Official UVA Class of 2014 Decisions Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Decision: Accepted (Arts & Sciences)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 590/M, 670/CR, 730/W
SAT II (if submitted): 550/M I 640/Lit
ACT: 30, 11 E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8; Weighted GPA: 4.23
Top 4%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov: 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, IB Anthropology, DE English, Physics, Latin I, Life Planning, Oceanography</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, Varsity Tennis
Job: Restaurant Employee
Volunteer/Community: Thru NHS and volunteered at local elementary school freshman & sophomore years
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Really good
Counselor Rec: Really good
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
Intended Major: English/Psychology to Law
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Over $100,000 a year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Third generation legacy</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Well rounded student
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I showed all the dimensions of my personality really well! Not perfect, but different!
General Comments: So excited to be a Cavalier! : )</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (720 CR, 760 M, 800 W)
SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 740 USH
GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.34 W
Top 10%
AP Scores: 5 USH, 5 English Language
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit., AP Art History, AP Physics B, World History Honors, Italian V Honors, Health/PE, Study Hall</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC/Track (4 years, xc team state championship, qualified for national championships as part of a relay, Captain Senior Year), Interact (4 years, VP), Consumer Bowl (Founder, Captain, and President), NJ Boys’ State (City Editor, State Sports Editor for Jersey Statesman)
Job: Party Attendant at Pump it Up (I get paid to go on moon-bounces!), Write for local paper
Volunteer/Community: Race Director for RHS Interact 5K (2 years), Organizer of Bounce for Autism (1 year), Catechist at Local Church
Essays: Common App Essay about my family and Scrabble, Supplement Essay about the word legit
Teacher Recommendation: I will assume they were good since I got in.
Counselor Rec: See above.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Indeed
Intended Major: McIntire for Marketing
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public, quite new as well, I am part of the school’s third graduating class
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SATS, well-rounded
Weaknesses: GPA and class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In my mind, my essays were what set me apart from others. I really put a lot of effort into them and <em>gasp!</em> enjoyed writing them.
General Comments: Originally, I was 100% convinced I was going to UNC. Now, unless a miracle happens on Thursday at 5 PM, I’ll be a Cavalier next year.</p>

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<p>im from CA and an ELC student (that is supposed to help your uc admissions by 20-30%) 3 grandparents went to Cal Berkley and 1 set up a scholarship</p>

64

<p>D OOS Rejected :frowning:
Please see stats on profile
Congratulations to all who got in!
To everyone else: I am sure a great and amazing university will be thrilled to have you! Good luck! :slight_smile:
D will be visiting Vandy, WashU and Bowdoin soon to make her final decision.</p>

65

<p>Decision: Waitlisted (Was a big reach for me :frowning: )</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 530
SAT Math: 710
SAT Writing: 630 (Essay: 7)
SAT Total: 1340/1600 and 1840/2400
SAT II: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: N/A
GPA weighted: 3.9
GPA unweighted: 3.9
Rank or % estimate: 10%</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recs: Very Strong
Counselor Rec: Good</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Dominican
Gender: M
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No</p>

66

<p>Decision: Accepted (so surprised)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 580
SAT Math: 710
SAT Writing: 560
SAT Total: 1290/1600 and 1850/2400
SAT II: Spanish (800) Math II (710) Lit (580)
AP/IB taken/scores: AP European His.: 3
GPA weighted: 4.2
GPA unweighted: 3.9
Rank or % estimate: 10%(cutting it close)</p>

<p>Subjective:
EC: swim team, environmental club, DECA
Volunteer: lot of environmentally related volunteer work. 100+ hours.
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recs: Strong
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook: first generation college student and Hispanic</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No</p>

67

<p>Decision
ACCEPTED!!! Echols! Arts and Sciences!</p>

<p>Stats:

  • SAT II:
    -Chem: 740
    -Math 2: 790
    -US History: 760
  • ACT: 33
  • AP/IB taken/scores:
    -Euro: 3
    -Chem: 4
    -English Lang: 5
    -US History: 5
  • GPA weighted: ~99
  • GPA unweighted: NA
  • Rank or % estimate: 1</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Essays: loved my personal essay. hated my why georgetown. super awk. was freaking about this all week. guess it didn’t matter!!!
  • Teacher Recs: no idea
  • Counselor Rec: no idea
  • Hook (if any): none at all</p>

<p>Location/Person:

  • State or Country: NY
  • School Type: small public
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: female
  • Legacy Yes/No: No
  • Recruited Yes/No: No
  • Important ECs: newspaper is my love (lots others too)</p>