admission of already-enrolled students into echols

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<p>I know this has been mentioned once or twice, but I never got a really good idea of the process.</p>

<p>After the insanity of course-enrollment, waitlists and full courses, priority registration <em>does</em> look pretty attractive.</p>

<p>So what criteria are used to judge say, a student who has been at UVA for one semester compared to say, those who were admitted to the programme at admission? If you came in with 43 advanced standing credits / ap nat scholar, does that help? If you successfully passed the Honor Support Officer tests, does that help? Does one write another essay again? What things would occur over the summer and over that first semester that would make the selection committee view the student differently?</p>

<p>This is not some mega-important thing (I won't die [I think] if I have to endure waitlists and full courses again), but how exactly does the process work for already-enrolled students? What's the success rate? I never really got a really clear idea.</p>

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<p>You should be concentrating on the benefits of Echols beyond the early registration. That's a terrible reason to want to be an echols. And use Google.</p>

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<p>Yes, but that doesn't tell me much about what they evaluate applicants for, when choosing among a pool.</p>

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You should be concentrating on the benefits of Echols beyond the early registration.

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<p>There are other benefits? I just thought it was to assist students in pursuing interdisciplinary studies and those who learn for the sake of learning, rather than a career, etc. I suppose intangible benefits would include networking with other such students, but you don't require Echols to do that. And I don't really want to move out from the IRC, and a lot of my area requirements have been fulfilled by AP courses anyway, etc.</p>

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<p>Echols</a> Scholars Program Admissions — Echols Scholars Program, Arts & Sciences, U.Va.</p>

<p>really galoisien. use google. or even better, just search through UVa's webpages, using the search function on the UVa homepage.</p>

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<p>I already read that page ^_^.</p>

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<p>I did (more or less) what you are trying to do.</p>

<p>What you need:</p>

<p>Relatively high GPA: => 3.6
Relatively high credit load: => 15 per semester
A good reason for wanting such things as priority registration...</p>

<p>Edit: I don't think you can get Echols after one semester. I did it after two (transferring from e-school as well).</p>

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<p>damn get off his case guys... maybe he wants some first hand info instead of faceless web-site crap.</p>

<p>Anyways you can get it after your first year. I don't think I have the application any more but it listed very specifically what they look for. IME, it comes down to taking a tough course load and doing well. That is to say, getting a good GPA like a 3.7 or so while taking some upper level classes is better than a 4.0 in intro. They look for depth. I think they ask you to write about how your education or personal goals will lead you to a well rounded education without area requirements or something.</p>

<p>Also lets be serious. The ONLY benefits of echols are early course selection and no area/competency requirements. All the other stuff is pretty BS.</p>