<p>I live in Florida but I have double legacy (Grandpa, Father) went to the University of Virginia (#1 choice).</p>
<p>Does this mean that I am put into the in state admissions pile? This is very important because UVA accepts 2/3 of their applicants from in state and only 1/3 out of state.</p>
<p>People have chanced me as match/safe match IS and match/slight reach as OSS.</p>
<p>I don't think that state universities use legacy as part of admissions. They are responsible to their state legislatures and taxpayers in their state, so such universities tend to have admission requirements that are as clear and as apparently fair as possible: in-state residency, and stats are normally the bulk of the factors about how decisions are made. Of course, if one is a recruited athlete, that is a big factor no matter what your state of residence is.</p>
<p>U Va is tough to get into from out of state. The people whom I know got accepted also were either accepted to Ivies or waitlisted by Ivies.</p>
<p>It is true that UVA puts OOS legacies into the in-state applicant pool.</p>
<p>Yes, UVA compares OOS legacies against IS students. Generally, legacies are accepted with ~3.7, 1300, etc, which around around normal stats for IS acceptees. </p>
<p>However, this does not mean you'll have a superb chance of getting in, even if you have stellar stats. UVA is a public institution and serves Virginia, just like UT serves Texas, UNC serves North Carolina, etc etc etc. Virginia General Assembly requires all state public schools to maintain ~66% IS student body. Thus, schools like UVA will accept far less OOS applicants. So while OOS legacies can get by with lesser stats, there are still fewer spots more applicants are vying for (in 2006, there were 10K OOS applicants, 6500 IS). So, there may be a large number of legacies applying with better stats, and since UVA most likely will never fill a majority of the OOS spaces with legacies, it is still ridiculously hard to get accepted. But, you're middle of the application preference, so, you have a better chance than if you were not a legacy.</p>
<p>Also, before everyone starts complaining that "UVA could be such a better school if it let in more OOS applicants that are more qualified and have better stats and blahblahblah"...do remember it is a PUBLIC school for VIRGINIA. Residents have payed taxes that support the school, and thus should be entitled to its education, just like other states should be able to take full advantage of their schools. The Virginian government and General Assembly have a responsibility to serve their constituents, and aiding in higher education is part of that.
Besides, Jefferson would roll over in his grave if UVA ever went private. His whole idea was to create a school free of the rigors and standards of education during his time, and he wanted a free school where men (at the time) could have the freedom to study fields outside of law, medicine, and religion, and have their education separated from religion and conformation. He built his school in Virginia, for Virginia, and with the help of Virginians (Monroe was a key contributor, and a Virginian, as well as the first students)</p>
<p>Actually I think I remember hearing at the info session that the IS acceptance rate was somewhere around 42-44% while for OOS legacies it's around 48%, just a pinch higher for IS legacies. In the low 30s for normal OOS.</p>
<p>legacies who are OOS are considered instate for the admission process
however, uva no longer has Early Decision just for your information</p>
<p>r u considered a legacy if ur parent went to uva for med school?</p>
<p>im not really positive about med school. I know that the law school grants an applicant legacy status, i would either check with the alumni office or the uva website for their policy on that</p>
<p>Does anyone know what exactly constitutes a “legacy” for Univ of Virginia? For example, do uncles/aunts count or just direct ancestors such as parent/grandparent? Do great-grandparents count or only more recent family? Thanks.</p>