Official University of Virginia 2018 RD Results

kwassakwassa · March 22, 2014, 1:05am

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:** [ ] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:* [ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other* [ ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection* [ ] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:*

abrown16 · March 22, 2014, 1:30am

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED!

[ b]Objective:** [ ] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT:26
[] SAT II:N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6 out of 96
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Average, had 100 average though
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:** [ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Church Vol., Beta
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:None
[] Essays: Authentic, Pretty Good
[] Teacher Recommendations: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec:N/A
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other* [ ] State (if domestic applicant):Mississippi
[] Country (if international applicant):US
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:African American
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Location, HRM
[ /list][ b]Reflection* [ ] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my hooks, had below average scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCSB, Colorado College, UCDavis, Rensselaer
[ /list][ b]General Comments:* Very lucky

Apalapa · March 22, 2014, 2:04am

Decision: Accepted

Objective: School of Engineering and Applied Science

[] SAT I (breakdown): 630CR 680M 640W
[] SAT II: 730M2 640PH 650UH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92/4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Probably top 10%, school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): ABCalc(5), Psych(4), U.S.History(5), EnglishLanguage(4), PhysicsCMech(3), WorldHistory(5) ---- planning to take BC Calc, Latin, U.S. Government, English Literature, and Physics C Electricity & Magnetism in May 2014
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Elec&Mag, AP BC Calculus, AP U.S. Govt, AP English Literature, AP Latin, DE Humanities, DE Research, Symphonic Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Made district band all four years, got into NHS, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Drum Major), Robotics Team (Captain), School play (Lead role), Research experiment (submitted to science fair), Track and Cross country, volunteering
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours of service
[] Summer Activities: Band camp, homework, research experiment, UVA’s Summer Enrichment Program
[] Essays: Writing is fun
[] Teacher Recommendation: I love my teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Great counselor
[li] Additional Rec: My boss is one of my favorite people[/li]
Other
[]State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] School Type: Public, medium
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy applicant[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars, Recommendation letters, Course-load, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ECs, Course-load, Essays[/li]
General Comments:
I’m really happy to have been accepted to UVA’s engineering school! I also got into VT engineering and I really love both schools I’m going to have a tough time deciding where to matriculate this fall. As seen, my SAT scores weren’t the best - they didn’t hurt my application, but they definitely didn’t help it much. Juniors and sophomores, I wish you the best of luck! Above all else, start your applications EARLY. Working on your applications up until the last minute is quite stressful :)

Debater1996 · March 22, 2014, 2:17am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:** [ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 35 (35, 33, 35, 36, 11)
[ *] SAT II: 710 USH, 710 Lit[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 of 320 (5th when applied)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Euro, 4 Macro/ Micro Econ, 4 Lang, 4 Bio, 5 USH, 5 Psych
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Government, AP Lit, Art
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Illinois State Scholar, Invited to be Honorary Page at State Capitol
[ /list][ b]Subjective: [ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Congressional Debate (4 years, junior and senior year captain), Scholastic Bowl (4 years, 4 year captain), NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Various hours (not individually reported, just put NHS)
[ *] Summer Activities: None of note
[ *] Essays: Upon second review, they are probably both 8 or 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Read one, it was a 9 or 10/10. Other probably an 8 or 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: No idea. He doesn’t know me that well, but he likes me (7/10)
[ ] Additional Rec: None
[ ] Interview: None[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant): United States
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: >$170,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None at all. Third generation in college, white, no financial hardship, no sickness, etc.
[ /list][ b]Reflection [ *] Strengths: ACT, GPA, Recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, lack of hooks, OOS
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think a combination of great numbers and recommendations got me in. I initially thought that my essays were horrible, but reading them over again, I no longer think that. Don’t take my opinion as a sign that essays don’t matter, as they do. I’m just overly critical of my own writing.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Denied: Northwestern, U Chicago
[ /list][ b]General Comments: This was really shocking, really good news. Within the last week, I was rejected from two awesome schools, and I was starting to think that I wouldn’t get in anywhere else. I felt pretty dejected. Assuming that the financial aid details work out, I’ll probably end up at UVa, which is certainly a prospect I am happy about. I am also terrible at formatting this.**

