This thread is for the high school class of 2023 to discuss their UVA admissions decisions. Please NO DISCUSSION on this thread. RESULTS ONLY.
Early Decision will be announced on Tuesday, December 13, probably around 5:30 pm.
Early Action was announced Friday, February 4 last year.
Regular was announced Friday, March 18 last year.
Date Applied:
Early/Regular:
Desired Major/School:
GPA:
SAT/ACT:
Number AP/DE classes taken:
Rank:
APs/Honors:
Extras/Hooks:
State residency:
Date Notified:
Decision:
Any merit aid:
Any need aid:
Date Applied: 10/31
Early/Regular: ED
Desired Major/School: Marked as 1. Public Policy 2. Environmental Thought & Practice
GPA: 4.35 W
SAT/ACT: Test Opt
Number AP/DE classes taken: 12 APs, 1 DE
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: World History (4), Comp Sci Pri, APUSH (4), Lang (5), Seminar (5), Biology, AB Calc, BC Calc, Government, Enviro Sci, Research, Chinese
Extras/Hooks: Competitive HS in NoVA; clear spike in ECs; international awards
State residency: VA
Date Notified: 12/13
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: N/A
Any need aid: Applied for fin. aid
Noting here for future reference:
UVA announced around noon on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 that Early Action decisions would be released on Friday, February 10, 2023.
The only students with a major are in Kinesiology and Nursing. All students in UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering, and School of Architecture are undeclared. No one was reviewed for those schools with a particular major in mind. This is covered in the application instructions and right in the application.
Son Accepted - Early Action
In State
Engineering
GPA: 3.99 UW 4.33 UW
School doesn’t rank
1510 SAT
AP Phys 2 and AP Calc BC are his top science and math and highest the HS offers
Structural Engineering 4 month internship
ECs: Eagle Scout, lots of varsity sports, musical theatre, summer job
Personally I think his essays were really good and I’m fairly certain he had excellent LORs
Date Applied: 10/26
Early/Regular: EA
Desired School: College of Arts and Sciences
GPA: 4.43W/4.0UW
SAT: 1570
Number AP/DE classes taken: 10 APs, 2 DE
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: Calc AB (5), AP Euro (5), AP Bio (5), AP Chem (4), AP Calc BC (5), AP Lang (5), rest TBD
Extras/Hooks: strong ECs/essays/LORs
State Residency: OOS (CA)
Date Notified: 2/10
Decision: Admitted!!
aid tbd
Date Applied: Nov 2022
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Business/Commerce
GPA: 4.66
SAT/ACT: 1450
Number AP/DE classes taken: See below
Rank: 1/572
APs/Honors: All AP/De classes junior & senior years. All Honors and DE classes freshman/sophomore years. Bilingual spanish test passed.
Extras/Hooks: Orchestra, piano and lacrosse
State residency: VA
Date Notified: 02/10/23
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: TBD
Any need aid: TBD
Applied 10/16, In State
Early Action
College of Arts & Sciences, Listed Economics and Data Science as interests
3.8 UW, 4.27 W GPA, School does not rank
35 ACT
9 AP, 3 DE: APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Physics 1 (4), AP Macro (5), AP Micro (5), AP CS A (4), AP Stats (5), AP World (5)
Accepted on 2/10
Did not apply for financial aid
Spike in Economics ECs, was cited in research paper presented at major academic conference
Daughter Accepted-EA
In State
Engineering
GPA: 4.0/4 UW 4.60 W (now 3.98uw/4.63w)
Class Rank 1/368 (now 2/377)
Test Optional
Attends Public HS along with Governor School for Science and Technology for 11/12 math and science
9 AP credits, 9 DE credits (AP grade weight), 12 H credits
Calc BC, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, College Calculus based Physics 1-4, Research Mentorship
NHS, Tri-M, ITS
ECs: Show Choir, Theater, Aerial Silks, Summer Internship, Animal shelter volunteer
Date Applied: 10/30, EA
Desired School: College of Arts and Sciences
GPA: 4.6W/4.0UW
ACT: 32
Number AP/DE classes taken: 6 APs, 1 DE
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc BC, AP Music Theory, AP Gov, Rest all Honors
Extras/Hooks: Legacy, Started an Honor Society, Youth Leader Board Member in a Community Non Profit, State competition winner (competed nationally), Leader of several Clubs, Plus more
State Residency: In State
Date Notified: 2/10
Decision: Deferred (Not continuing to RD)
Date Applied: 10/30 EA
Desired School: College of Arts & Sciences
GPA: 4.0, 4.5 w
Act: 34
AP: Self studied on 7 AP’s since school doesn’t offer, taking a few more in Spring, 15 DE
Extra/Awards: NMF, AP scholar with distinction, National Latin Exam Silver, Gold, Department of State NSA (NISLY) Semifinalist.
School doesn’t offer clubs etc: She volunteers as an EMT in a very rural area, keeps bees, and works for my son’s business that he started while at UVA. She is certified in Bitmain hardware, troubleshooting hardware & repair ASIC Miners.
Accepted in state