4.6 GPA
1530 SAT - lots of extracurriculars though none sports or community service related.
white female, no hooks.
Prince William County.

Last year our FCPS high school had a pretty even boy/girl UVA balance but this year it is over 90% girls for some reason. I have no insight into their stats or ECs.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC told me this summary from what they know: at their NOVA public school about 30 kids are attending. The non-STEM kids all were great but not the best students but were heavily involved in student government or something school related EC. All were varsity athletes and most applied ED. For the STEM and engineering kids--they were the very top students who also got in to top privates or top engineering schools, etc, but many chose instate for a variety of reasons.

This is just laughable. Your DC is a stalker!

Not “laughable” - you apparently have no idea how students compare notes today.

This. The constant comparison, conversations, and passive observation of older students at DC's school via the admissions page and school gossip all contributes to this. It is very stressful for my DC, creates anxiety.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC told me this summary from what they know: at their NOVA public school about 30 kids are attending. The non-STEM kids all were great but not the best students but were heavily involved in student government or something school related EC. All were varsity athletes and most applied ED. For the STEM and engineering kids--they were the very top students who also got in to top privates or top engineering schools, etc, but many chose instate for a variety of reasons.

This is just laughable. Your DC is a stalker!

The kids share everything nowadays, including grades and SAT scores.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DC told me this summary from what they know: at their NOVA public school about 30 kids are attending. The non-STEM kids all were great but not the best students but were heavily involved in student government or something school related EC. All were varsity athletes and most applied ED. For the STEM and engineering kids--they were the very top students who also got in to top privates or top engineering schools, etc, but many chose instate for a variety of reasons.

This is just laughable. Your DC is a stalker!

Not “laughable” - you apparently have no idea how students compare notes today.

Anonymous wrote:The key to UVA is to do well (most As) in all five core classes all four years. Testing helps but they are truly test optional. Be in the top part of your class. After that bar is met, then they are holistic. So leadership, deep involvement in any ECs, and solid essays/recs. Seems ED helped this year due to the sheer volume that occured with no supplemental essays. Will be interesting to see if that remains the case.

It's almost like they value what they say they do!

Anonymous wrote:The key to UVA is to do well (most As) in all five core classes all four years. Testing helps but they are truly test optional. Be in the top part of your class. After that bar is met, then they are holistic. So leadership, deep involvement in any ECs, and solid essays/recs. Seems ED helped this year due to the sheer volume that occured with no supplemental essays. Will be interesting to see if that remains the case.

All this. Submitted a 1450. Zero sports, but submitted an arts supplement that supported an arts-heavy EC list. Guessing her teachers recs spoke highly of her character. Just a regular, smart, nice kid with demonstrable authentic interests.

Anonymous wrote:The key to UVA is to do well (most As) in all five core classes all four years. Testing helps but they are truly test optional. Be in the top part of your class. After that bar is met, then they are holistic. So leadership, deep involvement in any ECs, and solid essays/recs. Seems ED helped this year due to the sheer volume that occured with no supplemental essays. Will be interesting to see if that remains the case.

All this sounds on point. I would add if your SAT score is within the admitted range pre 2019, then submit it.

My kid was admitted with a 1440 ED with all the other points made by PP. She did not have a spike, nor a clear involvement in her listed major (which she ended up changing anyway!). ECs were pretty regular for NOVA: two varsity sports (all 4 years- captain), club sport, coached the sport in rec league, summer lifeguard. No research, no passion project, no internship, no major school club involvement, besides an honor society or two. She’s just a regular well-rounded smart kid

Anonymous wrote:The key to UVA is to do well (most As) in all five core classes all four years. Testing helps but they are truly test optional. Be in the top part of your class. After that bar is met, then they are holistic. So leadership, deep involvement in any ECs, and solid essays/recs. Seems ED helped this year due to the sheer volume that occured with no supplemental essays. Will be interesting to see if that remains the case.

I wonder if they will be less test optional this year. They considered going back to test required (decided not to very late) making me think they will go back next year. I have noticed that many schools, the year before going back to test required, really up the percentage of kids with scores.

The key to UVA is to do well (most As) in all five core classes all four years. Testing helps but they are truly test optional. Be in the top part of your class. After that bar is met, then they are holistic. So leadership, deep involvement in any ECs, and solid essays/recs. Seems ED helped this year due to the sheer volume that occured with no supplemental essays. Will be interesting to see if that remains the case.

We are in Albemarle County. A good number of kids at all three public’s here got in. Specific majors I could not tell you but I was watching a social on Monticello’s acceptances last night.

Anonymous wrote:My DC told me this summary from what they know: at their NOVA public school about 30 kids are attending. The non-STEM kids all were great but not the best students but were heavily involved in student government or something school related EC. All were varsity athletes and most applied ED. For the STEM and engineering kids--they were the very top students who also got in to top privates or top engineering schools, etc, but many chose instate for a variety of reasons.

This is just laughable. Your DC is a stalker!

My DC told me this summary from what they know: at their NOVA public school about 30 kids are attending. The non-STEM kids all were great but not the best students but were heavily involved in student government or something school related EC. All were varsity athletes and most applied ED. For the STEM and engineering kids--they were the very top students who also got in to top privates or top engineering schools, etc, but many chose instate for a variety of reasons.

Seems like they were looking for science majors this year - chem, biochem, etc

Trying to get a clearer picture of this year’s in-state admissions for UVA. It feels like a lot of decisions, especially in the 1400–1500 SAT range, came down to more than just stats.