I assume those VT stats are final GPAs which tend to be higher than the gpa at time of application so PP’s kid is probably not below the line.

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Anonymous wrote:And deferred FCPS kids accepted? Or FCPS kids accepted. UNCVA and VT Engineering were a bloodbath at our school.

4.38 1440 SAT CS Engineering male (top or commonly known as one of top HS) , not 1st gen
waitlisted at uva & vt

should have done ED 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sadly, that's a little low for UVA, especially for engineering, and especially if unhooked. The 75th percentile of students who enrolled last fall had a 4.52, a 35 and a 1520. The median has a 4.39, 34, 1460, so your son is below the median mark of current students.

Anonymous wrote:19% acceptance rate. Higher than I thought it would be.

One can't compare public to private. The public school applicants in Virginia are pre-screened by their public high school counselors and directed to the best fit schools in the Commonwealth. The counselors write letters for these schools and check the "most rigorous" box (yes it still exists). A B student is not going to get the support of their counselor to apply to UVA. The counselor might say "fine" to the parents who want to apply to a private slac like Swarthmore but if the parents and child suggest a university that is not feasible for the student, the counselor is supposed to direct them to suitable places to apply. The counselor has the vast resources of Naviance and SCHEV to show the parents that their kid doesn't have a change. So the applicant pool to UVA is self-selecting. Those applying know they need a 4.47-4.52 and a 35 ACT. We were told by the counslor our child was not a candidate for UVA. She wasn't. So we applied to Virginia schools that made sense for her.

19% acceptance rate. Higher than I thought it would be.

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in

Eagle Scour is common in the top applicant pool, as is “summer job” and “captain of a varsity sport.” Don’t count on it.

Yeah, eagle scout is no longer that big of a deal. It's like any sustained activity.

Not going to argue about how much "better" being an Eagle Scout is than other activities, but it does show sustained, long-term commitment to an activity that provides leadership opportunities and requires demonstrated leadership skills. If that's not helpful anymore, then I'm not sure where the process is any more.

Only two to six percent of scouts make Eagle. It is a big deal. Harvard law school sends me a list of new class stats and every year it lists the number of Eagle Scouts in the class. For 2022 it was 11 out of about 400.

That’s nice. It isn’t distinguishing to get your kid into a top college in 2022.

And your point is?

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? It was a response to the multiple pearl clutching parents on this thread who are SHOCKED and FURIOUS that their high stat kid, in a sea of equally high stat kids, didn't get into the school they wanted. How could that be when they were an EAGLE SCOUT and had a SUMMER JOB?

Are you angry you don’t have pearls? What is with all the venom? Look, it has been a tough 2 Covid years for everyone - but especially for kids. And kids in the DMV were stuck at home due to the poor decision making of the opera that be. And guess what? It is hurting their apps. Overinflated grades and resulting pumped up GPAS aren’t impressing elite schools when they have applicants that have the same stats and were actually given an education. So back off, take your “all caps” button off and have some compassion for the kids who are dealing with rejection.

Are you implying that applicants from the DMV are somehow disadvantaged because schools in the area went virtual during the pandemic? And that colleges are discounting grades from high schools that were virtual versus in-person, which would mean they're researching which high schools were virtual and for how long? If so, that's laughably inaccurate.

+1 Most of the school systems in Virginia—at least the ones in the major metro areas—were completely virtual for the same period of time.

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in

Eagle Scour is common in the top applicant pool, as is “summer job” and “captain of a varsity sport.” Don’t count on it.

Yeah, eagle scout is no longer that big of a deal. It's like any sustained activity.

Not going to argue about how much "better" being an Eagle Scout is than other activities, but it does show sustained, long-term commitment to an activity that provides leadership opportunities and requires demonstrated leadership skills. If that's not helpful anymore, then I'm not sure where the process is any more.

Only two to six percent of scouts make Eagle. It is a big deal. Harvard law school sends me a list of new class stats and every year it lists the number of Eagle Scouts in the class. For 2022 it was 11 out of about 400.

That’s nice. It isn’t distinguishing to get your kid into a top college in 2022.

And your point is?

