Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 14:46     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:With as many folks that added their hat to the ring with no supplements this year, UVA's yield could be off meaning more WL movement than usual. Will be interesting....


Much more likely to be true for oos.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 14:00     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
With as many folks that added their hat to the ring with no supplements this year, UVA's yield could be off meaning more WL movement than usual. Will be interesting....
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 20:56     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Kid is female in state applying for engineering, so Wise is not an option. She definitely understands that waitlist is highly improbable and will likely move on to VT (visiting this weekend). She still really wants UVA so sticking with this whole awful process, at least for now.


She'll love Tech


NP. Agreed! Does she know what type of engineering she’s most interested in?
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 20:40     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Kid is female in state applying for engineering, so Wise is not an option. She definitely understands that waitlist is highly improbable and will likely move on to VT (visiting this weekend). She still really wants UVA so sticking with this whole awful process, at least for now.


She'll love Tech
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 20:34     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
This is OP. Kid is female in state applying for engineering, so Wise is not an option. She definitely understands that waitlist is highly improbable and will likely move on to VT (visiting this weekend). She still really wants UVA so sticking with this whole awful process, at least for now.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 18:31     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:I am not sure if out of state students gets better chance to get off WL. In my DD’s case, we are in state for Art/science school. He always wants to do business, but UVa wise offer clearly states he can apply mcintire when transfer back to main campus. We just keep him on the WL. And never heard any movements until July. He has to turn down another school, rearrange lots of things… But he is very happy in UVA and applying mcintire now.

I'm very confused and can't find a clear answer on the website.

Some people on Reddit say that you can't apply to the McIntire if you start through the UVA Wise pathway, but the UVA website doesn't seem to state that anywhere unless I missed it.

I'm not sure whether UVA recently changed the policy or if there is misinformation circulating online.

Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 16:05     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you OOS, OP? I think your chance of getting off the UVA waitlist is much higher if you are an OOS student. (Still not that high though...)


There’s no way to know in advance which group will get off the waitlist. They said it’s basically ten waitlists.


What are the ten categories? Thanks.

If you haven’t read through this, it covered everything. Several years of statistics, too.

https://admission.virginia.edu/waitlist
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 15:40     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:My 2025 hs grad was waitlisted for A&S at UVA and seriously considered the Year in
Wise program, but in the end chose another school and is very happy. The YIW program seems great for those who Really want UVA and are willing to take an alternate path to Charlottesville, but that can be an obstacle for many 18 year olds who don’t want to transfer to another campus after 1 year. Still, it’s a great option for some students. The biggest concern DD had was uncertainty over how AP credits would be handled at UVA. DD was able to have Sophomore status at her university with the possibility of graduating early (and saving money) or pursuing a double major or accelerated masters program.


What was the AP concern? My freshman came from a private high school and didn't even take many AP exams and got 28 credits from UVA. She could graduate in 3 years if she wanted to.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 15:32     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
I am not sure if out of state students gets better chance to get off WL. In my DD’s case, we are in state for Art/science school. He always wants to do business, but UVa wise offer clearly states he can apply mcintire when transfer back to main campus. We just keep him on the WL. And never heard any movements until July. He has to turn down another school, rearrange lots of things… But he is very happy in UVA and applying mcintire now.

Anonymous wrote:Are you OOS, OP? I think your chance of getting off the UVA waitlist is much higher if you are an OOS student. (Still not that high though...)
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 13:01     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you OOS, OP? I think your chance of getting off the UVA waitlist is much higher if you are an OOS student. (Still not that high though...)


There’s no way to know in advance which group will get off the waitlist. They said it’s basically ten waitlists.


What are the ten categories? Thanks.


Go to Dean J’s blog. It’s in state and OOS for each of the five colleges.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 12:59     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:Are you OOS, OP? I think your chance of getting off the UVA waitlist is much higher if you are an OOS student. (Still not that high though...)


That appears to be the case with what is posted on the blog. Like out of state kinesiology last year…
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 12:56     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you OOS, OP? I think your chance of getting off the UVA waitlist is much higher if you are an OOS student. (Still not that high though...)


There’s no way to know in advance which group will get off the waitlist. They said it’s basically ten waitlists.


What are the ten categories? Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 11:47     Subject: Experience with UVA waitlist
My 2025 hs grad was waitlisted for A&S at UVA and seriously considered the Year in
Wise program, but in the end chose another school and is very happy. The YIW program seems great for those who Really want UVA and are willing to take an alternate path to Charlottesville, but that can be an obstacle for many 18 year olds who don’t want to transfer to another campus after 1 year. Still, it’s a great option for some students. The biggest concern DD had was uncertainty over how AP credits would be handled at UVA. DD was able to have Sophomore status at her university with the possibility of graduating early (and saving money) or pursuing a double major or accelerated masters program.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 11:05     Subject: Re:Experience with UVA waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you OOS, OP? I think your chance of getting off the UVA waitlist is much higher if you are an OOS student. (Still not that high though...)


There’s no way to know in advance which group will get off the waitlist. They said it’s basically ten waitlists.


There is a way to know that there is a higher chance of getting off the waitlist from OOS than from NoVa.