satman1111 · March 22, 2014, 2:29am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 760/770/800/12 CR/M/W/E
[] ACT: never took
[] SAT II: 800 math II 780 Bio. M 770 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/432
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) US History (4) Psych. (5) Calc AB (5) Lang.(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat. AP Calc BC AP Chem. AP Physics C: E & M (expecting all 5s)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope[/li]
Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Boy Scouts: lots of leadership and community service; nearly an Eagle Scout
Varsity Swimming (captain)
Varsity Tennis
Marching Band (known nationally: have marched in the Rose Bowl Parade, the Presidential Inaugural Parade, and many more.) 200+ members; 1 of 3 soloists
Woodwind Choir: Oboe player: Soloist
Jazz Band: lead trumpet: soloist
Math League (one of the top scorers - regional team champions)
NHS
Tri-M (VP)
Science Honor Society/World language honor society
Peer tutor

[] Job/Work Experience: Full time worker at local DQ during the Summer, and part time during most of the school year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts/ NHS/ Library
[] Summer Activities: went to the Boy Scouts national jamboree, but mostly I work.
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good 9/10 each
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read one and it was really good. I’m assuming the others are really good as well.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m sure it was good, but probably pretty standard
[li] Additional Rec:n/a[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public, sends a few to top schools each year
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: ~75k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: stats
[] Weaknesses: only decent ECs/ no hook
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: full scholarship to Rutgers
Rejected: Columbia ED

General Comments:
I guess I was sort of expecting this because 2 kids from my school were already accepted EA. I’m a bit pissed though because both of them weren’t as strong applicants as I am (but one of them is black…)

kwassakwassa · March 22, 2014, 2:53am

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Decision: Accepted

Objective: [] SAT I (breakdown): CR 610, M 680, W 710
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: Math II 600, Chem 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/205
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp Sci (4), AP English Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, not gonna list em all; pretty difficult for my school
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really but I listed some school awards that were virtually meaningless
[/list]Subjective: [li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li] [] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter…
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons…religious activities (over 400 hours), local volunteering
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: The one about a small engineering project was terrible, but the one on my favorite word was pretty good, despite the fact that I wrote it all in the car on my way home from a trip. My common app essay was really good but could have used some tweaking
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was extremely good and the other was just good
[] Counselor Rec: I guess it was pretty good, she knows me better than most other students
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/list]Other [li] State (if domestic applicant): In state[/li] [] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really
[/list]Reflection [li] Strengths: I guess the diversity of my volunteer activities and my experiences traveling around the world as told in my essays[/li] [] Weaknesses: My scores could have been better, but I guess they were good enough!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was honestly extremely sure I would get rejected, I didn’t think my essays were up to par. When I read “Congratulations!” on SIS I literally flipped out. I have no idea what made me seem UVA-material to the admissions officers and I really want to know haha
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Tech, some others
[/list]**General Comments: Okay so if you are in-state and you so much as SLIGHTLY think you have a SLIVER of a chance of getting into UVA and you want to go there, then apply. I seriously had no confidence in myself over the past few months and was completely sure I had filled out an application with zero chance of being accepted. I was soooooooo wrong. Please please please try to apply because anything can happen! I am so happy! **

starlily · March 22, 2014, 3:32am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 superscored (730 CR/680 M/790 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 780 USH, 740 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Approx 4.0 (my school has a weird weighting system)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unavailable
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Euro (4), AP Chem (3), AP Calc AB (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Human Geo, Honors French 4, required theology class, chorus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really major. Got some Science Olympiad state medals, All State Chorus, free journalism workshop with a newspaper, a poetry award, AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS, school awards, etc.[/li]
Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Out-of-school chorus (select choir, chamber choir, tour choir, small groups, summer cultural exchange, etc.)
Church choir school, also take piano lessons through this
School chapel choir, select winter choral group, choir class
Newspaper (co-editor, radio station representative, etc.)
Yearbook (co-editor)
Literary magazine (managing editor)
Math league (co-captain)
Science Olympiad
Academic bowl (co-captain)
Technology and robotics club
Athletics: Field hockey, dance team
School one-act plays, trying to get involved with some more acting stuff

[] Job/Work Experience: Paid research internship (see below), worked at a tutoring center for 3 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: Probably around 300 hrs total. Peer tutoring at school and a nonprofit, local library, choir camp, food pantry, chiropractor’s office, animal shelter, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering at food pantry, local library, choir summer camp counselor, paid microbiology research internship at a state university
[] Essays: The one about the small engineering project was kind of BSed but still written pretty well/amusing, and I thought the “To tweet or not to tweet?” essay turned out really well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not allowed to read; probably quite good.
[] Counselor Rec: Not allowed to read; probably very good.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): DE
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~42,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Well-rounded (I applied to chemical engineering but I think it’s pretty clear that I like both the sciences and the arts), essays, etc.
[] Weaknesses: Standardized test scores could be better, no hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UD honors, rejected at WUSTL and Harvey Mudd

