**Official UVA Early Action Class of 2017 Decisions***

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]</p>

<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720: CR, 760: Math, 770, Writing)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Chemistry, 780 Biology E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): (Predicted score): 7 in Chemistry HL, 5 or 6 in Math HL, 6 or 7 in Biology HL, 7 in History SL, 6 (or 7) in English Lang and Lit SL, 6 in SL German AB initio
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: (IB subjects): Chem HL, Bio HL, Math HL, English SL, German SL, History SL
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that I can think of
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A bunch, actually: chess, tennis, drama, martial arts etc. etc.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Author, Teacher at a school for the underprivileged
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Part of community service club, raised funds for Association for the mentally challenged, helped raise funds for the victims of the Haiti disaster by organizing a bake sale at school, chess teacher at a humanity foundation and a couple of others.
[ *] Summer Activities: EPGY summer school (did genetics there), Biotech program at Roxbury Latin School in MA.
[ *] Essays: Good, I guess
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to see. Guessing they were ok.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Dunno, actually
[ ] Additional Rec: 2 Additional Recs, both were very good.
[ ] Interview: Didn’t have one
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): domestic applicant living in India
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: My essays, my subject SAT and SAT scores
[ *] Weaknesses: Recos, I’m guessing
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My second supplemental essay was very unique (I talked about how ‘defenestration’ is my favorite word and the reason why it appeals to me)
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments: I’m really excited 'cause not only is U.Va an amazing university, but this was also my first acceptance</p>

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<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href=“CLAS”>/size</a></p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): (did not send)
[</em>] ACT:35 w/ writing (one sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: US History 780; Eng Lit 760; Math II 750 (reported on supp but didn’t send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): <5% (doesn’t rank)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Comp (5), U.S. History (5), European History (5), Environmental Science (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Eng, Orchestra
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Honors, US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll, Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rowing (co-captain);Dance; Girl Scouts (Gold Award); Link Crew (head); School and community orchestras / viola. Compete at Nationals for both Rowing and Dance.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor (one year)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of different efforts; Presidential Volunteer Service award each year Bronze and Silver levels (over 400 hours to date)
[</em>] Essays: Longer ones good and somewhat different than most (according to English teacher and college counselor I know); UVA work of art essay received compliments.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both probably strong, but waived access
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Waived access but she knows student well; likely very strong
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] School Type: Public; highly-ranked in state
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy; athlete (but not supported/recruited)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Wide variety of time consuming ECs and national-level performance in two while maintaining good grades. Passion in longer essays. Strong academics and test scores.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t commit to the team.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Legacy helps OOS.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted U Michigan; deferred Yale[/li] [/ul]General Comments: Mom posting daughter’s info. She’s not on CC.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted SEAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2220 (790M-740CR-690W)
[</em>] ACT:33 (can’t remember if I sent ha)
[<em>] SAT II: 730 Math 2, 750 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6 out of 198
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro(5),USH(4),Eng. Lang.(3). I have a bunch of DE credits though
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: difficult
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): too many to list, but a few honor societies, research at a local university, sports, Key Club, and others
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Lacrosse Referee
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Key Club stuff
[<em>] Summer Activities:sports teams (Lacrosse and sailing)
[</em>] Essays:Main common app essay and extracurricular essay were very poor, supplement essays were great (In my opinion)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Probably generic
[</em>] Counselor Rec:probably generic
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): In-state
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, small, semi-competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:120k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (I honestly think I could’ve gotten in w/o it)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:My classes/grades, test scores, and extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses:essays for common app
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Denied ED from Dartmouth, probably because of my junk essays[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Well I’m excited/relieved to get into such a great school. I need to wait for decisions from a few Ivies before I accept/decline the offer</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math 640 Critical Reading 650 Writing
ACT: didnt send
SAT II: 700 Math 2 680 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.32 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesnt rank but if i had to guess top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP United States History
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP: AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP Latin AP Government U.S. and Comparative, AP Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uhm nothing too huge but 2nd place in state for writing contest, 3rd place in regional science fair
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ice Hockey all four years, Figure skating for 14 years, Varsity Field Hockey for 1 year, FBLA (Secretary), Interact Club (President), Band (2nd Chair)- along with several awrds, Keyettes Club, Medical Missionaries Club (Public Relations coordinator)
Job/Work Experience: No official Paid Job, but a Selective Summer Research Internship at local college
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Athletic Training Aide, Medical Warehouse Volunteer
Summer Activities: Figure Skating (5-7 Hours a week) in early morning for all three years in high school and both figure skating and 40 hours a week at Summer Internship during summer before senior year
Essays: Well I know the favorite place to get lost essay I wrote was very unique and an experience that I doubt anyone could have possibly wrote about, but the other essay I believed was not one my hands down best but it was pretty decent, I wrote to the best of my ability for both
Teacher Recommendation: One of the teachers I know loved me for my enthusiasm, I was unsure about the other one I had mixed feelings, and the third helped me throughout high school with internships and science fairs, but our school bans us from reading them so i am not entirely sure
Counselor Rec: No Clue - Same Situation
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Religious Affiliated Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation Student
Reflection:
Strengths: I really liked my essays overall, my grades, community service
Weaknesses: My Reading and Writing Scores and my Subject Tests Scores, not the best test-taker
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most Rigourous Course Selection in School, amount of ECs, the uniqueness of my essay, selection into an competitive internship, also being unique overall theres very few girls who do both ice hockey on a boys team and figure skating
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted- VCU honors, George Mason Honors,
Deferred- Brown, UChicago
Rejected- bunch of g-med programs with 5% acceptance rate, but accepted into their university</p>

