Anonymous
09/05/2013 14:56
Subject: Re:Getting into VA Schools
Anonymous wrote:For acceptances from her high school avg. GPAs were UVA 4.25; WM 4.19; JMU 3.87; and Va. Tech 4.03.
Well, there's your answers. Our family figured this out too late for DS1.
Anonymous
09/05/2013 14:27
Subject: Re:Getting into VA Schools
For acceptances from her high school avg. GPAs were UVA 4.25; WM 4.19; JMU 3.87; and Va. Tech 4.03.
Anonymous
09/05/2013 14:22
Subject: Getting into VA Schools
Anonymous wrote:Encourage her to think beyond her own backyard.
We have a deal. She may attend any VA school of her choice and I guarantee to pay for it. Any other school, OOS or private and she needs to come up with the difference.
Anonymous
09/05/2013 13:26
Subject: Getting into VA Schools
Anonymous wrote:This may be a bit early to start asking this. DD is a HS freshmen (just started yesterday). She has told me that for undergrad she intends to apply mostly to Va. schools. We are in-state so we qualify for in-state tuition. At this early stage, I am just planning out so I can discuss with her what GPA/test scores, etc. she will need to be competitive with her top school choices, which, of course, will include UVA and W&M. The rumor is that it is much harder to get into to either school or Tech or JMU for that matter from NoVA. However, I just looked at the acceptance rates for the class of 2013 from DD's high school. They are as follows:
School Applied Accepted Enrolled
UVA 66 24 15
WM 50 21 8
VATech 91 40 17
JMU 101 44 12
These numbers tell me that at least 1/2 of the students at my DD's high school are accepted at one of the four major schools, which is not too low. These numbers do not seem to vary from year-to-year as well. In any case, we are early on and where she decides to apply may change over the next four years. Last year, she was interested in Berkeley.
I think the average SAT and GPA on Naviance gives more detailed information. The numbers you have do not tell us the type of student that applied/was accepted or enrolled. At my DCs' "highly regarded FCPS HS, many students just do not apply to the flagship Universities anymore. They aim lower. When I checked last, Naviance indicated that the average accepted GPA for DCs' school for UVA was 4.25 and Tech's was a 4.05 and JMU's was a 3.9. These are the "adjusted" GPA's that add extra weight for Honors and AP classes.
Anonymous
09/05/2013 13:03
Subject: Getting into VA Schools
Encourage her to think beyond her own backyard.
Anonymous
09/05/2013 12:53
Subject: Re:Getting into VA Schools
Is this a public high school? What area? The #s seem low.
Anonymous
09/05/2013 12:53
Subject: Getting into VA Schools
I guess not really. Maybe what are the experiences of the parents and students who have gone through the process?
Anonymous
09/05/2013 12:49
Subject: Re:Getting into VA Schools
Good for you to be gathering info. But did you have a question?
Anonymous
09/05/2013 12:44
Subject: Getting into VA Schools
This may be a bit early to start asking this. DD is a HS freshmen (just started yesterday). She has told me that for undergrad she intends to apply mostly to Va. schools. We are in-state so we qualify for in-state tuition. At this early stage, I am just planning out so I can discuss with her what GPA/test scores, etc. she will need to be competitive with her top school choices, which, of course, will include UVA and W&M. The rumor is that it is much harder to get into to either school or Tech or JMU for that matter from NoVA. However, I just looked at the acceptance rates for the class of 2013 from DD's high school. They are as follows:
School Applied Accepted Enrolled
UVA 66 24 15
WM 50 21 8
VATech 91 40 17
JMU 101 44 12
These numbers tell me that at least 1/2 of the students at my DD's high school are accepted at one of the four major schools, which is not too low. These numbers do not seem to vary from year-to-year as well. In any case, we are early on and where she decides to apply may change over the next four years. Last year, she was interested in Berkeley.
School Applied Accepted Enrolled
UVA 66 24 15
WM 50 21 8
VATech 91 40 17
JMU 101 44 12
These numbers tell me that at least 1/2 of the students at my DD's high school are accepted at one of the four major schools, which is not too low. These numbers do not seem to vary from year-to-year as well. In any case, we are early on and where she decides to apply may change over the next four years. Last year, she was interested in Berkeley.