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? It was a response to the multiple pearl clutching parents on this thread who are SHOCKED and FURIOUS that their high stat kid, in a sea of equally high stat kids, didn't get into the school they wanted. How could that be when they were an EAGLE SCOUT and had a SUMMER JOB?

Are you angry you don’t have pearls? What is with all the venom? Look, it has been a tough 2 Covid years for everyone - but especially for kids. And kids in the DMV were stuck at home due to the poor decision making of the opera that be. And guess what? It is hurting their apps. Overinflated grades and resulting pumped up GPAS aren’t impressing elite schools when they have applicants that have the same stats and were actually given an education. So back off, take your “all caps” button off and have some compassion for the kids who are dealing with rejection.

Are you implying that applicants from the DMV are somehow disadvantaged because schools in the area went virtual during the pandemic? And that colleges are discounting grades from high schools that were virtual versus in-person, which would mean they're researching which high schools were virtual and for how long? If so, that's laughably inaccurate.

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Anonymous wrote:And deferred FCPS kids accepted? Or FCPS kids accepted. UNCVA and VT Engineering were a bloodbath at our school.

4.38 1440 SAT CS Engineering male (top or commonly known as one of top HS) , not 1st gen
waitlisted at uva & vt

should have done ED 🤷🏻‍♀️

Wow that’s surprising. Sounds super qualified but maybe no more spots left?

Just depends on the high school. UVA takes the top 10% of the class (exceptions for hooks). So at our public, a 4.3 puts you at about the top 30% and sadly, a 1440 is just above average here. It’s crazy. ED for sure.

That was the stat used pre-covid. I thinkit's more like top 6% now.

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Anonymous wrote:And deferred FCPS kids accepted? Or FCPS kids accepted. UNCVA and VT Engineering were a bloodbath at our school.

4.38 1440 SAT CS Engineering male (top or commonly known as one of top HS) , not 1st gen
waitlisted at uva & vt

should have done ED 🤷🏻‍♀️

Wow that’s surprising. Sounds super qualified but maybe no more spots left?

Just depends on the high school. UVA takes the top 10% of the class (exceptions for hooks). So at our public, a 4.3 puts you at about the top 30% and sadly, a 1440 is just above average here. It’s crazy. ED for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in

Eagle Scour is common in the top applicant pool, as is “summer job” and “captain of a varsity sport.” Don’t count on it.

Yeah, eagle scout is no longer that big of a deal. It's like any sustained activity.

Not going to argue about how much "better" being an Eagle Scout is than other activities, but it does show sustained, long-term commitment to an activity that provides leadership opportunities and requires demonstrated leadership skills. If that's not helpful anymore, then I'm not sure where the process is any more.

Only two to six percent of scouts make Eagle. It is a big deal. Harvard law school sends me a list of new class stats and every year it lists the number of Eagle Scouts in the class. For 2022 it was 11 out of about 400.

That’s nice. It isn’t distinguishing to get your kid into a top college in 2022.

And your point is?

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? It was a response to the multiple pearl clutching parents on this thread who are SHOCKED and FURIOUS that their high stat kid, in a sea of equally high stat kids, didn't get into the school they wanted. How could that be when they were an EAGLE SCOUT and had a SUMMER JOB?

Are you angry you don’t have pearls? What is with all the venom? Look, it has been a tough 2 Covid years for everyone - but especially for kids. And kids in the DMV were stuck at home due to the poor decision making of the opera that be. And guess what? It is hurting their apps. Overinflated grades and resulting pumped up GPAS aren’t impressing elite schools when they have applicants that have the same stats and were actually given an education. So back off, take your “all caps” button off and have some compassion for the kids who are dealing with rejection.

+1. It's been a hard year. I don't appreciate those who didn't go through it who come on this forum and yell "entitlement" "shock" "furious". No parent is saying that anywhere on these college threads.

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in

Eagle Scour is common in the top applicant pool, as is “summer job” and “captain of a varsity sport.” Don’t count on it.

Yeah, eagle scout is no longer that big of a deal. It's like any sustained activity.