<p>Overall: Ever since 5th grade when I first visited, I made it one of my life goals to be accepted into UVA and to see this goal actually happen is probably one of the best things that could have ever happened to me, I will most likely be part of the 2017 class.</p>

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<p>DD REJECTED - 29 ACT, 3.7 GPA (Weighted), 7 APs, SATII: 650 Literature, 670 U.S. History, Captain Cross Country, Captain Speech, 3 years Marching Band, Drama, great letter of rec, good essays (maybe not good enough?), OOS Legacy.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>Intended Major: Psychology (Pre-med)
[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Critical Reading, 750 Math, 780 Writing
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 800 US History, 750 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/394
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (4), English Lang (4), US History (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Euro, AP Psych, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, Madrigals, Legal Research and Writing/ Senior Project
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I participated in a business competition at UVA last year. My team won third place.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Honor Society, FBLA, Madrigals (leadership)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at law firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: various organizations through the academy at my school.
[ *] Summer Activities: Aforementioned internship
[ *] Essays: Great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good, apparently.
[ ] Additional Rec:Nope.
[ ] Interview:Nope.
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: Upper middle class (there’s a reason my screen name is Carlton).
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT Scores
[ *] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM with good essays and SAT scores
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted WVU and GMU, deferred W&M
[ /list][ b]General Comments:
I woke up this morning and decided to check the UVA blog. Let’s just say I’m glad I did.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul][<em>]<br>
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2270 710/770/790/10
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Same as above
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 36M 36R 35S 34E 35C
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): Same as above
[<em>] SAT II (subject, score): Math II 750 Chem 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (freshman year killed me, upward trend)
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Course Load: Most difficult offered at my school
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Not sure… not a ton since I’m not in-state
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Nothing major
[</em>] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National AP Scholar, State Award for Outstanding Community Service, All State Academic Hockey Team, IDK if honor societies count [/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 11/3/12
[</em>] U.S. State/Territory or Country: OOS
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket Range: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Some essays I wrote well, standardized tests, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Comparatively low GPA, made a typo on one of my essays
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know… I’m pretty happy though
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Started my essays earlier… Ended up writing one quickly at the last minute and I found a repeated sentence the next day
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments & Advice:
I didn’t know what to expect. I hadn’t thought that much about UVA since I wasn’t expecting a response until later in the month. It took me by surprise when a friend posted his acceptance. I’m just happy to be into somewhere as great as UVA</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to SEAS </p>