General Comments:
I’m still waiting for 14 more schools… crazy, isn’t it. After getting rejected from two schools, I’m happy I’ve got a new acceptance. I’m not sure how the financial aid will work out, but hopefully attending UVA could be an option. I was disappointed that my counselor didn’t nominate me for Jefferson Scholars… our school could only nominate one person and she nominated someone else. I’m wondering if that person got in…

kitkat383838 · March 22, 2014, 4:12am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR 660 M 800 W
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: 780 US History 690 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/492
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) AP Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio (A), AP Gov (A), AP Lit (A), Calc (A), Keyboarding (A), Chorus (A)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Lang Student of the Year, 5 Honor Societies, District Chorus, DECA State Finalist[/li]
[ /list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, DECA, Chorus, Literary Magazine, STEM Academy…I had a lot, but not many leader positions. Secretary of Mu Alpha Theta and Rho Kappa.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Piano at Elderly Homes, People to People Student Ambassador, Various work in clubs
[] Summer Activities: Internship at a printing company
[] Essays: I thought they were very strong. Maybe they didn’t.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I thought it was amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: Really Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/list][ b]Other** [ ] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really. Father in military.
[/list][ b]Reflection* [ *] Strengths: High scores, great GPA, strong essays.
[] Weaknesses: EC’s were just okay. Not much leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I thought I would get in. I feel so hurt and embarrassed right now. I don’t know what I did wrong.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just got accepted in VA Tech. Waiting to hear from William and Mary, JMU, Colgate, Brown.
[/list][ b]General Comments:**

Rosa2014 · March 22, 2014, 4:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective: [] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 750 Math, 750 Writing
[] ACT: 33 (30, 31, 35, 36)
[] SAT II: 720 Lit, 760 Biology (M), 760 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79 (weighted 4.31) - drop junior year due to a concussion that took me out of school for 3 weeks
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Spanish, Honors Physics, Honors English, Psychology, Architecture and Design (No AP English or social studies classes offered at my school)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, 2 English Awards (none major but yeah)
[/list]Subjective: [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
HS Soccer (JV Captain 11)
HS Lacrosse (JV Captain 11)
Club Futsal (Captain/Youth Coach 12, Apprentice Coach 9, 10, 11)
Environmental - began film series for environment at my school 11th gr, then 12th gr started a Green Team to make a difference in the school and town
HS Newspaper (Sports Editor 11, 12)
Junior State (Treasurer 12)
National Charity League (Co-President 11, 12)
Confirmande at church (Religious Ed. classes and other volunteering), Peer Minister (12) help plan retreats and run Confirmation classes for underclassmen
National Honor Society (11, 12)
Additional info: Selected to attend Harvard Forum for Leadership Initiatives this November
[] Job/Work Experience:
Grade 8 Soccer Referee Spring/Fall
Lifeguard during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service:
National Charity League (Co-President of my chapter 11, 12)
Help teaching religious Ed. at my church and going to soup kitchens through my Church
[] Summer Activities:
Worked as a lifeguard full-time this summer and last
Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference summer after sophomore year and then returned summer after junior year (summer I was a rising senior) to help organize and be a group leader
Attended Adventures in Biotechnology my summer
[] Essays:
I worked hard on them and had both parents look them over - I wrote about seeing Bubble rock on a camping trip in Maine and how that intrigued me and got me interested in the natural world and science and then I wrote about the honor code and told a story about a friend’s party getting out of hand and what I did to make things right.
My Common app essay I also put a lot of time into, I wrote about making a decision to speak against a proposed bill in my town at a town meeting that most people expected me to support and why I did it, and what I learned from it. I had my GC, a college counselor, and my parents all look it over
[] Teacher Recommendation: Latin teacher of 3 years - she knew I loved Latin and was a very dedicated student although I could not fit it into my senior schedule, but I didn’t know her well personally. The other was my honors chemistry teacher from junior year - she knew me well and I worked and went in for help to get good grades in the class. Also I cried in front of her once and she helped me bounce back from a bad concussion last Spring so I think that helped because she could explain what happened in more detail
[] Counselor Rec: pretty generic, didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: My futsal coach/boss of 8 years I’d assume it was pretty good, although 1 I never read it and 2 I’m only like 60% sure that UVA actually got it since he mailed the letters in himself and I never got any confirmation and he’s a veryyy disorganized person
[] Interview: None
[/list]Other [li] State (if domestic applicant): MA[/li][] School Type: Top 20 ranked public in MA, ~1400 students
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: My dad works at a University I have no idea how much he gets paid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/list][ b]Reflection** [] Strengths: Lots of leadership, essays, the fact that first quarter senior year I got all A’s in the hardest classes I’ve ever personally taken
[] Weaknesses: GPA, especially because of the dip.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nooo idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Notre Dame EA, UMass Amherst Commonwealth Honors College with full ride, Waitlisted at Northwestern and WashU (didn’t interview at either so I wasn’t too hopeful)
[/list]General Comments: So excited! I can’t wait to go for Days on the Lawn!! I’ve actually never been to Virginia and I’m beyond excited; it’s my ideal location And I am probably deciding between here and UND! It’s going to be such a tough choice!

