OOS UVA Nursing Applicant - EA a must?

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Several of the schools my daughter researched/toured suggest applying early for nursing is essentially a must to increase admission chances. UVA is one of her top schools but she wants to apply RD to give her more time to improve her GPA.

Stats - 1570 SAT, most challenging curriculum all through high school (actually, a little bit below), maxed out APs, all “As” junior year, even mix of “As” and “Bs” freshman/sophomore year. Attends top public school in Mass. 6 core subjects senior year (doubled up on math and science).

Not sure which option would be better. Thank you for reading!

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I have a friend in UVA nursing. She got in OOS with an SAT of 1520, GPA of 4.8, and a strong record of leadership positions, clubs/activities, and extracurriculars. I would say based on your stats that you have a good chance at regular decision, but if it is your number one choice and have your heart set on UVA then apply early decision. The early decision is a new to the UVA application this year, previously UVA only offered early action and regular decision. Good luck!

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Have her do the math to see how much her GPA could increase with another semester of A’s. I can’t imagine it would be much. Good luck to her!

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@bigmacbeth - Thanks. I don’t think it would be a huge boost (maybe .1), but she’d like to show another 1/2 year of all “As,” which she thinks she can do. Can’t do ED because of $, even though I know they say they meet full need. We have a complicated CSS situation.

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OOS Nursing is usually the most competitive segment of the class (10% offer rate for last year’s incoming class, [which you can see on the second tab here](https://ias.virginia.edu/university-stats-facts/undergraduate-admissions)) and it won’t be “easier” during one application period. I know people are used to early being the less competitive route at other schools, but EA has always been the stronger pool (and [I’ve</a> been really clear about that](Notes from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: Why Early Admission Statistics Shouldn't Determine When You Apply to UVA) on this board, my blog, and social media).

The student should submit [when they can present their strongest application](Notes from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: The Biggest Factor in the Decision to Apply Early or Regular at UVA).

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Thanks, @“Dean J” I’ll tell her to continue as planned. And thank you for sharing the admissions stats!