<p>** Objective: **
SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR + 800 M + 800 W = 2310 composite (superscored, two sittings, 2090 first sitting, 2300 second sitting)
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): 760 Math, 740 → 790 Physics (didn’t study for math/wish I had AP physics, qq)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90 (3.99 excluding HS credit middle school classes), 4.43 weighted (4.53 excluding HS credit middle school classes).
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (but ~2/380… not first because of, again, middle school).
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US Government - 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Math SL - 7, IB Chemistry SL - 4 (don’t think these were sent).
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, AP Statistics, IB Physics SL II, IB Biology HL II, Computer Science, IB English HL II, IB History HL II
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing all that special. AMC School Winner, Science Olympiad Medal, NMSC, Jefferson Scholarship Nomination</p>

<p>** Subjective: **
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (VP, 3 years), Puzzle Club (VP/Founder, 1 year), Math Honor Society (3 years), National Honor Society (2 years), Student Government (1 year), FBLA (2 years), Varsity Math Team (3 years), Science National Honor Society (1 year), Table Tennis (4 years, recreational).
Job/Work Experience: SEAP Internship (8 weeks, liquid crystal research, $3k stipend awarded)
Volunteer/Community service: Math Honor Society tutoring, 2 weeks volunteer at a laboratory (basically an unpaid internship/shadowing).
Essays: Sort of trivial what I talked about… common app essay about diversity (Indian food on an American holiday), cell phone batteries for project essay, parents/roots → that I use their stories for determination in working hard for world I come from essay.
Teacher Recommendation: Should have been at least decent. One from math teacher of calculus/other advanced topics for three years, another from English teacher that gave an A to two people last year (I was one of them).
Counselor Rec: No idea, but says he writes good recommendations for all of his students.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>** Other **
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering (also now considering a double major in economics, but that wasn’t part of my app…)
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing really.</p>

<p>** Reflection **
Strengths: General grades, test scores, research internship
Weaknesses: Perhaps seemingly lacking any real involvement in extracurriculars (probably should have done a sport), essays probably could have been better (I’m terrible at choosing topics, don’t know what’s appealing, don’t know what to talk about exactly).
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: relatively good test scores, relatively good grades, research internship, in-state, OK essays, OK extracurricular involvement.
Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - Stanford (REA); Have yet to hear from - MIT, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Penn State, RPI, W&M.</p>

