<p>How do you know if the major you chose, for example Biology, as your major? There was nothing said about the College of Arts and Sciences on my acceptance letter.</p>
<p>You don’t. It’s not on the letter, that is just the accepted student’s proposed major.</p>
<p>Students do not “declare” a major until 2nd year.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): M:700 CR:730 W:720
SAT IIs: 35
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: UW:3.9
Rank: 17/493
ACT: 35
APs (including this year’s): 9
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Stats, AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Government
Number of Apps from Your School: not sure
Other stats (Awards, etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: fbla, amnesty international, volunteer work, basketball
Job/Work Experience: none
Essays (subject and responses): About my basketball coach
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): average
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:[list][<em>] State or Country: VA[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian[</em>] Gender: M[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k+[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[<em>] Strengths: Scores, GPA[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my essays stood out</p>
<p>Accepted! Might add my stats later on. Nothing special though.</p>
<p>Very very happy. Does everyone get the scribble at the corner of their offer letter?
That was pretty impressive of them :D</p>
<p>I got a note. very personal to what i had done during my gap year.
:)</p>
<p>Haha, awesome! Are you an international student, by any chance? I think it might be an international student thing. Since the note was probably written by the Director of International Admission, the guy who signed the offer letter. I think it was very kind of him. Kind of funny too :)</p>
<p>accepted!!!
i haven’t gotten the letter yet, but i’m out of state (ct) so we’ll see… just saw online. i’m so happy</p>
<p>Rejected =/</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 740</li>
<li>SAT Math: 700</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 800</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2240</li>
<li>SAT II: 780 Lit, 680 World</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: BC Calc-4, World-5, Lang-5, Spanish-4, Gov-3</li>
<li>GPA weighted: 4.36</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: 3.72</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: 6/350</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Pretty good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Amazing</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Wonderful</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: MD</li>
<li>School Type: One of the worst in the county…</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Important ECs: 4 years Varsity Swimming (Captain 11, 12); Varsity Lacrosse (10, 12); Varsity Field Hockey (11); It’s Academic/Quizmaster (11, 12); National Honor Society (12); National Science Honor Society (12, Secretary); National Spanish Honor Society (12, President); Psychology Club (12); Yearbook (12); SGA (11, Historian); Class Officers (9, President)</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: Competitive swimmer–10 years USA Club swimming</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I guess it wasn’t meant to be…</p>
<p>ACCEPTED- Rodman’s Scholar (Engineering)
Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 730</li>
<li>SAT Math: 800</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 660</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2190</li>
<li>SAT II: 760 US Hist 800 Math2C 750 Physics</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: BC Calc- 5 APUSH-5 Chem-3 Eng Lang-4 PhysicsMech-4 CompSciA-5 Gov- 5 Stats-5 </li>
<li>GPA weighted: 4.76</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: 4.00</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: 1/254</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Favorite Word: Fail</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Great?</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Great?</li>
<li>Hook (if any): None that I know of</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: VA</li>
<li>School Type: An IB school, but I went to a “Gov” School for Science </li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Important ECs: SCA Class Treasurer (10,11,12) FIRST Robotics (11- coach,12-co captain) Mu Alpha Theta President (11,12) NHS, SNHS, and alot more like MUN and such?</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: Won Math competitions, Science fairs, and stuff?</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I was shocked I got Rodman’s :D</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>]ACT: 34 Composite (35 Writing, 33 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
[<em>]SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Chem
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/572
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Sub (5), Chem (3)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): Art (5), Spanish (4)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century Comparative, AP Gov/Econ, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 years at California State Science Fair, 1 year California State History Day, California State FBLA (this year), regional awards in MESA, Mock Trial, FBLA[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Co-Founder and Vice-president-2 years), M.E.S.A (4 years), FBLA (2 years), Mock Trial (2.5 years), Soccer (11 years), Gaming Club/Forum Administrator stuff (2 years), Link Crew (1 year),
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (2.5 years), Tutor (Library/School- 4 years), Soccer Coach/Referee (4 years)
[</em>]Summer Activities: COSMOS Summer Program at UCI
[<em>]Essays: Soccer, Community Service at Hospital, Essay on my surgery, forgot the others
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Recommendations (Only issue is that I did not know that I should have waived my right to see them. I had just come out of surgery on my right lung a few days before so I was rushing everything).
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Excellent (same as above though).
[</em>]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]Applied for financial aid? Yes, EFC is only 2800 :(.
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>]Country (if international applicant):
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Pakistani
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: ~65k
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Had two surgeries in December though.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Academics, variety of ECs
[</em>]Weaknesses: Chem subject test score, accidently did not waive right to see recommendations.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of interest shown (again I was rushing application after my surgery).[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>To the first person to post, BS
im happy for u but at the same time ****ed. 32 ACT and 4.55 GPA. wont even list EC’s, too many</p>
<p>weird year got into cornell and WUSTL but denied UCberkley and UCLA, and a waitlist UVA, weird year</p>
<p>but i am white</p>
<p>Chuckhouse, you really are underestimating the difficulty of being admitted as an OOS at a top public like UVA, UCLA or Berkeley. If you were in state, based upon your admission at Cornell or WUSTL, you would probably be admitted. Those are better schools anyway.</p>
<p>WUSTL is a joke school with a good marketing department.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Electrical Engineering)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 690
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 800 (Essay: 11)
SAT Total: 1390/2190
SAT II: US History: 660, Biology M: 700, Math I: 690
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: US History (4), Art History (4), Biology (4), Calc BC, Physics B, Spanish
GPA weighted: 4.7
GPA unweighted: 4
Rank or % estimate: top 5%
Subjective:
Essays: Very Good (in my opinion)
Teacher Recs: Strong
Counselor Rec: Good (I imagine)
Hook (if any): Probably my essays, which I feel gave the admissions committee a clear picture of who I am as a person and as a student. My application was pretty complete overall (sent in some supplemental material), but I can’t exactly portray that on this forum.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MD
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Cross Country, Tutoring, Service Hours, Work Experience, Computers, etc.
