Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 16:12     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:The high GPA means nothing if you don't have the right courses. Lots of TJ kids know how to work the system to get a high GPA. The VT and UVA know the game.


This. UVA wants multiple years of foreign languages, including AP, and lots of English and history classes, again including AP. TJ kids are very much stem focused and some do not have the foreign language and humanities classes that UVA expects.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 16:08     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hear there are many TJ kids going to Mason. What gpa do they need for uva or vtech?


Here are the stats from Naviance for TJ (and it does not break it down by major, gender, etc. - just the average stats for admission):

UVA: wGPA: 4.48 SAT 1553
VaTech: wGPA: 4.36 SAT 1537


The newer stats are in after this latest round of admissions.
UVA 4.52 and 1552 Tech 4.35 and 1526

Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 15:59     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
My DC from TJ did not get into UVA, VT, or W&M, rejected or wait listed by all, only got into GMU, with 1540 SAT and wGPA was 4, low for admission standards for UVA, but VT and W&M too? c'mon. It's a scam, we paid out of state because he didn't want to go to GMU, although it is a fine school. Anyhow, fast forward 4 years, he got job offers from multiple FAANG companies. TJ kids will do fine no matter where they go, especially if they have the drive.




OP, so stop sweating if they don't get in then they don't that's it, you can worry about it, but if they are driven they will figure a way. I told mine you can do graduate studies at a T10 or Ivy eventually just don't think of undergrad status at this point. Mine has become a good scholar now, and will most likely to Graduate studies from a prestigious program at some point.

Undergrad status is for parents to brag usually, that's all.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 15:09     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:Why are people arguing about the acceptance rate when someone posted the one directly from UVA?


Because of UVA updates, that’s why.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 15:06     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:I hear there are many TJ kids going to Mason. What gpa do they need for uva or vtech?


Here are the stats from Naviance for TJ (and it does not break it down by major, gender, etc. - just the average stats for admission):

UVA: wGPA: 4.48 SAT 1553
VaTech: wGPA: 4.36 SAT 1537
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 14:13     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why are people arguing about the acceptance rate when someone posted the one directly from UVA?


I thought it was more that the 4.3 gpa at TJ is not high enough.


If you are under a 4.5 wGPA at TJ, you are not getting into SEAS. Maybe political science or something in Arts & Sciences, but not SEAS. The average SAT score at TJ is about 1540, and for TJ kids going to UVA it is 1550.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 14:10     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why are people arguing about the acceptance rate when someone posted the one directly from UVA?


I thought it was more that the 4.3 gpa at TJ is not high enough.


If you are under a 4.5 wGPA at TJ, you are not getting into SEAS. Maybe political science or something in Arts & Sciences, but not SEAS. The average SAT score at TJ is about 1540, and for TJ kids going to UVA it is 1550.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:39     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:Why are people arguing about the acceptance rate when someone posted the one directly from UVA?


I thought it was more that the 4.3 gpa at TJ is not high enough.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:36     Subject: Re:TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Pulled from their blog:
Early Decision
VA: 29% accepted
OOS: 21% accepted

Early Action
VA: 25%
OOS: 13%

Regular Decision
VA: 11%
OOS: 9%
Defer acceptance rate: 3%



Overall VA acceptance rate: 23%
Overall OOS acceptance rate: 12.5%



Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:31     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Why are people arguing about the acceptance rate when someone posted the one directly from UVA?
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 13:21     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:UVA EA in-state acceptance rate is around 30% ... if your kid is not in the top 30% of their high school ... ain't getting in. weighted 4.32 is kind of low.


UVA’s Class of 2029 acceptance rate is more like 23% in-state; 12.5% out
With nearly 65k applications
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 12:38     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UVA EA in-state acceptance rate is around 30% ... if your kid is not in the top 30% of their high school ... ain't getting in. weighted 4.32 is kind of low.


That doesn’t seem accurate. You’re extrapolating incorrectly.


DP here. Seems accurate to me. If your kid isn’t in the top 30% at TJ or top 10-15% at another VA high school, you are not getting into UVA.

If you are not fcps and different system, I’m sure that 4.3 gpa would be higher but at TJ, that seems low for a top school.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 12:19     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:UVA EA in-state acceptance rate is around 30% ... if your kid is not in the top 30% of their high school ... ain't getting in. weighted 4.32 is kind of low.

https://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2025/01/2025-uva-early-action-admission.html

Early Action Offers
Overall offers: 6,746
Total VA offers: 2,788 (25% offer rate)
Total OOS offers: 3,958 (13% offer rate)
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 11:06     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
Anonymous wrote:UVA EA in-state acceptance rate is around 30% ... if your kid is not in the top 30% of their high school ... ain't getting in. weighted 4.32 is kind of low.


That doesn’t seem accurate. You’re extrapolating incorrectly.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 11:01     Subject: TJ gpa for UVA, VTech?
UVA EA in-state acceptance rate is around 30% ... if your kid is not in the top 30% of their high school ... ain't getting in. weighted 4.32 is kind of low.