Letter?

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i wish i got that... flavian your gpa is weighted? 3.96? if it is... wow thats bs coz i called uva why i was deferred. they said it was my gpa.. my gpa was 4.32 when i sent in the application

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<p>hehe yeah that's weighted. Unweighted (not given by school) is about 3.85. APs are given +.5, no bonuses for honor classes. Avg acceptees GPA for my school last year was 3.9 (weighted), but people get in much lower. Last year, the highest UVA reject in our school, in terms of GPA was 3.7 (weighted).</p>

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<p>Crichessill:
wish i got that... flavian your gpa is weighted? 3.96? if it is... wow thats bs coz i called uva why i was deferred. they said it was my gpa.. my gpa was 4.32 when i sent in the application</p>

<p>Perhaps it's because flavian has never gotten anything below a 4 on his/her AP tests and is on track for more of those high scores? UC Berkeley has been known to let in people with gpas in the 2.00 range but who also got 5's on their ap tests. But no, UCB is not UVa and it's not east coast, so if you'd like to shrug that off, no offense taken on my part. Also, maybe flavian is an absolutely phenomenal essayist?(And by asking that, it implies that indeed I do believe they read the essays of those they sent letters to)</p>

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<p>As I've said, it's lame to compare GPAs between schools if you don't know what the schools are. We don't get any weighted bonuses for anything other than APs. That's why the transcript doesn't even bother giving unweighted grades. I'm much higher in GPA than the average UVA acceptee of my school, so I don't see what the fuss is about.</p>

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<p>Sorry Flavian, his comments annoyed me.</p>

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<p>Look on the CC archives at last year's UVA board. They discuss these letters in a little more detail. They definitely are likely letters and they definitely are for people in consideration for echols/rodman.</p>

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<p>as for the essays, i wrote one about "the day when my childhood ended", another one about the effect of sentimentalism and emotions in causing tragic incidents, and the last one about an alternative approach to combating terrorism and extremism.</p>

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<p>Do these Likely Letters go all around the US or just Virginia?</p>

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<p>looks like so far everyones instate but me on this board... i dunno weird</p>

<p>out of state (nj)
760V 800M
~4.5GPA
800/800/780/770 sat iis</p>

<p>mmm good essays i think? not super spectacular though i guess...</p>

<p>oh and i submitted it prob like 12/30 or so</p>

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<p>hey supermtt37 - I'm outta state too and I just got a letter</p>

<p>out of state (ct)
770v 740m
3.85 GPA unweighted, will have taken 10 aps by time graduate high school
800/800/730/720 sat IIs</p>

<p>pretty ok essays...nothing INCREDIBLE </p>

<p>extracurrics (abbreviated): EMT, autism research with yale med school, internships at medical centers and dr.s office, bunch of clubs, varsity tennis (captain)</p>

<p>I sent the app out on 1/1</p>

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<p>I was really surprised I got one! </p>

<p>Out of state (NYC)
800v 780m
800/800/800
School doesn't rank or calculate GPA (private) but by my own calculations, I have a 3.87uw</p>

<p>Sent out app 12/25ish</p>

<p>Essays are alright.
Good recs.
And I don't think they read that much into essays...</p>

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<p>Hey I got a letter, but it was different. It didn't mention my stats at all. What do ya'll think????</p>

<p>It said....</p>

<p>Dear ________________,</p>

<p>“Thank you for completing your application to the University of Virginia. We are so excited that we are one of your schools of choice. The University has been become a national leader in retaining and graduation African American students who are stratified with their university experience and academic excellence. This tiem is one of anticipation and anxiousness as you wait to hear where your second home will be for the next four years, and I wan to take the opportunity to assist you in the week ahead as your make final preparations for college.”</p>

<p>Then they give me some Financial Aid Info</p>

<p>“Finally, I would like to introduce you to acurretn African-American student who can answer your question about academics, student life at U.Va, or just talk to you while you wait. This student can share valuable information that may help when it comes time for college decision. This will be don via e-mail.”</p>

<p>Gives me my buddy info and email</p>

<p>“Please feel free to contact me as well if you have any questions or concerns about the admissions process…Hang in there; April 1st will be here before you know it. Have a wonderful day and always my best to your family.”</p>

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<p>Well that's obviously geared towards African Americans, so I'd say it's a minority recruitment type thing.</p>

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<p>Yeah, probably something of the sort.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback</p>

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<p>Just out of curiosity, what date was on the letter?</p>

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<p>Did anyone else receive a nice letter from them in October? One stating that they hope you consider applying? It was hand signed but it seemed like a form letter????????????</p>

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<p>What!??! I got the letter!!!! I was not expecting to get one at all. They must look at the essays because my stats are not nearly as high as the stats I have seen on the UVA message board. I love it.</p>

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<p>My letter was dated February 15.</p>

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<p>My letter was dated Feb 15 as well</p>

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<p>Great my essays must really suck then :(</p>