Anonymous
03/14/2026 18:26
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tulane's RD rate is 2%.
Let's get real about what this means.
No application fees?
no (are you serious?) it means: multiple application rounds (ED and EA and RD) and zero sups.
why would anyone apply RD?
Anonymous
03/14/2026 18:24
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Tulane's RD rate is 2%.
Let's get real about what this means.
No application fees?
Anonymous
03/14/2026 18:22
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Tulane's RD rate is 2%.
Let's get real about what this means.
Let's get real about what this means.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 18:20
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:6% OOS, 7.5% in state
Stats just came out
No in-state was 22%
Not for RD.
Why would anyone RD? EA isn’t binding.
Some kids want another shot at SAT or want to get grades up.
Or just don't have it together in time.
Or more time for a tailored essay over the winter break?
Anonymous
03/14/2026 17:52
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OOS private here.
Our CCO told kids to write a separate personal statement for UVA that combined a personal statement in the traditional sense with something UVA specific (almost like a why school essay). Similar to what transfer students do.
So your supplemental essays made their way into the personal statement if that makes sense.
Kids who executed it well had great results.
Interesting, never thought of that.
Good strategy - wish others had told us.
Or just apply ED. Then they don’t need to question if you are actually interested or not.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 17:51
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Deferred EA, then waitlisted. Fcps (one of the less desirable schools). 4.5w/3.97uw 1450. SAT. 4 yr varsity athlete, great ecs with lots of leadership and awards. Volunteering, summer job, the works. English major
I think that would have been an admit ED and TO.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:40
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OOS private here.
Our CCO told kids to write a separate personal statement for UVA that combined a personal statement in the traditional sense with something UVA specific (almost like a why school essay). Similar to what transfer students do.
So your supplemental essays made their way into the personal statement if that makes sense.
Kids who executed it well had great results.
Interesting, never thought of that.
Good strategy - wish others had told us.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:06
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:6% OOS, 7.5% in state
Stats just came out
No in-state was 22%
Not for RD.
Why would anyone RD? EA isn’t binding.
Some kids want another shot at SAT or want to get grades up.
Or just don't have it together in time.
UVA historically recommended RD if kids needed an extra semester of grades.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 08:52
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:6% OOS, 7.5% in state
Stats just came out
No in-state was 22%
Not for RD.
Why would anyone RD? EA isn’t binding.
Some kids want another shot at SAT or want to get grades up.
Or just don't have it together in time.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 00:31
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:OOS private here.
Our CCO told kids to write a separate personal statement for UVA that combined a personal statement in the traditional sense with something UVA specific (almost like a why school essay). Similar to what transfer students do.
So your supplemental essays made their way into the personal statement if that makes sense.
Kids who executed it well had great results.
Interesting, never thought of that.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 00:29
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Ah, got it - thank you.
Like the Vtech supp essays
A lot of schools have supplementals, are you new to this?
Anonymous
03/14/2026 00:28
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No supplemental essays. Acceptance rate can be easily manipulated.
Yep! No essays always lead to more apps and then a lower rate.
+1
DC is an example. Threw in an application in mid-December after being deferred ED from their first choice school. Why UVA? Because there were no supplementals this year, so DC figured why not.
No doubt a waste of money, but at the time it felt like a harmless act of self-soothing after the sting of deferral.
And your point is what? The bottom line is your kid applied.
Sorry if I wasn't clear. No complaints or issues related to my kid!
I was just agreeing with the PP who said that by dropping the supplemental essays, UVA set themselves up to get more applications than ever this year - which in turn drove down the admit rate.
I was using my kid as an example. Meaning, if UVA had supplemental essays this year, DC would not have bothered to apply. Guessing there are plenty of other kids who did the same.
Anyway, good for UVA. Looking back on this whole process, my feeling is the fewer supplementals a kid has to write, the better!
Yup same for my kid
Anonymous
03/14/2026 00:11
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:OOS private here.
Our CCO told kids to write a separate personal statement for UVA that combined a personal statement in the traditional sense with something UVA specific (almost like a why school essay). Similar to what transfer students do.
So your supplemental essays made their way into the personal statement if that makes sense.
Kids who executed it well had great results.
How many ppl here did this?
Anonymous
03/13/2026 23:52
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:6% OOS, 7.5% in state
Stats just came out
No in-state was 22%
Not for RD.
Why would anyone RD? EA isn’t binding.
Anonymous
03/13/2026 23:39
Subject: UVA 7% RD admit rate this year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:6% OOS, 7.5% in state
Stats just came out
No in-state was 22%
Not for RD.