Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 22:45     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:Do you think UVA will go back to requiring SAT scores, like UT Austin now has?


I'm frankly shocked it has taken this long.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 22:39     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:Do you think UVA will go back to requiring SAT scores, like UT Austin now has?


Yes.

Nearly all universities will soon drop T.O.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 22:20     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Do you think UVA will go back to requiring SAT scores, like UT Austin now has?
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 21:21     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:What was the “she/her” part about?


All college apps also has the kid identify themselves as he/him or she/her..
and thats what Dean J is referring to .
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 18:13     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Many exceptions to "max rigor" although it's hotly contested here for some bizarre reason.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 18:02     Subject: Re:UVA - Holistic Review
The holistic review applies to the regular decision cycle too.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 18:01     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:What was the “she/her” part about?


Probably this

“Peabody is the building, Jack is the dog, and I'm Dean J (she/her, btw).

There are years of posts here. The search box works well, but please consider the age of the posts when you find them. The college admission process changes every year!

References to emailing updates to your application are from the years when we didn't have the current applicant portal. Please follow the instructions in your portal to submit all updates.

Welcome to the blog and thanks for reading!
”
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 18:01     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:What was the “she/her” part about?



Dean J. is free to identify as she wishes. You have a problem with that, PP?
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 17:42     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts about max rigor/all APs except taking regular Calculus? History/Classics intended major.


UVa is honest and serious about max rigor in all subjects. That has been clear for decades now.

Yes, exceptions to this do exist, but they are not common. Most involve candidate-specific factors. No one here actually can tell you if your DC is an exception.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 15:39     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Any thoughts about max rigor/all APs except taking regular Calculus? History/Classics intended major.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 08:12     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
What was the “she/her” part about?
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 00:39     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Any deferrals here?
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2026 00:37     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:DC took 2 years of FL (not AP or even high level) in order to take other classes and was admitted last year.


What were her uw gpa and weighted gpa? SAT?
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2026 12:07     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Dean J keeps stressing that UVA does a holistic review.

But in reality all they look at is course selection ( did u take the hardest courses) and what grades did u get.

So is the “holistic” part just an act to be like a more “elite” school?



Dean J. (she/her) is correct: they now conduct a holistic review.

But please read between the lines on her blog. She’s exceptionally aware of the Supreme Court’s prohibition on race-based admissions, but she’s also aware of the exceptions:

- universities are still permitted to consider “proxies.” Meaning: if UVA sets internal diversity goals, they can try to achieve them through considering proxies for race.

For example, it would be unlawful to set a quota for Latinx students. But, the admissions office can still consider (and heavily weight) a student whose first language was Spanish. Being a native speaker of Spanish doesn’t necessarily mean a person is Latinx.


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why are you reactivating a thread that ended on Nov 24?
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2026 11:19     Subject: UVA - Holistic Review
Anonymous wrote:Dean J keeps stressing that UVA does a holistic review.

But in reality all they look at is course selection ( did u take the hardest courses) and what grades did u get.

So is the “holistic” part just an act to be like a more “elite” school?



Dean J. (she/her) is correct: they now conduct a holistic review.

But please read between the lines on her blog. She’s exceptionally aware of the Supreme Court’s prohibition on race-based admissions, but she’s also aware of the exceptions:

- universities are still permitted to consider “proxies.” Meaning: if UVA sets internal diversity goals, they can try to achieve them through considering proxies for race.

For example, it would be unlawful to set a quota for Latinx students. But, the admissions office can still consider (and heavily weight) a student whose first language was Spanish. Being a native speaker of Spanish doesn’t necessarily mean a person is Latinx.