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Anonymous wrote:What are chances for my in-state DC - 14 APs - all 5s to date, equal amount of humanities and science/math, including MV calc, likely 4.5-4.6, 1550, three sports all four years (Varsity), many volunteer hours, various general awards (language, scouts) and general ECs (honor societies). Has not started a non-profit or made some groundbreaking discovery in a garage lab. Motivated, well-rounded student but I have no idea what schools we should be targeting. According to DCUM kids like mine are “a dime per dozen”. Any thoughts here are appreciated!

Chances for what?
UVA in state? He should apply. My kid got in EA and had slightly lower SAT (but over 1500) and the MV calc and ECs and APs blah blah blah. Got in EA. Didn’t get in all reach schools. Who knows why. Got lots of merit offers at other schools.

Thank you, sounds like a similar profile for in-state. Do think it was worthwhile to EA vs ED? Will your son attend UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:What are chances for my in-state DC - 14 APs - all 5s to date, equal amount of humanities and science/math, including MV calc, likely 4.5-4.6, 1550, three sports all four years (Varsity), many volunteer hours, various general awards (language, scouts) and general ECs (honor societies). Has not started a non-profit or made some groundbreaking discovery in a garage lab. Motivated, well-rounded student but I have no idea what schools we should be targeting. According to DCUM kids like mine are “a dime per dozen”. Any thoughts here are appreciated!

Chances for what?
UVA in state? He should apply. My kid got in EA and had slightly lower SAT (but over 1500) and the MV calc and ECs and APs blah blah blah. Got in EA. Didn’t get in all reach schools. Who knows why. Got lots of merit offers at other schools.

Anonymous wrote:What are chances for my in-state DC - 14 APs - all 5s to date, equal amount of humanities and science/math, including MV calc, likely 4.5-4.6, 1550, three sports all four years (Varsity), many volunteer hours, various general awards (language, scouts) and general ECs (honor societies). Has not started a non-profit or made some groundbreaking discovery in a garage lab. Motivated, well-rounded student but I have no idea what schools we should be targeting. According to DCUM kids like mine are “a dime per dozen”. Any thoughts here are appreciated!

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Anonymous wrote:Posting this here in case someone wants this information for this year's admission cycle. Son was admitted to UVA OOS with a 4.0/4.5 with 11 AP courses (6 at time of application with all 5s), lots of volunteering with same org for 6 years with a leadership role + awards, varsity team captain 2 years, part time job, elite club soccer for 10 years, completed AP Spanish 5, and a few other misc awards. We are from California and even with these stats, he was rejected from UCLA and waitlisted at Cal. It's hard out there and very, very unpredictable. My take is UVA really seems to value what you do outside the classroom and how you communicate & bring those experiences to life in your essays.
Wishing this year's OOS applicants much luck!!

congrats tonyour son,OP. That's quite a record!

Ouch. 70k tuition oos for UVA is not worth it; if not going in-state in Cali, at least go private and get a semblance of “value” for what you are paying for.

You are an idiot. UVA OOS is $55.914. My stupid So Cal SLAC is $90K a year AND SO NOT WORTHe= IT! I was an idiot and went to the stupid So Cal SLAC instead of OOS UVA. OMG what a bad decision!

Anonymous wrote:What are chances for my in-state DC - 14 APs - all 5s to date, equal amount of humanities and science/math, including MV calc, likely 4.5-4.6, 1550, three sports all four years (Varsity), many volunteer hours, various general awards (language, scouts) and general ECs (honor societies). Has not started a non-profit or made some groundbreaking discovery in a garage lab. Motivated, well-rounded student but I have no idea what schools we should be targeting. According to DCUM kids like mine are “a dime per dozen”. Any thoughts here are appreciated!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posting this here in case someone wants this information for this year's admission cycle. Son was admitted to UVA OOS with a 4.0/4.5 with 11 AP courses (6 at time of application with all 5s), lots of volunteering with same org for 6 years with a leadership role + awards, varsity team captain 2 years, part time job, elite club soccer for 10 years, completed AP Spanish 5, and a few other misc awards. We are from California and even with these stats, he was rejected from UCLA and waitlisted at Cal. It's hard out there and very, very unpredictable. My take is UVA really seems to value what you do outside the classroom and how you communicate & bring those experiences to life in your essays.
Wishing this year's OOS applicants much luck!!

congrats tonyour son,OP. That's quite a record!

Ouch. 70k tuition oos for UVA is not worth it; if not going in-state in Cali, at least go private and get a semblance of “value” for what you are paying for.