Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 22:06     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Probably a strategic move to increase revenue from application fees and increase their selectivity as well.


If the entire graduating class of the USA applied to UVA, it would gross $300Million in fees. UVA budget is $5.8Billion.

Application fees are not a profit center.

A hundred million here, a hundred million there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.

But I think the bigger goal is to appear more selective.


And to take away holistic admissions to appease Trump.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:54     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are no supplemental essays for UVA in the common app. I wonder if it’s a common app bug. (They just did the whole refresh) There are only arts supplements listed on the UVA website though. Any chance these come out later for UVA or do you think they dropped it this year? When were they released last year? https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions


Finally if it actually happens

Let us know when you catch up.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:53     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Probably a strategic move to increase revenue from application fees and increase their selectivity as well.


If the entire graduating class of the USA applied to UVA, it would gross $300Million in fees. UVA budget is $5.8Billion.

Application fees are not a profit center.

A hundred million here, a hundred million there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.

But I think the bigger goal is to appear more selective.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:42     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:There are no supplemental essays for UVA in the common app. I wonder if it’s a common app bug. (They just did the whole refresh) There are only arts supplements listed on the UVA website though. Any chance these come out later for UVA or do you think they dropped it this year? When were they released last year? https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions


Finally if it actually happens
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:20     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yeah their app numbers will skyrocket. My son just said, “I guess I’m applying to UVA now!” It was not on his list but he has competitive stats so why not.


65% of Virginia HS graduates apply to UVA.

What is the profile of a student who wouldn’t apply if it required an essay, buy would otherwise?


really, 65%?! Do you have the link to this?
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:20     Subject: Re:No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:To be fair what was there before was very short and quick— at least in 2024.

Nothing like the pages upon pages at ivies, Georgetown, etc


sometimes those short answers take even more time/effort.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:13     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Maybe they will just use AI like VT
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:07     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Staff is so demoralized by what went down in the past few weeks, they don’t even care who they let in anymore.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 21:05     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Probably a strategic move to increase revenue from application fees and increase their selectivity as well.


If the entire graduating class of the USA applied to UVA, it would gross $300Million in fees. UVA budget is $5.8Billion.

Application fees are not a profit center.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 20:59     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:Yeah their app numbers will skyrocket. My son just said, “I guess I’m applying to UVA now!” It was not on his list but he has competitive stats so why not.


65% of Virginia HS graduates apply to UVA.

What is the profile of a student who wouldn’t apply if it required an essay, buy would otherwise?
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 20:47     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
So lazy kids will apply in droves. Can't be bothered to write those essays, so why not throw in an app? Talk about dumbing down admissions.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 20:27     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
Anonymous wrote:It seems that kids applying EA will have a much lower chance of admissions now. Applications will skyrocket! ED will be imperative this cycle if you really want UVA.


Are we sure they won’t lower the ED acceptance rate too? They don’t commit in advance to how many students they take ED
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 19:51     Subject: No supplemental essays for UVA?
It seems that kids applying EA will have a much lower chance of admissions now. Applications will skyrocket! ED will be imperative this cycle if you really want UVA.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 17:31     Subject: Re:No supplemental essays for UVA?
To be fair what was there before was very short and quick— at least in 2024.

Nothing like the pages upon pages at ivies, Georgetown, etc
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2025 17:28     Subject: Re:No supplemental essays for UVA?
MAGA University