<p>**General Comments: **I was sort of expecting an acceptance considering my grades/scores/jefferson scholar nomination; I almost considered UVA a safety, but thought that not applying elsewhere would be a bit cocky of me. Although I’m not a huge fan of this state, UVA seems like a good place for me to study, especially considering that it is close by and cheaper than similar schools. I have a couple of friends who will probably attend too, and feel as though it will be a better/more fun atmosphere for me than a grind-it-out, hardcore engineering school like MIT (which I applied to, but don’t really want to attend and probably won’t get in anyway). If I end up getting the Rodman scholar distinction, there is a high probability of me attending UVA because then I wouldn’t have to fulfill area requirements which is a big plus for me. I still have to hear back from a lot of schools, so I’ll see if I get in anywhere else too.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (700 CR, 790 M, 760 W essay-9)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (did not submit)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II (submitted 790 initially, got 800 in December), 740 World History, 690 Bio M (did not submit), 650 Spanish reading (did not submit)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (weighted was 4.67/5 technically possible, 4.81 actual highest possible to earn)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/359
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s - Macroecon, World History, English Lang, Calc AB, Physics C Mech. 4 - Gov
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Calc BC, AP Microecon, AP Bio, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit, Wind Ensemble
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Bronze and Silver Awards for National Spanish Exam, Honor Roll every quarter (nothing big)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (4 yrs, Officer in marching unit, received numerous awards, Principal Trumpet in schools highest band (we have 3)), Student Government (2 yrs, Treasurer), Varsity Golf (2 yrs, Starter), It’s Academic Team (2 yrs, Captain of top team, President of club, Competed on TV), Mock Trial (2 yrs, Leading Prosecution Witness), Stage Crew (3 yrs, Stagehand and Set Builder), Econ Challenge Team (2 yrs, Member of Top Team), Model UN (3 yrs, Senior Member)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Walked neighbor’s dog since 2006
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society (2 yrs, 32 hrs/yr in volunteering), Canned Food Drive (50 hrs during holiday season, delivering food to needy, as treasurer managed $15k/yr in donations), Science National Honor Society (2 yrs, 10 hrs/yr in volunteering/tutoring), Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society, 1 yr, Founding Member, 15 hrs/semester in volunteering/tutoring), Spanish Honor Society (1 yr, 10 hrs/yr in volunteering/tutoring)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Mainly travel. Visited Bahamas and Aruba last year, Chicago/Cleveland and Spain this year. Attended intensive golf camp both years, GW Foreign Policy Course this year)
[</em>] Essays: Common App Essay - meh prob like a 8/10. Writing isn’t my strong suit. Wrote about time I broke my nose and stay in hospital talking to a college student Supplement - First essay was about a piece of music we played in band that changed my views on music and prejudice as a whole prob like 9.5/10, second was about my love of golf prob like 9/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Barely knew counselor til this year because counselor assignments were moved around last year, but became relatively close this year, and was prob a great rec. She even wrote a separate rec for Princeton to emphasize my desire to go there.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from Calc teacher, directed plays I was on stage crew for, almost certainly a great rec. Second from Econ/Euro teacher, sponsors like 1/3 of the clubs I’m in, definitely a stellar rec.
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public, 1400 kids
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: approx. $300k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, ECs, Recs, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Awards, Could have had a 4.0 UW (slacked in AP English Junior year, only B), World History Subject Test could’ve been better
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays were great, Well rounded I guess?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred at Princeton, also applied to UMCP, Northwestern, Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Yale, UPenn Wharton, and JHU
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (730 CR, 800 M, 720 W (69, 10)) (Only reported on Common Application; didn’t send scores)
[</em>]ACT: 36 (36, 36, 36, 36, 10)
[<em>]SAT II: 800 Bio-M, 800 US History, 790 Math Level II
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% of 337
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), US Government and Politics (5)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, a college 400-level political science class, Calculus II as a college class, Calculus III college class (2nd semester), AP Physics C: Mechanics (2nd semester), independent study in applied philosophy, student council, independent study in debate/leadership
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): World Champion, Irish Team Dancing; 5th in Nation, Solo Dancing; US Senate Youth Program (selected for 2013); National Merit Semifinalist; AP Scholar w/ Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(1) Statewide Youth Advisory Council (Chair, 12; Vice-Chair, 11; co-authored legislation passed unanimously by state legislature; have done a lot of teen suicide prevention work with state government, testifying in front of committees, helping lead the state teen suicide prevention task force, etc.)
(2) Irish Dance (since 2nd grade)
(3) Speech and Debate (congressional debate national semifinalist)
(4) Student Council (President, 12; Treasurer, 10-11; Class Vice-President, 9)
(5) Band (French Horn, 4-11; 1st Chair; Section Leader; Assistant Conductor; said that I didn’t plan on doing band in college)
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: Experimental Economics Research Design, Chapman University, Summer 2012
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: (mostly through youth advisory council–see above)
[<em>]Summer Activities: Experimental Economics Research; (Irish dance and speech and debate carry into the Summer as well)
[</em>]Essays: Common Application (8/10)–Not “pass around the office” good, but generally engaging and honest, about a leadership experience when testifying in front of the legislature; UVA CAS Supplement (9.5/10)–Really good I thought! I used a photograph I had taken and talked about how it speaks to me; UVA 250-word Supplement (9.5/10)–About being an identical twin and getting lost in our conversations!
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: I’ve not seen them, but one teacher actually offered to write one (I was surprised–I didn’t know teachers did that!), and the other I have an awesome relationship with!
[</em>]Counselor Rec: My counselor and I are incredibly close, despite him having to service some 330 students, so my guesses is that it was pretty good!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Medium to Large Public (1400 students)
[</em>]Ethnicity: White as the paint on Memorial Church.
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: $100,000 to $150,000, I think.
[<em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>]Strengths: My test scores were definitely strong, and I think my extracurriculars were diverse and unique (there can’t be many Irish dancing politicians in the world…); supplemental essays were pretty good too.
[<em>]Weaknesses: Common app essay wasn’t great, and I’m unhooked.
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: If I had to venture a guess, it was the Irish dance… It’s a lot rarer as an activity than most of the activities you stumble across. And I’m towards the top end of the application pool academically.
[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Alabama, Harvard University[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Mech Engineering)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (M740 CR630 W620)
[</em>] ACT: didnt take
[<em>] SAT II: 670Phy, 690Bio, 730Chem (770MII, 760MI but didnt send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): our school doesnt have this
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt have this either
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): nope
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): nope, we take UK A Levels -> A2 Physics, A2 Mathematics, A2 Chemistry
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Relatively easy for our school, but normal elsewhere
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UKMT Senior Maths Challenge Gold</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Ball Hockey, Baseball, (Underwater Robotics), School Yearbook, (House Captain second year). Also an avid mountain climber; did Mount Kinabalu (highest in SE Asia), up to Annapurna Base Camp (Nepal), and Mount Kilimanjaro (highest in Africa)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Camp counsellor for middle school kids; dental assistant
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 25/50/50 hours for first 3 years of HS
[</em>] Summer Activities: Choate summer x2, Summer@USC, Summer@Brown, Cornell Curie Academy
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, I reckon
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good, she likes me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Perfect, he was my Physics teacher and mentor for Underwater robotics
[</em>] Additional Rec: Math teacher, should be alright.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): International
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[<em>] School Type: Private International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 200K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International student, well rounded</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, EC
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: International, well rounded, Female Engineer
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred Brown</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
With my low-ish SAT scores, I was pretty surprised. I guess they actually do look at you as a whole and not just your stats. To those reading this, I guess you should just make sure that you’re pretty well rounded in all your ECs and Sports and whatever, theyre looking for someone who’d fit into their campus and not be a student who’d sit in their room and study all day and not participate in the school community.</p>

