<p>Seeking advice so I can advise my OOS kiddo who plans to apply RD to UVA. </p>
<p>Overall stats:
GPA - 4.0 UW, 4.3 W
7 APs - 5/5/3, and 4 more senior year
SAT 1 - 2140 (760 W, 740 M, 640 CR) (2100 single sitting)
SAT II - Math 2 - 670, USH 720\
Strong (not spectacular) ECs, community work; Strong recommendations</p>
<p>Interests are biology/environmental science, or Biomedical/environmental engineering,</p>
<p>Question 1 - Chances overall, how do chances compare for Engineering vs. Arts & Sciences?
Question 2 - how practical is it to change majors once enrolled Engr to A&S or the other way around?</p>
<p>No idea to be honest but the supplemental essays aren’t the same for the two schools. I’m assuming your child has written The essays for one or the other, which make the decision for you!</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback – surprised that engineering may be easier to get into (usually other way around) but I imagine that could be because CAS is so strong at UVa. Essays in process so any additional feedback is still timely. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, I’ll likely advise to apply (and kiddo will likely apply) where most interested, not where more likely will get in. Still good to know as a possible tiebreaker.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where collegemaniac is getting their information. Statistically SEAS students have higher stats then CLAS. The bottom line is they are really looking for different things in each so you can’t really compare. There are some students that would be competitive in either but some students that are clearly more competitive for one or the other. It’s not the school, it’s the student. That doesn’t make SEAS or CLAS more or less competitive then the other.</p>
<p>If your child is undecided, most would recommend starting with the engineering curriculum. It is difficult to get “on track” with the required engineering sequencing, so to speak, if one attempts to transfer in after a semester or two. </p>
<p>Last year, SEAS saw a marked increase in the number of applicants. </p>