collegerej3ct · March 22, 2014, 4:35am

DECISION: ACCEPTED!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1840
ACT: Not taken
SAT II: let’s not talk about it…
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Symphonic Orchestra
AP World History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Statistics
AP Literature
Molecular Biology

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Paul Robeson Award for Versatility
National AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Green Team (Vice President)
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
French Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Rho Kappa History Honor Society
Junior Statesman of America (Vice President)
Committee Chairperson, Sherwood Fashion Show
U19 Maryland Girls Rugby Team
Knitting for Humanity (President)
Model United Nations
Black Student Union (President)
Doctors of Tomorrow (President)

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Montgomery County, MD Board of Elections
Co-Captain, American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Sandy Spring Museum
Boys and Girls Club of America

Summer Activities: I had a job as a sumer camp counselor for 3 years
Essays: Pretty awesome
Teacher Rec: UMD said they never received my teacher rec
Counselor Rec: UMD never received my counselor rec

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: 2000+
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150,000K +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection:
Strengths:uh my essays were pretty great!
Weaknesses: SAT score was so terrible and so were my SAT II
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t think I’d be accepted. Still in shock!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Maryland, College Park Scholars (accepted), UCLA (rejected)

Everyone on this damn site told me I would get rejected. So HA in your face!!!
There are definitely some deserving candidates in this forum and I’m sorry you did not get in!
Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not good enough. No one has the right to take an opportunity away from you!

Dave_N · March 22, 2014, 4:37am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 35 (M36 R36 S36 E32) 10 Essay (Superscore 36 with E34 on 2nd try)
[] SAT II: Math II 790, Physics 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t Rank. Pseudo-rank top 1-2% of 950
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro Hist (5), Physics B (5), English Lang (5), Calc BC (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Spanish Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Macro, AP Gov, AP Chem
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul][] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football, intramural sports, volunteer clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: None at time of application
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, School Orgs for 200+ hours, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Football camp
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Calc Teacher, good. AP Lang Teacher, good.
[] Counselor Rec: Good (but responsible for 100+ seniors, 400+ students)
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 3500+ students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: We did file for aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

[] Strengths: Stats (Curriculum, GPA, Test scores, AP scores)
[] Weaknesses: Leadership in ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, Miami University - Ohio / Waitlisted: University of Chicago

General Comments:
Congratulations to all accepted! Best wishes to all others, too.
High School recommended that he try for Jefferson. He never advanced in that competition.
We did visit. We liked the school a lot, but based on EFC and expected FA, it might not work out.