Not going to argue about how much "better" being an Eagle Scout is than other activities, but it does show sustained, long-term commitment to an activity that provides leadership opportunities and requires demonstrated leadership skills. If that's not helpful anymore, then I'm not sure where the process is any more.

Only two to six percent of scouts make Eagle. It is a big deal. Harvard law school sends me a list of new class stats and every year it lists the number of Eagle Scouts in the class. For 2022 it was 11 out of about 400.

That’s nice. It isn’t distinguishing to get your kid into a top college in 2022.

And your point is?

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? It was a response to the multiple pearl clutching parents on this thread who are SHOCKED and FURIOUS that their high stat kid, in a sea of equally high stat kids, didn't get into the school they wanted. How could that be when they were an EAGLE SCOUT and had a SUMMER JOB?

Are you angry you don’t have pearls? What is with all the venom? Look, it has been a tough 2 Covid years for everyone - but especially for kids. And kids in the DMV were stuck at home due to the poor decision making of the opera that be. And guess what? It is hurting their apps. Overinflated grades and resulting pumped up GPAS aren’t impressing elite schools when they have applicants that have the same stats and were actually given an education. So back off, take your “all caps” button off and have some compassion for the kids who are dealing with rejection.

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Anonymous wrote:Once tonight’s results get posted, many of you will become rage monsters against UVA. I’ve followed these college threads for several years and nothing seems quite as triggering as a rejection from UVA, especially for well-qualified students. Good luck!

If tonight is a rejection (and based on the percentage of EA deferred kids who get in, that is by far the most likely outcome at this point), I am going to be annoyed [insert stronger language here]. Kid goes to a large Arlington HS, has a 3.96 GPA/4.53 wGPA, a 35 ACT, is a full IB-diploma candidate, has taken 5 AP classes plus a Dual-Enrollment class, is an Eagle Scout, a varsity athlete, and a super strong club sport athlete as well. Other than applying ED, not sure what else he could have done. Based on the Naviance scatterplots, it should not be a close call (nothing but green below and to the left of his spot), but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

Best of luck. All of the Eagles with high stats that I know have gotten in

Eagle Scour is common in the top applicant pool, as is “summer job” and “captain of a varsity sport.” Don’t count on it.

Yeah, eagle scout is no longer that big of a deal. It's like any sustained activity.

Not going to argue about how much "better" being an Eagle Scout is than other activities, but it does show sustained, long-term commitment to an activity that provides leadership opportunities and requires demonstrated leadership skills. If that's not helpful anymore, then I'm not sure where the process is any more.

Only two to six percent of scouts make Eagle. It is a big deal. Harvard law school sends me a list of new class stats and every year it lists the number of Eagle Scouts in the class. For 2022 it was 11 out of about 400.

That’s nice. It isn’t distinguishing to get your kid into a top college in 2022.

And your point is?

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? It was a response to the multiple pearl clutching parents on this thread who are SHOCKED and FURIOUS that their high stat kid, in a sea of equally high stat kids, didn't get into the school they wanted. How could that be when they were an EAGLE SCOUT and had a SUMMER JOB?

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Anonymous wrote:And deferred FCPS kids accepted? Or FCPS kids accepted. UNCVA and VT Engineering were a bloodbath at our school.

4.38 1440 SAT CS Engineering male (top or commonly known as one of top HS) , not 1st gen
waitlisted at uva & vt

should have done ED 🤷🏻‍♀️

Wow that’s surprising. Sounds super qualified but maybe no more spots left?

Anonymous wrote:And deferred FCPS kids accepted? Or FCPS kids accepted. UNCVA and VT Engineering were a bloodbath at our school.

4.38 1440 SAT CS Engineering male (top or commonly known as one of top HS) , not 1st gen
waitlisted at uva & vt

should have done ED 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Anonymous wrote:God I’m happy my DC was accepted to Virginia.

Same here. It took the entire pressure out of waiting for the rest of the decisions.

DD and we know she has a good place to go that is within our financial possibilities.

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Anonymous wrote:God I’m happy my DC was accepted to Virginia.

Same here. It took the entire pressure out of waiting for the rest of the decisions.

DD and we know she has a good place to go that is within our financial possibilities.

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