got a likely letter from unc what does this mean for my other school

[tyr]

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@vc08

My forte? what an ignorant statement! how sad that you did not even bother to read my last posts, when I specifically quoted the exact score ranges, percents, etc. of those school’s websites! Just because you did not take the time to call the school to get the FACTS does not mean that others are wrong bc they DID take the time. I love it how some people try to disprove admissions officers, the people actually making the decisions! Think before you act, and you won’t look stupid when responding to others’ statements.

I did read your last posts and only the SAT information may be reasonably accurate. It would interesting to discover why the information you reported, apparently from the admissions page, is different from the information relative to SAT ranges in UVA’s Common Date Set, which would reflect UVA’s 25-75% range as 1200-1420, rather than 1280-1490 as stated by you. [UVa</a> CDS - C. First-time, First-year Admission](<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/cds/current/admissions.htm]UVa”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/cds/current/admissions.htm) Perhaps there is a reasonable explanation.</p>

<p>Contrary to your implication, I am not in the habit of quoting rumor and second hand information as fact, and in fact had a basis for the statements that I made that you attributed to “rumors”. Perhaps you need to take your own advice, and do your homework and think before you belittle other posters and make unsupported statements of fact.</p>

<p>Here are some of the statements you have made that are in no way supported by statistical information:</p>

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@vc08

UVA has a much more political OOS admission process, IMO (in that something like 80% of OOS students come from prep/private schools)

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<p>What is you factual basis for this information? It is certainly not UVA. According to its site, 25% of the freshman class comes from non-public schools. [UVa</a> - Public vs. Private Admission](<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/iaas/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_public.htm]UVa”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/iaas/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_public.htm) Based on the 2007 admissions numbers 812 students in the freshman class attended non-public schools. For your statement to be true, approximately 803 OOS students would have to have attended non-public schools. Do you really expect anyone to believe that 9 in-state students were the product of non-public schools? </p>

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@vc08

Secondly, UNC obviously admits more than 18% OOS; in fact, it is more around 25% according to the admissions officer that I spoke with. The 18% comes from the amount who actually attend. UVA also admits around 25% OOS, but has a higher yield, which is why their frosh. class has more admitted OOS students.

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@vc08

anieblue/tyr: Believe the rumors if you wish, but an accredited source said the OOS admit rate for UNC is around 25%, while another source (dean of admissions, in fact) at UVA said their admit rate for OOS “fluctuates between 25-30%, usually closer to 25”

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<p>These, again, are factually inaccurate statements, unless you want to discredit statistical reports from the respective schools. UNC’s OOS admission rate hovers in the 18-20% range, while UVA’s is closer to 30%, approximately as I indicated. This based on “real” numbers obtained from the respective sites rather than “rumor”.</p>

<p>Since you apparently make no effort to determine the facts before accusing others of believing in rumors, I will make it easy for you. The OOS admission rate and yield rate for UVA for 2003-2007 is as follows:</p>

<p>Year Admit Yield
2003 30.5 38.1
2004 30.4 37.6
2005 30.4 35.1
2006 32.4 36.1
2007 27.3 34.3</p>

<p>Taken from: [IAS</a> Historical Data: First-Time First-Year Applicants by Residency](<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/historical/admission/first_by_residency.htm]IAS”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/historical/admission/first_by_residency.htm)</p>

<p>I don’t believe that one year of an OOS admit rate of less than 30% over the last five years qualifies as an OOS admit rate of “around 25%”, “usually closer to 25%”, as you asserted.</p>

<p>The OOS admission rate and yield for UNC for 2002-2006 is as follows:</p>

<p>Year Admit Yield
2002 17.70 35.09
2003 18.78 31.21
2004 19.61 30.21
2005 19.78 30.87
2006 19.96 32.46</p>

<p>Taken from information at: <a href=“http://www.unc.edu/faculty/faccoun/reports/2006-07/commrepts/Report%20UAD%20Comparative%20Statistics%20Fall%202006.pdf[/url]”>http://www.unc.edu/faculty/faccoun/reports/2006-07/commrepts/Report%20UAD%20Comparative%20Statistics%20Fall%202006.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
I think you will find these numbers a whole lot more consistent with my statements than with yours. Perhaps you should learn to do you homework before making unsupported factual assertions. You will do much better is college if you develop this skill.</p>