biiigpoppa · March 22, 2014, 11:34am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective: [] SAT I (breakdown): 1690 (510 M)(590 CR)(590 W)
[] ACT:23
[] SAT II: 710 World, 650 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English 11,studio, US (4), taking the world and psych tests this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap english 12, ap psych, gt government, french 2 student aide, ap world, honors engineering, health, gt forensics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/list]Subjective: [li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): started a handbell choir (leader), black awareness club (elected president), model un, gay straight alliance (president), peer tutor in french, history, math, its academic (captain), art honor society, varsity field hockey (captain), varsity lacrosse[/li]
[] Job/Work Experience: sold lube and tshirts at Baltimore pride, babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service:, refugee youth project tutor, gay and lesbian community center of Baltimore volunteer, Maryland therapeutic riding volunteer, GLSEN- gay lesbian straight education network volunteer at Baltimore elementary, middle, and high schools, library volunteer, soup kitchen volunteer, Manna house volunteer, painted a group home-ish place in China
[] Summer Activities: Junior State of America at Georgetown- international relations, JSA at Capitol Normal U in Beijing-Chinese history and language
[] Essays: Talked about Tupac and Palestine (I thought it was pretty good)
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: great
[] Interview:
[/list]Other [] State (if domestic applicant):Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: semi big public
[] Ethnicity: black and fabulous
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 20k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): orphan
[/list]Reflection [li] Strengths: my passion for Palestine and my volunteering[/li][] Weaknesses: scores all around
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they really do give people a chance who they think will have an impact in their school; your stats and grades are just one look into what you can do there.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far accepted to U tampa, Umass, and UMD College Park (scholars). Wait listed at UVA of course. Rejected from Chicago, UNC, U Texas
[/list]General Comments: Got to make up for your weaknesses !

LadyStardust29 · March 22, 2014, 11:46am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 620 Math, 680 Writing
[]ACT:
[]SAT II: 720 Literature, 620 Latin
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I’m an international student, but once converted to the US system I think it would be about 3.7.
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load:
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper
[]Job/Work Experience: Restaurant waitress/hostess for 3 years
[]Volunteer/Community service: Helped at a dog shelter for 2 years
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays: My essays were really good. For the Common App one I wrote about how having a multicultural family has impacted my life and in the way I see the world. As for the two UVA ones, in one I explained why thrice is my favorite word and in the other I talked about how disliking On the Road (a book everyone and their mother seems to love) in a way made me confident enough to develop my own opinions and viewpoints.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Quite good, she likes me a lot.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher rec
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/list]Other
[]State (if domestic applicant):
[]Country (if international applicant): Croatia
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Croatian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: We filed for aid.
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know, maybe the fact that I’m half-American and half-Croatian? Does that count as a hook lol?[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[]Strengths: Definitely my essays, they’re probably the reason I got in. The 720 in Literature also helped (I’m applying for Comparative LIterature)
[]Weaknesses: My SAT scores, I understand they’re pretty low for University of Virginia. Oh and my ECs are pretty miserable
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of the essays.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UC Davis

[/list]General Comments: I’m thrilled and honored to have been accepted by such as great school, but I’ve already decided that I’m going to go to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. So to anyone that got wait-listed, here’s at least one spot opened Congratulations to everyone that got accepted!

BB8764 · March 22, 2014, 1:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective: [] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 29 comp, 32 math, 32 English, 30 reading, 28 science (took twice)
[] SAT II: 710 math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/350
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Ap Bio (3), Ap English (3 and didn’t even taken class)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB philosophy SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Physics, Ap Calc, yearbook, Ap gov, IB English, Ap Psych
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:** [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Yearbook (editor in chief)
Student Council (VP)
Volleyball (captain)
Swim team
SODA
Piano (11 years)
Key Club
Honor Societies (Beta, Science, quill and scroll)
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve had the same job for 4 years over summer.
[] Volunteer/Community service: various events here and there
[] Summer Activities: traveling, working, swim team
[] Essays: One about my love of the world (very good), a quirk (pretty good and funny) and how I struggled with a classical piece (good)
[] Teacher Recommendation: one from an alum and one was very personal and emotional (my favorite teacher ever), she wrote above how I challenged the way people saw the world and talked about how she was inspired by me
[] Counselor Rec: idk
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: nope
[/list]Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant): VA[/li][] School Type: small town but good system, I don’t know anyone who got denied from our school yet but quite a few deferred, about 15 accepted (more than previous years) and 7 went last year
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: don’t qualify for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): instate

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: upward trend (2 bs in freshman, 1 sophomore, 1 junior, straight As on mid year), believed I showed a low of learning and challenge, great ECs an leadership, recs
[] Weaknesses: test scores, not the highest rank, made an mistake in an essay and had to send a new one in
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they saw I love to do many different things and I’m really involved. See strengths.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted Clemson, tech, jmu
[/list][ b]General Comments:** I’m so so happy! I really was worried about getting in and it’s just amazing. To all of you without the amazing stats, someone has to be at the lower end. Show on your app that you aren’t just academically focused. They want to see people who will contribute to the class. Also, people kept telling me I had to do certain things to get into such a good school and it was stupid. Do what you want to do!! Goodluck and congrats to my fellow Cavaliers!!!

