***Official UVA RD Results Thread***

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Hey guys! Decisions came out today so share your results to help a future CC student out! (Don’t forget to remove spaces from the first of each tag!) If you want to discuss, there’s a discussion thread already created :slight_smile:

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

[ b]School Applied To:**

[ 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
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] 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/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:

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[ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color]

[ b]School Applied To:**

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (770 M and 670 R&W)
[] TOEFL: 113
[] SAT II: Math 720 Spanish 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not report Unweigted GPA. However, my GPA was 4.53/5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/22
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): school did not offer
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school did not offer
[] Senior Year Course Load: 17 mandatory subjects intensive
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Valedictorian and 2nd place for best research project.
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math tutor, [/li][] Job/Work Experience: Registered Pharmacy Technician at CVS/Pharmacy
[] Volunteer/Community service: participated in cleaning my school on weekends (I know, it was crazy), librarian assistant.
[] Summer Activities: Because I was living alone, I was required to pay for my expenses, so most of my time I spent it working at my job.
[] Essays: 10/10 I wrote about my experience of coming to the United States on my own after graduation.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 I had the opportunity to read them, and all of them made me extremely emotional. Simply perfect.
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10 Although rather mundane, he strove to demonstrate many of the things that I did while in school.
[] Additional Rec: My boss wrote an amazing recommendation letter, detailing my role at the pharmacy as an interpreter in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
[] Interview: Nada
[/list][ b]Other**
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES[/li][] Intended Major: Cognitve Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Currently living in MA
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S citizen, but attended school in Colombia.
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Colombian)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation and URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[li] Strengths: My independence to come to this country on my own barely speaking English, valedictorian, my ESSAYS!![/li][] Weaknesses: Test scores, out of state student?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: as I said before, my courage to pursue my dreams far from home.[/li][/list][ b]General Comments:**

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Decision: Waitlisted

School Applied To: School of Nursing

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 32 (36W 35R 30M 26S)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/738
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Spanish Lang (4) Bio (4) Stats (4) Human Geo (5) English Lang (4) Physics and WHAP didn’t send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Euro, AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP U.S. Government AP Macroeconomics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity track and field for freshman and sophomore year, many volunteering clubs, Model UN, theater freshman year, etc[/li][] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for churches, clothing drives, school, etc. in addition to volunteering done for clubs
[] Summer Activities: sleep I-) I-)
[] Essays: I thought my common app essay was really good maybe 9/10. My first supplement was really provoking so 10/10; second supplement was eh maybe 7/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read one, and it was really good, from my stats teacher. Second I didn’t read but i know it was really good
[] Counselor Rec: A little better than average I hope.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/list]Other
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes[/li][] Intended Major: Nursing
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $80,000-$90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation
[/list]Reflection
[li] Strengths: essays/supplements, recs, lots of volunteering, course load[/li][] Weaknesses: not spectacular scores for an out-of-state applicant
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was actually contacted not too long ago (b4 decisions) and asked if I would rather go into the College of Arts and Sciences as a premed major instead of the school of nursing as a nursing major. Mainly the implications of med school and all that. I feel like I would have been accepted there because they showed a lot of interest in my application and they told me it was very strong. No regrets however and hope things end up working out in my favor. [/li][/list]General Comments: CONGRATS TO THOSE WHO GOT ACCEPTED, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP TO THOSE WHO GOT REJECTED AND KEEP FIGHTING TO THOSE WHO GOT WAITLISTED!!!

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Pick one:
Decision:Accepted

**School Applied To: Arts and Sciences

Objective:

[] ACT: 33 (33 E, 34 R 35 M, 31 S)
[] SAT II: 800 BioM, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW/ 4.2 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/224
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), US History, Bio (5), Lang (5)[/li]
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Gov, physics
[] Major Awards: nothing huge. only state and school honors

[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Debate Team (Capitan 10-12)
SADD (Student Board 10-12)
One Act Play
Track
NHS
Student Council
Math Team
TEAMS team

[] Volunteer/Community service: 150ish hours
[] Summer Activities: intern at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. I worked full time in a lab working with a new drug for Alzheimer’s.
[li] Essays: One was about debate and one was about the word “upcycle”[/li]
[/list][ b]Other**
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

School Applied To:Engineering

Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):780 Math 760 Reading
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Bio, Chem, Physics, BC Calc, Lang/Comp, Lit, Spanish, Macroeconomics, Stats
Senior Year Course Load:

Subjective:[
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Tennis, Acapella, Various community service
Job/Work Experience:Summer job since freshman year with promotion each summer
Volunteer/Community service: School based community service junior and senior year; summer service trip for 4 years
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: No
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering Science
State (if domestic applicant):MD
School Type:private
Ethnicity:white
Gender:male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**
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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

School Applied To: Arts and Sci

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510/1600 (730 Reading, 780 Math, 7/7/7 Essay)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 780 Math IIC, 740 Bio E (frosh year), 750 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4) US History (5) Euro History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 4 Honors, Philosophy of Nonviolence (optional term course), AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Enviro Science, Physics Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Publication in APS and Eastern Analytical Symposium? NHD NY State Winner

