<p>Dean J, in what context do you evaluate international students?</p>
<p>Can you elaborate on that question, tetrisfan? There isn't all that much difference in the review, except that the educational system is a bit different in certain countries. We get applications from all over the world, so we're familiar with transcripts from many countries.</p>
<p>Does the quota for international students come often into play?</p>
<p>I've never heard about a specific quota for any country. We've been told that a student is either a Virginian or a non-Virginian. </p>
<p>Dean Muth would be the best person to answer international admission questions, though.</p>
<p>Dean J - please see my inquiry below. I asked it before on another thread but it was not answered. Is this simply not "public" information or is it not complied? Thanks.</p>
<p>I have seen the following question asked many times on this forum and I have been unable to find a clear answer to it. What is the average GPA and ACT/SAT of an in state accepted applicant and an in state enrolled applicant. I am curious to find out the disparity between the 25%-75% ACT/SAT brackets for in state vs. OOS.</p>
<p>We don't calculate average GPAs at all. The scales used by all the schools are there are too different. A 3.9 means very different things at different schools.</p>
<p>As for the difference in testing between offered and enrolled students, we don't calculate that. I haven't seen a VA/OOS break down for SAT (not saying Institutional Assessment doesn't do it, I just haven't seen it published anywhere).</p>
<p>John, we aren't as interested in ACT/SAT as you seem to think we are. Testing is important, but there's a lot of substantive information to consider in the application folder.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for responding. Although I am sure that many out there will disagree, I, for one, am glad to see a downplay in the importance of standardized testing. I sure do wish that one day, UVA would devote the "person" power to conducting interviews. I know that I am dreaming on this subject given the growing number of applicants, but reviewing an applicant's submissions, coupled with the opportunity to probe the applicant through an interview, would seem to be an ideal addition to the approach currently in place. Keep up the good work and enjoy the summer (non reading) season.</p>
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<p>I was thinking more of a quota for international students in general. </p>
<p>I know that at many schools, e.g. MIT, international students are often disadvantaged in admissions because (I think?) the Fed sets the maximum percentage for internationals at 15% (or something). However, quotas would only come into real play if more than 15% of applicants were international, right? [If I'm using logic correctly.]</p>
<p>Also, is there somewhere in which I could look for other fellow admitted students in my state -- I'm trying to see if a coordinated trip could be made.</p>
<p>I've never heard of the federal government putting an enrollment cap on a school. Now, obviously, there are visas to be obtained, but I just don't think there's any sort of quota given to any school. </p>
<p>As for student names, we can't give out a student's information without their permission. Your best bet is to use Facebook to find incoming students from your area.</p>
<p>What are you looking for when reviewing an application for the nursing program ? My D is recently discovering that this may be her path. She has a 99-100 average all through HS and a 2100 on her SAT's and great EC's and many awards honors etc. She also wants varied liberal arts courses.Any advise would be very much appreciated.</p>
<p>Mother, the review process for the nursing school is similar to the process for the other schools, though we have administration from the nursing school involved. For that reason, relevant volunteer or work experience in a clinical setting will be taken into consideration and may be a factor in the selection process.</p>
<p>Dean J
Hi dean J, I am a waitlisted applicant and was wondering if you have started sending out mail for those people who did not get in. Im not sure if you read my thread or not but i was also wondering if you guys will do common app. for transfer students also? and have u taken anybody off the waitlist pool yet?</p>
<p>Dean J, to expand on my question:</p>
<p>Are internationals evaluated along with domestic applicants, along with all other international applicants, or along with other applicants from their country?</p>
<p>Bump? (10 c)</p>
<p>This is in response to a reply in another thread, but a question for Dean J. I understand that UVA strongly recommends that you take two subject tests, but how much is it to your disadvantage to not take them? And will strong ACT scores make up for weak SAT scores?</p>
<p>this is straight off of Dean J's blog:</p>
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<p>A. SAT IIs can't hurt an application...they aren't a required part of the application.
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<p>Notes</a> from Peabody: The UVA Application Process: Q&A with Dean J, Part 5</p>
<p>I recommended earlier that you should take them and I still believe so. They show your proficiency in a subject and you could possibly use those scores to place out of certain classes. If you do well, they help you but not taking them doesn't hurt your application.</p>
<p>Awww no response? :(</p>
<p>We review applications randomly. In a day's stack of reading, I could have Virginians, non-Virginians from the US, and international students.</p>
<p>If I have five students from the same country that has a significantly different educational system in my stack, I'll read them as a group just so I can stay in the right "mode". If the students are in an IB or American school, I read them with everyone else.</p>
<p>You'll notice that I said what I do. Reading styles vary and there's no hard and fast rule about the order in which we must read applications.</p>
<p>By the way, I've written this before, but I don't check this site every day and I'm very busy at a different office these days (I wrote about this on the blog). This thread is from quite some time ago and while I will do my best to keep up with it, I can't sit on CC all day!</p>
<p>It's Q&A time again. Right now, there seem to be lots of questions about the Common App. If you have questions specific to the Common App, please post them in the</a> comments section of the first blog post.</p>
<p>Does UVA really frown on an in-state student dropping 2 classes (math and one of 2 science classes, no less) in the fall of senior yr? Student has a second science class in the schedule this fall/spring, and will be taking the math class (calculus 2) in the spring.</p>
<p>Please also tell me whether 2 C's in the spring of Junior Year is pretty much a death knell for admission as a chemistry major? Will it automatically keep an in-state student out? I have heard even 1 C will do that.</p>
<p>Also, you pretty much ignore National Merit finalist standing in admissions, right? </p>
<p>Is the essay really as important as I have read? Doesn't GPA reign supreme, even though
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<p>Do you have quotas to meet from all around the state of VA? I had heard this was untrue, that you could accept all northern VA students for your freshman class if you had the best-qualified candidates from there that particular year. Is this the case?</p>
<p>Well, I hope those questions are of general interest and I don't think they have been addressed before on the blog (have they?).</p>
<p>Thanks for your time, Dean J</p>