<p>i just got waitlisted at uva...its my first choice. I know there arent any particular facts yet for this year, but i was wondering how many people usually get waitlisted from the 24000 kids that apply. since 280 kids got in from the waitlist last year, i want to know how many other kids were waitlisted last year so that i can have an idea at what my chances are.</p>
<p>The size of the waiting list isn’t known just yet…we’ve made offers (and to be honest, I didn’t run that stat and won’t have time to this week). The size of the list doesn’t tell you about the odds of getting a spot. We won’t know anyone’s chances until after May 1st, which is when the students who were offered spots in the class must reply.</p>
<p>Looking back at last year’s waiting list posts, I can see that there were about 1700 students on the list back then. We made 240 offers, but I don’t remember the break down of offers when it comes to VA or OOS and the four different schools. </p>
<p>Remember that there are EIGHT different populations in the class.</p>
<p>okay thanks!
also, would letters of interest or additional recommendations help? If i was to get another recommendation it would be different than the others one i had previously sent. Does the admissions committee take into consideration the interest that people have in the school when selecting off the waitlist? for example, would you pick a person with a 3.9 that clearly wants to go to your school and has made it their first choice or would you just pick the person with the 4.0?</p>
<p>I watched this one documentary where this girl was wait listed to Harvard and she had her principal send a recommendation.</p>
<p>Be sure to read the Waiting List FAQ page. We address what you should do there. The link was in the letter.</p>
<p>I already did, but it didnt specify on letters of interest, which is why i asked here. Also, i was a little confused when it says to send your final grades. My school does not end school until mid june, so should i just resend my 1st semester grades? Unless you did not receive them the first time they were sent</p>
<p>Some people get third quarter grades or finish a second trimester in the spring. Those folks should send updated grades when they get them. </p>
<p>It’s fine to send a letter of interest. Sorry, I thought they were covered along with sending rec letters on that FAQ page.</p>
<p>if I have not received any notification from the Waitlist by the end of May, should I also send in my quarter 4 grades? </p>
<p>Also, in regards to new activities and additions to my application, would minor details such as awards from photography competitions or movement from being Vice President to President of a club make much of a difference? </p>
<p>Thanks so much for your time Dean J (and other members)!</p>
<p>^Do you have any earlier grades? Because Dean J said somewhere on CC that last year they started making offers as early as the 3rd or the 4th of May. Personally, I think you should update your accomplishments with the ones you mentioned because it shows interest and its better than having nothing at all.</p>
<p>According to this [news</a> release that just came out](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=14562]news”>http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=14562) 3,833 people were placed in the waitlist.</p>
<p>Thanks, G. There are numbers I don’t even see. :)</p>
<p>We have offered the WL to those folks. Many won’t accept a spot, so the actual WL will be smaller. </p>
<p>We didn’t make an effort to grow or shrink the WL this year. Percentage wise, it’s probably a little smaller (WRT the size of the applicant pool) even if the raw number is a little higher. </p>
<p>Hope this makes sense. I’m tapping on my phone, using that CC app.</p>
<p>I have to say, I am so glad that I was part of the Class of '08 and not '15 
I would have never got in with those SAT scores and probably the GPA’s that are seen now. Very impressive.</p>