juliachristi55 · March 22, 2014, 4:47pm

Decision: Waitlisted

** Objective:**
[]SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[]ACT: Composite 30 English 32 Mathematics 29 Reading 31 Science 26
[]SAT II: Biology M- 670 Math 1- 630
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted 5.01 (don’t know my unweighted)- also only reflects my sophomore to senior year grades because I moved to a different high school after freshmen year
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): AP student
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, Physics Honors, AP Economics, Stat H and Prob H, AP Enviro, Newspaper, AP Spanish Lang
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School Newspaper (for which I am web editor) has won a numerous amount of awards[/li]
[/list]** Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Softball, Online Editor for School Newspaper, Secretary for health organization, officer for health club, business club, DECA member, shadow at a hotel
[ ] Job/Work Experience: worked at an open air zero waste street festival last summer, volunteer club member
[ ] Volunteer/Community service: gained hours through health organization participation, also volunteer at different events in community
[] Summer Activities: went to Cornell University Summer College and learned about the intro to hotel management and hospitality administration
[] Essays: I really liked my Common App one because it was fun and I think my UVA one reflected a lot about who I am as a person rather than why I want to go to UVA so 8-9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: really solid, 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: we are like besties, 10/10
[] Additional Rec: had my employer submit one, probably 8 or 9 out of 10
[li] Interview: not required[/li]
[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): OOS, FL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private Prep High School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper 1%
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): father attended, generous donor and gives back a lot[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Legacy, UVA essay, perhaps GPA?
[] Weaknesses: ACT, SAT subject tests, haven’t taken precalc
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am behind in math (as a result of switching high schools) and probably test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Wisco, Indiana, Northeastern, BU. Waiting to hear from Michigan, Cornell, BC, Lafayette, Colgate and Bucknell
[/list][ b]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was admitted! To those of you reading this post and preparing to start college apps, the process goes by really quickly and you grow a lot as a person and figure out who you are. Wherever you end up will be the place you are meant to be! Remember to enjoy yourself along this process

dmart248 · March 22, 2014, 5:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Class Rank: School doesn’t provide rankings, but I am likely in the top 2% at a highly competitive public magnet school

GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.9/5 weighted

SAT I: 2340 (800 CR, 800 W, 740 M)

SAT II: 770 Physics, 760 Math II

APs: U.S. Gov’t & Politics - 5 (I only have one because I changed schools junior year and my new school doesn’t offer them)

Senior Courses: All senior courses are taken at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (so college level/higher than AP level)
-Intro to Biotechnology
-Object Oriented Design Concepts (Computer Science)
-Physics: Mechanics
-Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
-American Dream Literature (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Literature of Sin (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Intro to Philosophy and Religion
-Freedom and Existence (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Calculus I-IV (Essentially calc BC plus multi-variable)

Major Awards: 1st place MA State Science Fair, US Air Force Award for Research, National Merit Scholar Finalist, 3rd Place in International Essay Competition

ECs: -Mock Trial (team captain)
-Speech & Debate (Club president)
-President of my class
-Intern at US Congressman’s Office
-Tutor at Inner City School
-National Honor Society
-Teen Leadership & Service Program in Vietnam
-Various Leadership and Government programs
-Peer Mentor
-~600 hours of community service
-Leadership training program and Counselor at Summer Camp

I have 5 published papers, and have completed 2 large-scale research projects (one in biology and one in engineering)

Essays: Excellent
Recs: Excellent, and I have an extra one from a US Congressman so that should help

Ethnicity: White, non-hispanic
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
No “Hooks”

MPClassOf14 · March 22, 2014, 6:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (800M, 720CR, 700W)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 780 Biology-Ecology, 730 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Weighed GPA: 4.30
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/165
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Calculus AB, 5 Calculus BC (5 Subscore), 4 Biology, 4 Environmental Science, 3 Literature & Composition
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: DE Linear Algebra (Local CC), AP Physics B, AP MicroEconomics, AP MacroEconomics, AP Statistics, AP Government, Spanish II, AP Language & Composition
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul][li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]Varsity Baseball - 4 years, All District/All Region awards (11th), Coach’s Award (9th), MVP (10th/11th)
Varsity Golf - 3 years, Most Improved Golfer (10th), Coach’s Award (12th)
Student Council Association - 4 years, Class President (12th), Class Treasurer (9th/11th)
Rock Climbing Club - 2 years, Co-Founder/Co-President)
Beta Club - 3 years, Vice President (12th)
National Honor Society - 2 years, Vice President (12th)

