First year at Wise?



Can’t transfer from Wise, unless you are in the specific program there, designed for later uva admission.


I think this is the program for kids waitlisted at UVA
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:27     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:This strategy is more effective at VT. My daughter speaks from experience. Admitted to sociology with a 3.4 and no SAT submitted. Granted this was a couple of years ago.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:26     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:First year at Wise?



Can’t transfer from Wise, unless you are in the specific program there, designed for later uva admission.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:21     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Architecture is the easiest admit academically based on who we know. They were not 4.6/1570 kids but rather more typical students who had developed architecture portfolios through summer programs in high school.

That said, I'm not sure how possible it would be to transfer from architecture to another school at the university and complete things in 4 years because the architecture school curriculum is so unique from the first semester on.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:20     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

This strategy is more effective at VT. My daughter speaks from experience. Admitted to sociology with a 3.4 and no SAT submitted. Granted this was a couple of years ago.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:18     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

First year at Wise?
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:18     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Nursing is direct admit. Hardly back door.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:18     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:The only back door is the community college track.


Yes, I know two people who did this. One went through the guaranteed admission program and the other applied after 1 year at CC and was accepted. Not the full traditional experience but I think it’s ok if the kid from VA because they likely have high school friends who can help them get acclimated socially.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:16     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:15% Architecture
7% Nursing
12% Kin
18% Engineering
16% A&S

Which one looks like a backdoor?



Where did you find these numbers?
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:15     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:15% Architecture
7% Nursing
12% Kin
18% Engineering
16% A&S

Which one looks like a backdoor?



I think the nursing is an easier admit / smoother backdoor.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:11     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

The only back door is the community college track.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 10:04     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Anonymous wrote:15% Architecture
7% Nursing
12% Kin
18% Engineering
16% A&S

Which one looks like a backdoor?


BOOM 💥
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 09:59     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

15% Architecture
7% Nursing
12% Kin
18% Engineering
16% A&S

Which one looks like a backdoor?

Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 09:51     Subject: Back door to UVA? Less popular programs

Does anyone know anything about this? Could you apply to architecture, or kinesiology, or nursing, and switch once you are there? And what kind of courses should you have to support an application to one of these schools?