Chance me for UVA ED 2024!

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Hi! I am applying to UVA Early Decision this year as an in state student from Northern Virginia (most competitive region). Any responses are SO appreciated! Thanks :smiley:

I am a white female, no legacy

Grades:
Never had a B in high school (only 3 A- in HS)
Full IB Diploma Candidate: HL English/Art/History, SL Math/Environmental Science/French, and IB TOK

I will be applying under Political Science

GPA Weighted: 4.32
No ranking in my county

SAT: 1470 (740 english, 730 math)
ACT: 33 (36 English, 36 reading, 32 math, 27 science oof)
Subject test: 700 literature, prob won’t send?

ECs:
Virginia Governor’s School for the Humanities (11)
Intern in local government 3x per week for (11,12)
Founder/owner of lobbyist nonprofit organization (11,12)
President of historian of my school’s museum (11,12)
Officer of Art/English honor society, member of NHS and history honor society (10,11,12)
Senior mentor for Freshman Transition Program in school (12)
Founder/president of Bipartisanship club at my school (11,12)
Congressional Aide in House of Rep. (12)
Color guard and winter guard, sergeant (9-11)
Girl scouts (earned my Gold Award) (9-12)
Writing internship for nonprofit organization, producing articles for website (10-11)

Let me know what you think!

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You are in the worst part of VA when it comes to applications to UVA. Son applied to UVA from fairfax county and did not get in ED. I think at his school 20 went to UVA. VTech was even worse then UVA with students being rejected with 4.4.

I would say apply and show them a lot of interest in your essay. Also, major could be helpful. Engineering is very difficult (all his friends went the engineering route). Good part of UVA has to have a 70% instate class

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Do you know your class rank?
Also, this is the first year UVa has offered ED since they eliminated it in 2006. At that time they had around 16,000 applicants and last year there were over 40,000 (and expect an increase coming off the basketball National Championship.)
So there is no statistical frame of reference to provide guidance for ED but assume it will give you the greatest opportunity to get in than the other options (EA or RD). I would assume you’ll see a significant jump in yield with a substantial drop in acceptance rate for EA and even more so RD.

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My entire county (largest county in VA) does not rank. Thanks for the input!

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You are not in the “worst” region for admission to UVA. The offer rates in NOVA are routinely higher than the offer rates for Virginia overall ([see offer rates by city/county for every college in Virginia here](B08A1: Admissions by Student Level and Student Locality)). Of the VA residents at UVA, about a third are from NOVA. I address this during every high school visit I make (I cover Fairfax) and on the blog/social media regularly. [This may be an interesting read.](Notes from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: UVA Admission Quotas for Northern Virginia)

And please do not use an essay to “show interest” in UVA. You application is proof that you are interested. The essay is to share things like voice and personality, which don’t come across in the rest of the application. You can also read my essay advice on the blog if you’d like more about that.