<p>I've been on CC and on the UVA and W&M threads I see people saying its better to be a male when applying to UVA and W&M. Is that true?</p>
<p>Oh and another question. I keep seeing people put down what part of Virginia they come from. Like NOVA, etc. Does it matter what part of Virginia you live in? I figured if you live in NOVA it would be the same as living in Southern VA.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I know they say that about W&M…for UVA, when I was there for an info session, the admissions guy said that IF they did give any boosts to people, then they would probably help out the guys because of more girls applying…implying that they don’t really give “boosts” to males…I don’t know if that is true or not, that’s all he said</p>
<p>Allegedly, gaining admission from NOVA is a lot harder because the students are for more competitive and the average SAT score is higher.</p>
<p>[I’ve</a> addressed this before](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-virginia/267601-sat-i-ranges-numbers-correct.html?#post3250530]I’ve”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-virginia/267601-sat-i-ranges-numbers-correct.html?#post3250530). The gender balance at UVa is in line with that of the US college-going population.</p>
<p>For anyone who thinks that we make up that where you live in VA matters,
[U-Va</a>. Spots Tough for N. Virginians to Win, Data Show (washingtonpost.com)](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A20357-2003Jul20¬Found=true]U-Va”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A20357-2003Jul20¬Found=true)</p>
<p>I’m with Dean J – unlike William and Mary, nothing in U-Va’s reported numbers suggests that being male or female makes any difference.</p>
<p>Well, NOVA has some of the most competitive high schools in Virginia (Thomas Jefferson, ranked #1 in the US). The scores of the NOVA students are high thus there is lots of competition for the spots at UVA etc. Students in NOVA find it hard to believe that there isn’t a “quota” for NOVA students as universities could probably fill the majority of the freshman class with NOVA students only.</p>
<p>Except when you apply to the e-school or nursing =P </p>
<p>MTnest: I would die if I went to a school with 3,000 NoVa students filling a class. There’s no way they could do it anyways. I know plenty of non-NoVa kids who are extremely smart, and were competitive against their own environment to get here. And NoVa schools are not competitive…you can skate by and do fine. I don’t believe in a set quota, but I do think non-NoVa students are vital. Just because they didn’t take 8 APs because they’re school only offered 3, does not mean they are dumb. It’s bad luck they ended up there.</p>
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<p>You would have to define skating by in NoVa to be 3.97 GPA and SAT of 2080. That would be what you would need to have a good to strong shot at UVa from FFX.</p>
<p>No you don’t. I know plenty of people with 3.6-3.7 who got in. I never applied first year, but I got in as a second-year transfer and I was in that range. And it’s not like they skated by, but a good GPA is not hard to come by in high school as long as you apply yourself, and you could get away with a lot of crap/skating by. No one was Echols or anything, but they’re in. They had 1300-1400 SATs (they didn’t count writing in my years), but thats about average, and SATs don’t matter all that much anyways. ECs were nothing spectacular, just the basic sports/clubs with a leadership position here and there. Most had 5-7 APs, but APs weren’t all that hard, IMO. The tests were, but the classes were not, and grades matter much more than scores. They were just rounded kids with decent GPAs.</p>
<p>Can anyone share their thoughts on the UVA school of nursing ? My D is a NYer and looking for a good program OOS.</p>
<p>Every nurse I know loves it and say it is difficult, but very rewarding. Also, like the BmE program here, your D will benefit GREATLY from being at a nursing school “attached” to UVA’s Hospital. It is a world-renowned hospital and will be a great place to learn the skills of nursing. Another poster mentioned that there are very few undergrad schools that are so tightly linked with such a great hospital. Plus, if she decides nursing isn’t her thing, all other programs here are fantastic.</p>
<p>“I know plenty of people with 3.6-3.7 who got in”</p>
<p>Wow! What Nova school did they go to because my D had better than this and was kindly waitlisted. If you are from Nova, you do not have a strong shot unless you have at least a 4.0 (that’s the low side) and 2100 (low side again). Unless you go to a less competitive school (yes there are some in NOva) and are head of the class with even a low GPA such as 3.6.</p>
<p>Um, no. At least, this was true for 2006 HS grads. While some were 3.9+, i’d say 10/25 that got in from my school were 3.6-3.75. We all have talked about this, and no one cares about their high school GPA anymore so it’s not like anyone is fibbing either. There is more to kids than just stellar GPAs.</p>
<p>Let’s just not give false hope to people out there that they have a chance to get in even if they “skated by” in HS. That’s just not true.</p>
<p>No, but let’s not make it seem that everyone who applies out of NoVa went to a competitive high school and slaved away and had to have a 3.9+ to get into UVa. Having a 3.6-3.7 can still make you competitive if you have other traits to you.</p>
<p>I disagree. Having looked at a fair number of scattergrams it is rare to see a 3.6-3.7 get in from NoVa. I took a quick look at Langley’s stats from last year, out of 131 applicants two got in with that GPA. They were the only green squares (acceptances) in a sea of red x’s (rejection). Everyone who got in and the total number was 27 was right near or above the 4.0 mark and well above the 2090 SAT mark.</p>
<p>Getting in with 3.6-3.7 is not the norm.</p>
<p>FWIW, W&M’s acceptance stats are slightly higher than UVa’s.</p>