<p>My D gets "offered Admission" online , but so far she has not received any letter (or package). We live in Fairfax, VA.</p>
<p>That kind of stuff happened to me last year too, though I'm OOS, but just about 3 hours away. Anyway, just to warn you, the mail system in CVL is the slowest that I've ever encountered, ANYWHERE!! I've learned that if one is mailing anything of importance, when you want quick assurance that whatever is being sent to CVL, then send it FedEx overnight, or 2 day delivery, or pay the small amount for certified electronic verification.
I realize that you are waiting for mail, but on the flip side, if you all choose to enroll at UVA, you'll have to send in a check to secure your spot, and that will go through the CVL mail system. You'll want to verify receipt in some way so that you can sleep at night.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten one either. Then again, I live 2,500+ miles away :D</p>
<p>I'm sure it's on its way, if you don't get one by this Friday I'm sure you can call and they'll re-send it!</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>
<p>It isn't necessarily C'ville's mail, because when I sent stuff last year, I tracked it and it always made it in about a day or two, depending on when I mailed it out of Blacksburg. I think it's more there were 18,000+ letters going out, plus Echols, plus FinAid, plus regular mail. They jsut got swamped. Hang in there till the end of the week, then maybe give them a call?</p>
<p>Thank you all for your responses.</p>
<p>The only thing that my D received from UVA was a "likely letter" way back in February.</p>
<p>The big envelope will take a while to arrive. But she already got in, and she has a month to confirm her matriculation. I live in C'ville and I get UVA mail days even weeks after other people. It's all good!</p>
<p>I live about 15 minutes from you bln_1975, and I just received mine today. USPS is not known for being prompt so I wouldn't worry too much. :) If it doesn't come by the days on the lawn, then I would just go and talk to admissions directly. I'm assuming you're going on the 7th because we have no school that day?</p>
<p>bln, I live in fairfax and the admission package arrived Monday. Keep a careful eye out. It is plain ivory and just a little bigger than a regular envelope. It doesn't look like most acceptance packages.</p>
<p>My d's arrived on Saturday.</p>
<p>The mailman came, but no letter from UVA's Admission Office.</p>
<p>Received a "Welcome to UVA" card from a student organization !</p>
<p>LOL, just shows you how weird the mail can be. If your thinking about DOTL you might want to look into those in order to plan ahead. The acceptance packet had limited information, but you will need the reply letter and the GC final transcript form. </p>
<p>If you still don't rec. it by tomorrow you might want to make a call to the admissions office to get what you need.</p>
<p>Vistany,</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My D just emailed the Admission Office. If she won't get a response by tomorrow noon, she' ll call the office. </p>
<p>She is torn among UVA, W&M and a private college (with full ride & honors program). But I'll take her to visit UVA anyway !</p>
<p>bln,
Oh, come on, you have to tell us where the private college is.....please........</p>
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<p>Too many good choices is a great place to be. Congrats!</p>
<p>powderpuff,</p>
<p>It's Loyola College, MD. While it's ranked # 2 among master universities in the Norh (USN&WR), it is not nearly as good as UVA ! However, my D found it attractive because:</p>
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<li>Small college & small class sizes.</li>
<li>No TAs</li>
<li>Only 50 students are selected to its honors program each year</li>
<li>Professors are easily accessible</li>
<li>One of her cousins attended Loyola, graduated, and went to Harvard's graduate school.</li>
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<p>While UVA is my favorite, I'll let her make her own decision. She is neutral now and will make decision after visiting all three.</p>
<p>I used to live across the street from Loyola. It's beautiful. I can't understand why people (unless they have money to burn) don't just accept full rides. If a college is willing to pay for you, it means they want you. Here's an analogy: do you marry the guy who accepts your marriage proposal or the guy who gets down on his knees and gives you a ring?</p>
<p>Hmm, Loyola, thanks for answering my question. I don't know anything about Loyola. Sounds nice?!</p>
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<p>It doesn't matter if you have a full ride or not if you're not going to be happy somewhere. If the school doesn't fit, it'd be a waste of their money and your time.</p>
<p>spoken like a person who has money.</p>
<p>There's always a way to pay for college. If you're getting a full ride somewhere due to low income, most likely your going to receive substantial help elsewhere. If not, everyone has their own fair share of loans, including myself.</p>