Out-of-State Acceptance Rate for UVA?

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<p>I am a HS junior who lives in Maryland trying to narrow my list of colleges. I thought I had excellent numbers/ good EC's to put UVA in 50/50 match category, but after reading through some of the posts concerning rejections/waitlisting for some outstanding OOS candidates, I will add UVA to my reach list. What is the OOS acceptance rate for UVA? I would appreciate any advice, since I have heard wonderful comments from classmates who have visited the school, and hope to visit soon.</p>

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<p>From Dean J’s blog:</p>

<p>2013</p>

<p>Total number of applications: 29,005
Total number of VA apps: 8,831
Total number of OOS apps: 20,174</p>

<p>Overall offers: 8,528
Total VA offers: 3,594 (40.7% offer rate)
Total OOS offers: 4,934 (24.46% offer rate)
Enrollment goal: 3,485 (between EA and RD)</p>

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<p>Thank you. As I kept reading through the threads I discovered that indeed the trend has been toward more applications and much more competitive admissions for OOS applicants.</p>

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<p>UVA OOS has always been very competitive. You can look back through this forum and see kids who didn’t get into UVA got accepted at other top-ranked schools. It’s definitely a high-match/low reach for super high stat kids, but you shouldn’t let the numbers deter you from applying if you really like it. Just make sure you have several other schools on your list.</p>

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<p>In addition to your other quals, put a great deal of time and effort into UVa’s essays.</p>

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<p>UVA’s OOS admissions pool includes applicants with various hooks – athletes, minority candidates and legacies (who get considered at a selectivity level comparable to IS applicants). So the chances of an “unhooked” OOS applicant are going to less than the stated 25%. </p>

<p>A kid’s friend was an unhooked OOS applicant last year – admitted at Tufts, Michigan, Emory. Wait listed at Vandy, rejected by UVA.</p>

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<p>UVA is: 42.2% admission rate, os: 24.6% (2013)</p>

<p>[IAS</a> Historical Data: First-Time First-Year Applicants by Residency](<a href=“http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/instreports/studat/hist/admission/first_by_residency.htm]IAS”>http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/instreports/studat/hist/admission/first_by_residency.htm)</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1588162-chances-hps-duke-johns-hopkins-vanderbilt.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1588162-chances-hps-duke-johns-hopkins-vanderbilt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>In general, for various colleges, it makes sense for applicants to aim for colleges where they would be in at least the middle 50% of accepted students. The lower 25% of accepted students often have some hooks that help them with admission, such as recruited athletes or being from N. Dakota.</p>

<p>Of course, for highly competitive colleges, a high SAT score is never a guarantee. There are some universities that every year turn down many students with near-perfect SAT scores.</p>

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<p>Ugh, really doubting my chances of acceptance- between OOS and E School, the self-selectivity in my bracket is REALLY high. Best of look to all other OOSers applying EA; I know the wait is long, but hopefully it will be a good wait too!</p>