Anonymous
03/11/2026 21:34
Subject: almost 60K applicant for EA in UVA this year
Anonymous wrote:Let's be serious for a minute (and maybe this is specifically for the UVA parent who thinks no one can get in except for his/her kids!), LOTS of kids don't want to settle for UVA. And, to them, it is settling. Their aim is a T15, Ivy or Ivy+. They aren't hoping and praying that UVA comes through. This is especially true for the super stats/EC kids who see UVA more as a safety than a reach or even a target.
Yes! One of my kids said UVA was the boring choice and the other didn’t want to run into high school classmates.
And before you accuse me of fussing dear old UVA you should know we’re a double Hoo family and the kids grew up wearing the gear and going to the football games.
Anonymous
03/11/2026 21:29
Subject: almost 60K applicant for EA in UVA this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So much defensive thinking on this thread. “My kid is applying even though they don’t wanna go there.” Translation: “we all know they’re not getting in.”
That’s a weird way of thinking. Lots of kids apply to lots of schools that they don’t necessarily want to go to. And they get into some and not others.
Uh huh. Sure.
You sound like you haven’t gone through this yet. You’ll see.
Yes, I have. And more than once. My kids applied to plenty of schools that they knew they’d get into and did but never really would have wanted to go to—but not to any that they didn’t think they’d get into but didn’t want to go to anyway. Because that’s really weird and a waste of time.
Thanks for making the universal assertion that anyone applying to UVA as an afterthought isn't going to get into the school. That's highly data-driven of you! Kids apply to schools they don't really want to go to ... as you just noted that your kids did.
And especially a school like UVa. I think my kid felt like he should apply. So many do. And it’s hard to ignore the quality for the value. So it’s kind of a default and even more so without any extra effort now. I don’t get the poster who keeps saying ppl are defensive. Not sure what their deal is. Troll? We had our eyes open knowing he very well may not get in. This isn’t our first rodeo. Have seen lots of high stats kids not get in to UVA even as they got admitted to higher ranked privates.
Anonymous
03/11/2026 21:21
Subject: almost 60K applicant for EA in UVA this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Agree PP is odd.
Lots get into UVA and do not pick it.
Lots do not apply in the first place because it is not a fit, and they get into ivies, Williams, Amherst and have William and Mary as their in state backup, not UVA. UVA is a wonderful school but not a fit for many, nothing to do with whether they could be admitted or not.
People get into T10/ivy and do not pick them. Or do not apply to some or all because they do the research and know some or all will not fit.
UVA has a yield rate of about 40%
Most accepted students do not choose to attend.
Yield Rates:
Emory, 37%
UNC Chapel Hill, 40%
USC, 40%
UVA, 40%
Rice, 42%
UC Berkeley, 45%
UMichigan, 45%
Georgetown, 46%
UCLA, 47%
Pomona, 47%
Most accepted students do not choose to attend any of the schools listed above.
Partly because they would rather go to Cornell 64%.
Anything 40% or higher for a Public is actually outstanding. Especially for those schools that don't yield protect utilizing Early Decision method.
Anonymous
03/11/2026 21:20
Subject: almost 60K applicant for EA in UVA this year
Anonymous wrote:Are the yield kids rejected?
No. All students who are part of the yield equation were admitted.
(number of admitted students who enroll) / (total number who were admitted) = (yield rate)
Anonymous
03/11/2026 20:55
Subject: almost 60K applicant for EA in UVA this year
Anonymous wrote:
Agree PP is odd.
Lots get into UVA and do not pick it.
Lots do not apply in the first place because it is not a fit, and they get into ivies, Williams, Amherst and have William and Mary as their in state backup, not UVA. UVA is a wonderful school but not a fit for many, nothing to do with whether they could be admitted or not.
People get into T10/ivy and do not pick them. Or do not apply to some or all because they do the research and know some or all will not fit.
UVA has a yield rate of about 40%
Most accepted students do not choose to attend.
Yield Rates:
Emory, 37%
UNC Chapel Hill, 40%
USC, 40%
UVA, 40%
Rice, 42%
UC Berkeley, 45%
UMichigan, 45%
Georgetown, 46%
UCLA, 47%
Pomona, 47%
Most accepted students do not choose to attend any of the schools listed above.
Georgia Tech 45.8% (Yield Rate 2025-26 Cycle)