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<p>No doubt that this is UVa’s position. So, why dont we all just acknowledge that UVa has a de facto top 5% policy for Virginia residents. </p>
<p>The SAT is essentially irrelevant for Virginia students falling within the top 5% of their class, regardless of the competitiveness of their high schools. In other words, UVa initially considers all high schools as equals, even though the SAT was designed to level the playing field because, as we all know, all high schools are not equal. This policy assures UVa that it will enroll a geographically diverse class of Virginia residents a politically correct outcome. </p>
<p>That UVa will go deeper into a Virginia residents high school class if the student attends a very competitive high school (magnet school, top independent school, etc.) and the student obtains a competitive SAT score.</p>
<p>That OOS students need to have a top 5% ranking and a competitive SAT score to have a good chance of receiving an offer of admission from UVa.</p>
<p>That OOS legacies are treated as instate students for admissions purposes.</p>
<p>That instate legacies receive no special treatment.</p>
<p>That certain URMs and recruited athletes receive a huge boost in the admissions process.</p>
<p>UVA should publish its admissions statistics for each of the three categories (OOS, NOVA and the rest of Virginia), but they never will.</p>