Deferred Yes/No: N/A</p>
<p>Overall very glad to be accepted to UVA, and also very impressed with the Dean’s blog and helpful posts here.</p>
<p>man eff it.
I got waitlisted. UVA Engineering. (chemical)
ugh 
and I’m instate</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750/M 740/CR 730/W Total: 2220
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 750/ M II 760/Lit 740/Chem
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
6%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov: 5 Bio: 5 Chem: 5 Lang: 5 Physics: 4 World: 3
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP (Spanish, Lit, Psych, Calc BC) Organic Chemistry, Research class, Band</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Everything… heavily involved in all…[/li]Junior Class (Fundraising Head)
NHS (Social Committee Head + Pageant Event Producer
Yearbook (Editor)
Drama stuffs.
Pathfinders (Leader, Mentor)
Drill Team (Co-captain)
Rugby
Quizbowl
Latin Dance
Music: Piano, Flute, VIolin (fairly serious about all) Touring groups, quartets, orchestras, competitions, White House, etc.</p>
<p>[<em>] Job: no job
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service Pathfinders, NHS
[<em>] Essays: Emotional - maybe risky.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good. I smile a lot.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me.
[</em>] Interview: I wish!</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Sort of.
[</em>] Intended Major: Marketing, Business
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indonesian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: rawrr
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurricular variety – EC’s are my lifeee.
[</em>] Weaknesses: asian :(, SAT, rank,
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Guess my academics hit the spot. No idea![/li][/ul]General Comments:
I really like UVa :] Relatively close to home. I wish my parents would get OVER THEMSELVES and accept its non private, non ivy status…</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED! College of Arts and Sciences :)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal:660
SAT Math: 690
SAT Writing: 650
SAT Total: 1350/1600 and 2000/2400
SAT II: Literature: 620, Math II: 630
ACT: 31 composite, English 32, Reading 33, Math 33, Science 26
AP/IB taken/scores: will take 6 IB exams in May
GPA weighted: 3.85
GPA unweighted: 4.2
Rank or % estimate: does not rank - top 10% in class of 690</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recs: not sure, but hopefully good!
Counselor Rec: good! called me a star!
Hook (if any): I wonder if it was my essays that pulled me in, but I think what helped me to stand out was my commitment to the music programs and ECs at my school. Also, full IB diploma candidate.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: VA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs:
Marching Band - Drumline Section Leader for two years
Symphonic Band - President
VA Governor’s School for the Humanities
Private Drumset Lessons
All-District Band
Philharmonic Orchestra
Drumset in Pit Orchestras
Percussion Ensembles
IB Advisory Board
NHS, NEHS (English), Tri-M (Music Honor Society, and FHS (French)
Piano lessons</p>
<p>Happy to be accepted to UVa! Wahoo waaaaa :)</p>
<p>I agree with Chuckhouse1. It is a very weird year for admissions!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College of Arts and Sciences)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 740
SAT Math: 760
SAT Writing: 710</p>
<p>SAT II: US Chemistry: 770, Math level 2, 760
ACT: N/A
AP: US History (5), World History (5), Chemistry (5), Comp Sci AB (5), Calculus AB (5), English Lang (5); taking AP Government, English Lit, and Physics this year
GPA weighted: 4.5
GPA unweighted: 3.6
Rank or % estimate: second decile (based on unweighted GPA)
Subjective:
Essays: don’t know how they compare with others; I worked hard on them
Teacher Recs: didn’t see, but one from a UVA professor
Counselor Rec: the counselor hardly knows me
Hook (if any): I’ve taken three courses at UVA as a High School Community Scholar, and have done/am doing well in them.
Weaknesses: I have taken a very demanding curriculum, hence the big difference between my weighted and unweighted GPA, but I don’t have straight As.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: VA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Legacy No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: letters in varsity swimming, academic team, part-time job (15 hours per week) related to my intended major.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Arts and Sciences)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 740
SAT Math: 670
SAT Writing: 740
SAT Total: 2150
SAT II: 770 World History, 750 US History, 700 Spanish, 680 Spanish w. Listening
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: 5 World History, 5 US History, 5 European History, 5 English Language, 2 Biology (didn’t report)
GPA weighted: school doesn’t weight
GPA unweighted: 94
Rank or % estimate: 20/250 (Top 10%)
Subjective:
Essays: I thought they were good
Teacher Recs: Assume good/great
Counselor Rec: Assume good/great
Hook (if any): URM
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Studied abroad twice with international classes & community service, taught myself french and started russian, linguistic major
Deferred Yes/No:
Other Factors:</p>