reality check for UVA

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<p>My offspring is looking @ Navy ROTC scholarship program. Several have said he should be competitive. Now we're looking at colleges/universities. Trying to figure if competitive @ UVA. We're non-residents.</p>

<p>Here's some of the poop on the kid:</p>

<p>ACT - 30; SATs 1950 (670M 650V 630W)
NHS Pres,
Team Capt, varsity letterman in 3 sports
Gov School in Env. Sci
Boys State
Pres. Classroom
Student Council several years
3 college courses .. All A's
Looking @ science, engineering.</p>

<p>Any chance @ UVA? </p>

<p>What would be the make-break issues?</p>

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<p>I am sorry, but unless you are a minority, you have absolutely no chance at UVA. Applying OOS to UVA is like applying to Harvard. Look at perhaps JMU or Longwood.</p>

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<p>I disagree with much of Justinian's claims... in all honesty, you're not going to find the answer on a website like this, and more importantly, by asking random students who have no input on the college admissions process. Yes, U.Va. OOS is competitive with a 25% acceptance rate... but your s or d seems like a strong leader in his school and that may offset his grades. The make it or break it part of admissions will come down to what he/she has to offer. What make her unique... are they going to pursue college athletics. </p>

<p>In addition, be sure to highlight college coursework and gov. school experience in science. It is opportunities like those that show the admissions office not only are you serious about academics, but you are also serious about your interest (Science/eng).</p>

<p>Also, his interest in the NAVY/ROTC scholarshp program makes him a unique candidate. While test scores are average... he still has numerous opportunities to improve them. Also, a strong schedule/performance senior year is what typically makes or breaks applicants. </p>

<p>Don't count yourself out...</p>

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<p>OP left out a lot of info. like gpa, class rank and rigor of courses taken. </p>

<p>I don't think any leadership positions held will off-set lower grades.</p>

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<p>Class rank, grades and courses taken need to be known. The SAT score is low for OOS.</p>

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<p>SAT score IS low. but GPA makes a big difference. Is your child in the 4.0 range?</p>

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<p>GPA does make a big difference, but there will be many OOS applicants ranked in the top 5% with scores several hundred points higher than that...</p>

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<p>Gpa is 3.8; rank in top 8%; prbly not a Div I varsity athlete</p>

<p>Anyone have any idea if the ROTC leadership has any input to admissions process @ UVA? </p>

<p>Anyone know anything of the ROTC unit there?</p>

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<p>wats the acceptance rate for in state students?</p>

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<p>Whistle Pig, those numbers would be very solid for an instate applicant, but they're not jaw-dropping for an OOS applicant. They're not terrible, but they're not great. Given that the overall acceptance rate for OOS applicants is under 30%, and that the typical OOS student enters with over 1400 on the SAT and is in the top 5% of his class, I don't think your son has a great shot at this point. The ROTC leadership certainly is good, but it's not better than other EC's that involve a substantial amount of involvement.</p>

<p>mo8991, the acceptance rate for instate students is around 50%.</p>

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<p>According to: <a href="http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=26599&pid=1425%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=26599&pid=1425&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>42.2% of in-state applicants admitted. 31.6% of out-of-state applicants. Overall is 36%.</p>

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<p>yes - but those numbers are all misleading...</p>

<p>you need to look at a few factors. the school you're applying, and you're profile to that school. nursing school has the lowest acceptance rate, but generally also has the lowest requirements to get into - conversly, E-school seems to be the easiest to get into, but they generally have grades/ sat scores as good if not better than other applicants. % accepted isn't that great an indicator.</p>

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<p>I'm thinking about transferring to the nursing school my sophomore year(out-of-state) is it really that competitive?</p>

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<p>UVA is obviously a great school and anyone should be proud if they graduate from there, but if the goal is to become a Naval Officer, I would offer up VA Tech. The largest source of US Navy Officers is USNA however the second largest source is VA Tech. This is mainly due to the Corp of Cadets and an excellent ENG program, which the U S Navy loves. Another great secret is the US Merchant Marine Academy which is a Federal Service Acad. Graduates can enter any service in active duty, or take a USN Reserve Commision and serve in the US Merchant Fleet. Good luck to your offspring.</p>

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<p>One shouldn't take such a drastic drop in prestige just because there's a larger ROTC program at the less prestigious school. My dad did ROTC at a relatively well regarded school that had a small program and ended up as an O6.</p>

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<p>Go Hokies! Remember, all dirt roads lead to Tech all white lines to UVA. Agree with your point CAV, UVA produces excellent officers. Tech has the numbers and is often easier to obtain a NROTC scholarship. Its all a numbers game based on University Population. VT is still a very hard school to get into, agreed, not as diffucult as UVA. The Navy has limited spots at each and the better and smaller the school, the tougher the road.</p>

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<p>VT isn't hard.</p>

<p>And, your son has a good chance of getting in UVA: SEAS but not too sure about the Navy ROTC, tho.</p>