Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 16:11     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Money! $92k COA for OOS engineering student
https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2025-2026

+1. They look for second-tier students who are likely to yield, because nobody in their right mind would pay that tuition for an oos public.


You sound bitter.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 15:55     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Assuming stats are comparable, this really lays out what makes the difference:
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/characteristics-qualities-competitive-applicants

Plus second language proficiency.


summary?

Lazy? You can't even read one page?


Seriously.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 15:42     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:Money! $92k COA for OOS engineering student
https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2025-2026

+1. They look for second-tier students who are likely to yield, because nobody in their right mind would pay that tuition for an oos public.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 15:04     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UVA is like UNC and UGA. Apply and hope for the best, but expect nothing even for a top kid.


Not quite. UGA is probably more difficult to get into because test scores are required.

UVA is test optional -- lot of kids with 4.0s that would not be able to compete if they had to submit test scores.


UVA's out-of-state acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 is 12.5%, while UGA's out-of-state acceptance rate is around 28%. UVA is MUCH harder to get into OOS.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 15:01     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:A friend's daughter got in OOS last year. She applied ED. At the last minute, her parents got her a counselor based in the DMV to help with the essay and application. Counselor scrapped the (completed) essay and started over.


Name, please? Just for UVA app
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 14:49     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Do not submit a 32.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 14:36     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
A friend's daughter got in OOS last year. She applied ED. At the last minute, her parents got her a counselor based in the DMV to help with the essay and application. Counselor scrapped the (completed) essay and started over.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:34     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:UVA is like UNC and UGA. Apply and hope for the best, but expect nothing even for a top kid.


Not quite. UGA is probably more difficult to get into because test scores are required.

UVA is test optional -- lot of kids with 4.0s that would not be able to compete if they had to submit test scores.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:09     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
On the CDS, it's 32 (25%) to 35 (75%).
50% = 33.

The conventional wisdom is not to submit the 25% because that's for hooked applicants (FGLI; athletes, etc.)
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:09     Subject: What UVA looks for OOS
UVA and other "holistic" will comp any submitted sat or act scores to the high school average. 1400 in a 1000 avg HS is translated as competitive vs the 1500 in a 1400 avg HS.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:05     Subject: Re:What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are Test Optional. Does anyone know if they breakdown submitteed SAT averages by in state and out of state?


This would be helpful to see.
Would you submit a 32 OOS?


DC is applying to UVA EA from OOS and will not submit her 1400.


That's a 31 equivalent. Not a 32.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:05     Subject: Re:What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are Test Optional. Does anyone know if they breakdown submitteed SAT averages by in state and out of state?


This would be helpful to see.
Would you submit a 32 OOS?

Did you look at the school's Common Data Set? If 50th percentile or higher, yes.


But that's not broken down by instate and out of state.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:03     Subject: Re:What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are Test Optional. Does anyone know if they breakdown submitteed SAT averages by in state and out of state?


This would be helpful to see.
Would you submit a 32 OOS?

Did you look at the school's Common Data Set? If 50th percentile or higher, yes.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:02     Subject: Re:What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are Test Optional. Does anyone know if they breakdown submitteed SAT averages by in state and out of state?


This would be helpful to see.
Would you submit a 32 OOS?


DC is applying to UVA EA from OOS and will not submit her 1400.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2025 13:00     Subject: Re:What UVA looks for OOS
Anonymous wrote:They are Test Optional. Does anyone know if they breakdown submitteed SAT averages by in state and out of state?


This would be helpful to see.
Would you submit a 32 OOS?