[li] Job/Work Experience: [/li]Cashier @ Local Movie Theater (Summer of 2012)
Local Rock Climbing Gym Employee (February 2013 - Present)

[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Beta Club Projects
[] Summer Activities: Baseball, Working
[li] Essays:[/li]Common App - 9/10 Very personal
Favorite Word - 7/10 Also personal
Work of Art - 5/10 Not very good, last minute

[] Teacher Recommendation: Two teachers who knew me well, but didn’t get to read any of them
[] Counselor Rec: Love my counselor, but didn’t get to read
[] Additional Rec: SCA/Rock Climbing Club Sponsor, but didn’t get to read
[] Interview: -
[/ul]Other [ul][] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant): -
[] School Type: Small school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -
[/ul]Reflection [ul][] Strengths: Very good Common App Essay, decent SAT
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I fit into the percentiles and had solid EC’s
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Virginia Tech, TBD: Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, UNC, Stanford[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all that were accepted! I will probably end up being a member of the Class of 2018 at UVA!

Saona63 · March 22, 2014, 7:41pm

My Son was accepted OOS to the school of engineering, but with likely letters from UPenn, Cornell and Rice, UVA is in the back-burner:) Good luck to everyone!

dmaes19 · March 22, 2014, 9:52pm

Decision: Accepted (Early Action)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading: 620, Math: 660, Writing: 660, Composite: 1940
[] ACT: Composite: 31, English: 29, Mathematics: 34, Reading: 30, Science 32, Combines English/Writing: 28, Writing: 10
[] SAT II: Math Level II: 770, US History: 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Un: 3.86, W: 4.34
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 44/795, 5.5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), Calculus BC (5), US History (4), Psychology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Physics (5), HL English, HL History of the Americas, HL Mathematics, SL Spanish, SL Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL English Y2, HL Mathematics Y2, HL History of the Americas Y2, SL Spanish Y2, SL Psychology Y, AP Art History, IB Theory of Knowldege
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge Finalist, Academic Letter, AP Scholar Award, Hunnicutt Future Educators Academy Certificate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech & Debate (Participant), IB Mentors (President/Founder), Community Service (405 hrs)
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked in the accounting department at my church for 6 months during my junior year.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer camp at my church
[] Summer Activities: See above. And also Hunnicutt Future Educators Academy.
[] Essays: My first essay talked about the beauty in Euler’s Identity, and my second one talked about how my favorite word is why and how it’ important in inquiry and schooling.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were from English teachers, even though my best subject and intended major is not in English.
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor know’s me very well, so it probably helped.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public, best in area and only IB school in area, #184 in CA and #898 in country according to US News (Great Oak High School, 3750+ students)
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Outside research paper conducted on the effects of Manifest Destiny on early America (Extended Essay). Founded a peer to peer mentoring program at my school in order to help accommodate juniors who are getting used to the IB Program.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
Strengths: Very dedicated and resilient.
[] Weaknesses: My ACT score and GPA could be substantially higher. Did not talk AP/IB courses freshman or sophomore year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea how I was accepted at all, let alone as an Early Action applicant.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In order of reception.
Accepted:[list]
-Iowa State University
-University of New Mexico
-Arizona State University
-Northern Arizona University
-University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
-Colorado State University
-Xavier university
-St. John’s University
-San Diego State University
-Point Loma Nazarene University
-CSU, San Marcos
-UC, Riverside
-Marquette University
-UC, San Diego
-Boston University
Waitlisted:[list]
-Colorado College
Denied:[list]
-University of Notre Dame
-Northwestern University
Waiting on:[list]
-Amherst College
-Darthmouth College
-Pomona College
-Stanford University
-Swarthmore College
-University of Southern California
-Vanderbilt University
-Vassar College
-Williams College
-Yale University
[/ul]General Comments: I applied as a QuestBridge National Finalist but was rejected. My application then was deferred to Early Action and I was accepted.

celticbar · March 23, 2014, 12:46am

daughter accepted after being deferred EA. SAT 2270 (760 CR, 710M, 800W). GPA 3.95. OOS (NJ). Small private school. Leadership, non-athletic. Upper income, white. Good luck to all.

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