<p>chessiestyle I'm not disagreeing with you about the weight put on legacy and instate, but I definitely think they give you a nod like you said towards legacy a little more than some may think....especially where I'm from and if I'm borderline instate...you know</p>
<p>2/3 of the student body must be comprised of Virginians, according to state mandate. Therefore, OOS legacies are not going to displace any of the instate applicants. The are what they are, out of state applicants. The only difference, of course, is that they are given consideration regarding admissions AS IF they were instate. So in short, they do NOT count against the instate applicant pool.</p>
<p>pats, if you have already posted this, please forgive me as I am new here, but have you taken advantage of the Legacy Liaison at the alumni association office? My husband and I are both alums (college and law) and met with them last summer with our daughter. The information was very helpful. And they willl identify potential weaknesses in your application and make suggestions of what you should work on.</p>
<p>clas84,
From your contact with the Legacy Liaison, would you agree that In-state legacy status offers little benefit to applicants? Doesn't seem right to me, but perhaps that's just the way it is.
UNC-CH is a similarly sized University, and there's a bit of a benefit for being a legacy. Of course, it won't open doors for a candidate who is not qualified, but it will give a "nod" to the legacy student.</p>
<p>Powderpuff, I did not get a "clear" picture on how in-state legacies are treated in the application process. As many have posted here, out of state legacies are assessed with the instate pool, but there are so many in state applicants who are legacies that they don't give them all "special treatment." My impression is that all things being equal between two applicants (and really how is that determined?) the in state legacy may get accepted before another applicant who is not a legacy. Again, the is just my impression. </p>
<p>What UVA really looks for are mostly A's and some B's in very challenging courses, great essays and recommendations, involvement at a significant level in activities, and good scores. The admissions deans say this at all the public sessions, and the alumni association echoes it.</p>
<p>^^^^ I did take advantage of that program..I sat down and talked to a couple people about my chances and the whole process....it was very helpful...that's exactly what they told me about what uva really looks for in an application..
Thanks for the help</p>
<p>Pats, good luck!</p>
<p>thanks a lot...</p>
<p>the GPA scale really helps you b/c your 3.6 could be better than many 4.0s or 3.9s with a scale from 90-100 A, 80-90 B, etc.</p>
<p>just thought id point that out</p>
<p>clas84/law87 </p>
<p>Do you know how mid year grade reports factor in?</p>
<p>T/y</p>
<p>We were told that they like to see a progression--classes getting harder each year and students rising to the challenge. Ideally by senior year, you will be taking the highest level your school offers of your 5 core classes--English, science, math, history, and foreign language--and maintaing excellent grades. We were there in the summer and the liaison went over D's course selection for the upcoming semester (fall senior year) and told her to keep up her grades. (D has all As in high school).</p>
<p>So we weren't told your mid-year grades count for X% or anything like that--just that D's schedule looked good and that she should keep up her grades.</p>
<p>Hope this helps--sorry it isn't more specific.</p>
<p>I was a little upset because of how low our grading scale was and I thought it would hurt because I think my GPA would be up near a 4.0 if it weren't for my low grading scale.....it sucks but do you actually think they will look at that kind of stuff????
So do most of you think I'll be getting that acceptance letter come April??
Thanks</p>
<p>The school profile that you guidance counselor sends with your transcript, recs, etc. should show the school's grading scale. I would imagine the admissions deans are very familiar with the various grading scales . Our legacy contact reviewed my D's transcript with the school profile to see where she stood among her peers. The liaison had also researched who had been accepted from D's school and was able to give some indication based on past acceptances what D's chances are.</p>
<p>the lady did that for me as well...my school, I hate to say it, might be the dumbest school within 100 miles of UVA....we don't have too many bright kids and she told me that my school's SAT and ACT scores are so low that she thinks I have more than a 50/50 chance of getting in...
thanks</p>