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amnesty International Club (president, ex-reporter), Global Awareness of Chinese Enviro Club (Founder and President),Bridge the Divide OP-ED Organization (Climate Change reporter), Walk Against Hunger (Leader/Organizer), Walk Against Human Trafficking in Hartford (Leader/Organizer), Peer Counselor, Writing Center Tutor (tutor), Montesorri Day Care (mentor), Pelican Eagle Tutoring of Hartford (tutor)
Job/Work Experience: I’ve done internships, but no paid jobs
Volunteer/Community service: Writing Center, Montessori Day care, Pelican Eagle Tutoring
Summer Activities: Cell Bio Internship at Columbia Uni (grade 10), Yale Young Global Scholars (2016), Brown Precollege (Writing for Social Impact), Choice Research Group for Enviro Studies
Essays: pretty good (subjective obviously)-- wrote one essay about an incurable skin disorder I was born with and how I overcame it, wrote another about the play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Teacher Recommendation: English Teacher, Chem Teacher-- never got to read them
Counselor Rec: never got to read
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?: N
Intended Major: Enviro Studies
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Boarding
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Gender: F

Strengths: essays, GPA
Weaknesses: SAT, OOS
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: my essays were pretty creative so it probably helped me along with GPA? not sure

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Decision: Deferred, then rejected

School Applied To: Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1280 (640 Math + 640 Reading
ACT: 28
SAT II: Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/454
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), US History (5), World History (4), Calc AB (2; did not send)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP Environmental, Econ Honors, Yearbook Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Palmetto Fellows Scholar (highest academic merit award in SC)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor and Business Manager), School Soccer (1x Letter, Co-captain), Club Soccer (Co-captain), Theatre Department (Lead Role, Stage Manager, Student Director), PR Intern at major publication, Columnist for online magazine, Youth in Government (Senate), Academic Team (History Specialist)
Job/Work Experience: Grocery store clerk (20+ hours/week), Nanny for two kids (35 hours/week during summer)
Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours with National Beta Club Chapter (City hall events, peer tutoring, etc)
Summer Activities: SC Governor’s School Summer Writing Intensive, Palmetto Girls State
Essays: 8/10 across the board; wrote about being called a “whitewashed” Asian and denying my heritage, only to accept myself despite the people around me. For the UVA specific one, I wrote about painting Beta Bridge with chalk paint and allowing people to write their goals and dreams on it. Cheesy, I know.
Teacher Recommendation: Waived FERPA, so I’m just going to guess it was a 10/10. Written by my APUSH teacher, who said I was the most energetic and intelligent student he had ever met. I hope it was good; I wish I could read it.
Counselor Rec: 7/10; she knows me very well, but I have a feeling it was a bit generic.
Additional Rec: 9/10; from my AP English Lang teacher; I loved her class very much and it was evident in my grades and exam score. She’s an English teacher after all, so I assume it was more than decent.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: History or American Studies
State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public, sends most students to instate or community colleges
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Pretty low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I put that I was a member of the LGBT community, if that counts as a hook?

Reflection
Strengths: My EC’s, activities, and course load, for the most part. I tried to challenge myself and be well-rounded, and I hope that’s what I showed.
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES!!! Gah, I regret not studying for those tests now! If any UVA '22 is reading this, please please study for your tests! I feel like if I had just tried harder on them, maybe my application would’ve been stronger.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Test scores, I’m Asian, yeah.
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: UofSC, Clemson, College of Charleston Honors, Alabama Honors, UC San Diego; Waitlisted: UCLA; Denied: UVA, Duke, UNC, most likely Berkeley soon

General Comments: Getting deferred was not fun, and getting in OOS is much harder than I had anticipated. I wish I could’ve done better on my tests, but I can’t change that now. I will be attending my in-state school on a near-full ride, so it all worked out. UVA will always have a special place in my heart, and hopefully I will be able to attend as a graduate student in the future. Good luck to all!

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

[ b]School Applied To:** College of Arts and Sciences (College Science Scholar + Echols Scholar)

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1510(Superscore) 710Reading + 800Math + 22Writing
[ *] SAT II:Math2 800, Chem 780, Phy 770.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.8 weighted)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats(5), Calc II(5), Chem (5), Phy C EM(5), CS (5), Micro Econ (5), Macro Econ(5), Phy c M(4), Phy 1(4), Phy 2(4), APUSH(3)
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Chemistry Research, AP Lit, AP Comp, AP Gov, Humanities Seminar, Innovation Lab
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Math Madness top 1000 player, Amateur Radio Direction Finding Several Gold medals in China, Asian Championship (2 Gold), World Championship (16th)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amateur Radio Direction Finding (Captain for two years, national team). ARDF Club( founder), Math club (founder), Football and BBall stats analytics, FBall and BBall filming and other tech stuff, Math Team (Captain), Scholars’ Bowl team (Varsity, jr year State Runner-up, Sr year State Champ).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Science Academy of China internship, tech company internship.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: ARDF Club
[ *] Summer Activities: Science Academy of China internship, tech company internship.
[ *] Essays: Main Essay about ARDF (8/10), Others (7/10)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great, my Chemistry Research teacher and MultiVariable Calc teacher wrote them. They are great! (9/10)
[ *] Counselor Rec: great(9/10)
[ ] Additional Rec:N/A
[ ] Interview:N/A
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Chemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): High school in the U.S.
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[ /list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: GPA, class load, AP scores, activities, teacher recommendation.
[ *] Weaknesses: Test score, essays, no summer school
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: I have no Idea