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<p>Decision:Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[</em>] ACT: 29 (R:29, M:27, W:33, S:27)
[<em>] SAT II: Did not send any :stuck_out_tongue:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94/100 Weighted, School doesn’t unweight
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/97 (Top 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP US (4), AP English Lang (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, Accelerated College Spanish, Economics/Government
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Discus Award
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Bowling Captain, Co-Founder of Spanish Club, Model UN, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at bowling alley over the summer, school office work
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, volunteered at a small village in Colombia, monthly outreach service, bowling coach
[</em>] Summer Activities: Took a beginner Japanese course
[<em>] Essays: Really well written, very personal
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Assuming good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great!
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] School Type: All girls catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Less than 40,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, volunteer service, URM
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred, but pretty surprised, was kinda expecting a rejection after seeing all these people with much higher scores with me getting rejecting! I will be hopeful for regular decision, but it’s not my top school so I won’t be that disappointed.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Fordham, Northeastern, St. Joseph’s University, University of San Francisco
Deferred: Villanova
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**</p>

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<p>For those posting ACT scores, are those your highest composite or a superscore? (I know that UVA doesn’t officially superscore the ACT, but they kind of do by looking at the highest sub score)</p>

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<p>Rejected lol. It’s ok i guess. I wasn’t too big on UVA anyways.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred </p>

<p>General Stats:
UWGPA: my school doesn’t show us unweighted
WGPA: 3.98
Rank (if applicable): 34/544
SAT (1600/2400): 1860
SATIIs: 680, 600, and 570
ACT: 32
APs: 7
Others:
Courseload: I would say difficult courseload.
Awards: honor roll? lol
ECs: Tennis all four years and a bunch of clubs. Two years of Spring Track.
Jobs/Internships/Other Activities:
Essays: I thought they were pretty well-written, they were very personal and I guess philosophical.
Recommendations: My teachers loved me (I sent 2)
State: VA
Reflection and General Comments: I’m bummed. I really hope I get in. Really really hope so! I really wanna go to UVA, it has been my dream school for several years now. </p>

<p>To all of you underclassmen out there, all I can give you advice on is just do your best and take the hardest classes you can at your school. Take at least 3 subject tests and do WELL on them. Do well on your SAT/ACT. Do well in school. Get that 4.0+. Don’t just participate in extracurricular activities, but take leadership positions. Be well-rounded. Good luck :)</p>

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<p>@Psychodad10, I only took the ACT once, so that is my score.</p>

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<p>@psychodad10 mine was also in one sitting.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>General Stats:
UWGPA: 3.95
WGPA: 4.49
Rank (if applicable): 10/395
SAT (1600/2400): 800CR;740M;720W
SATIIs: 800Math2;770USH
ACT:n/a
APs: APUSH-5;AP Lang-5;Calc AB-4;Stats-4
Others:
Courseload: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Spanish 6, two college history courses
Awards: nothing important
ECs: Ultimate!!
Jobs/Internships/Other Activities: I’ve worked and interned in restaurants the past two years
Essays:wrote two days before deadline
Recommendations:nothing special
Background: both parents attended UVA
Gender: Male
Race: White
School Type: Public
State: Indiana
Reflection and General Comments: I expected to get in, very happy, very relieved. Good luck to the rest of you!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800M, 800CR, 700W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800M2, 800Chem, 790 Phys
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/210
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5<em>5s
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4AP’s, 2 Honors, 1 Dual Enrollment (hardest possible)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nat’l Merit SF… Nothing much
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot of good ones. 2 Sport Varsity athlete (Captains), Accomplished musician, Published author, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer jobs at bio lab, other stuff.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 Hrs
[</em>] Summer Activities: Work, Relaxation
[<em>] Essays: Really Solid: Shouted out to Dean J in one of them =D.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1: Really Amazing from what he told me, 2: Didn’t read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: More focused on academics, but still strong
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): OOS
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >200K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing (Asian Male Physics antihook)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: EC’s were pretty strong, academically strong as well
[</em>] Weaknesses: Nothing earthshattering
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academically one of the stronger candidates in the pool; well rounded extracurricularly with strong writing and athletic achievements.
I thought I had about a 75% shot from our Naviance, but I know it’s getting tougher and tougher to get in OOS. It’s nice to have such a wonderful school on my list before RD results come out.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: Princeton, Accepted: UMass Amherst, U Michigan
[/ul]General Comments:
To those deferred: UVa has historically accepted a lot of you! There’s still hope to be on the grounds next year. Don’t lose faith.</p>

<p>To those rejected: UVa doesn’t know what they’re missing.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected (Electrical Engineering)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (800M, 670CR, 660W)
ACT:
SAT II: 690M2, 720M1, 680Chem, 690 Phys
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5*5s</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: 5AP’s, 1Honor
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Hispanic Scholar Award, AP Scholar Award, Manhanttan College Engineering Creativity Award - 1st Place</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Been on the HS Crew Varsity athlete since Freshman year (20 hours a week practices throughout the school year), Math Team, Model UN, Ski Club, </p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: 200 Hrs - Food Pantry, Crew/Rowing Outreach program, Clean up/Rebuild Super Storm Sandy (Live in NJ)</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Community Service Outreach programs - I spend time practicing and rowing for competition</p>

<p>Essays: Really Solid
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
State (if domestic applicant): OOS NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Very difficult - highly rated college prep -private
Ethnicity:Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nohooks - both parents married and educated
Reflection: Thought I would at least have been deferred.
Strengths: EC’s were pretty strong, academically strong as well
Weaknesses: No idea unless scores weren’t good enough. However I saw others accepted and they had worse scores.
Why you think you were rejected: I think that even if my grades/scores were better, I am an OOS applicant without a hook.</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: MIT and UMich Accepted: Purdue w/ 100K scholarship, GTech
General Comments:
I am really upset because I loved the engineering program. I am upset that I was not accepted because I met the UVa rowing criteria - spent time touring and meeting coaches, etc. I have friends at UVa and loved it!</p>