UVa Class of 2019 EA Results Thread

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Good luck everyone!
As Dean J has updated us, EA decisions come out tonight!
Please don’t post here unless its an actual decision. Use the template below

Just remove the first ‘a’ in the bold, size and color in your decision.

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (650 W, 670 CR, 750 M)
ACT: 33 (31 E, 34 M, 32 R, 35 S, 8 W)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/352
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Stats (5), Environmental Science (4), US History (5), English Lang (5), Psychology (5); taking Calc BC, Physics 1, US Government this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP: Gov, BC calc, Physics. Honors: Anatomy, Journalism, English, Computer Programming.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (2 year editor in chief), National Honor Society, Beta Club, 4 year varsity track and XC, Film Club (founder and president), Student Council
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Beta Club ~150 hours
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: Pretty good, probably the best of the schools I applied to. 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: Really good. From English teacher I had for 4 classes over 3 years. 9/10
Counselor Rec: Not great, counselors at my school don’t care. 5/10
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NC
School Type: Medium sized public
Ethnicity: W
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: essays, ACT, course load and gpa
Weaknesses: ECs, SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m pretty borderline
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from U of Michigan. Accepted to Purdue.

General Comments:
Really disappointed that I’ve been deferred from another school. UM is probably my #1, but UVA was a close second. 3 long months ahead as I wait for yet another decision. I wish they’d just give me a decision now, even if they just denied me outright. The waiting is the worst.

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**Decision: Accepted - School of Arts and Sciences **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Math: 800, Writing: 780, Reading: 630. I took it once)
ACT: Did not take
SAT II: Chemistry (800), Math II (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):5: AP U.S. History, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus BC (and AB subscore), AP Microeconomics, AP macroeconomics, AP Chemistry,. 4: AP World History.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Chinese, AP Environmental Science, Multi-variable Calculus/Matrix Algebra (semester courses), English 12 Honors, AP Government, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major. Went to the state competition for Intel but didn’t place. I got National Merit Semifinalist but I don’t think that’s very major
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track team (10, 11, 12), Cross country team (10, 11, 12), Science fair (9, 10, 11) - went to regional/state competitions, Science Honor Society Vice President, Math Honor Society, Computer Science Club President (11, 12)

Job/Work Experience:Worked as a teacher’s assistant at one of those places that has a bunch of asian kids whose parents want them to study more over the summer. I went to the NIH over junior year to do work at the Lung/Blood Institute.

Volunteer/Community service: Relay for life (10, 11, 12), teaching English to Chinese-born people (10)

Summer Activities: NIH (mentioned previously), also this summer, I spent three months researching materials science and wrote a paper on my project. Submitted to Siemens, but didn’t win anything. :frowning:

Essays: I’d say common app was 7.5/10. It was about how running changed my life. I thought it wasn’t really special or anything. For the supplementals - the one about a work of science that impressed you, I wrote about graphene and the work I did over the summer. I’d say this one was probably 9.5/10. The last one I wrote about ASMR, probably an 8/10 (going back to it, I realize I could’ve made it so much better)

Teacher Recommendation: In my honest opinion - 7/10 for one (Chemistry teacher), and 9/10 (AP Econ teacher)
Counselor Rec: 8/10? I talk to my counselor sometimes, and we’re pretty chill

Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not sure… 200K+?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Pretty good science-based background - I have my clear interests and passions. Also a pretty heavy course load and good AP scores and stuff
Weaknesses: Horrible SAT (630 Reading). Glad UVA doesn’t take these as seriously. :slight_smile: Also, probably having no major awards.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: I’m so glad I got accepted… I was so sad after getting deferred from my top choice (Duke). If anyone has any questions feel free to message me!!!

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Decision: Deferred

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Decision: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (R: 740, M: 740, W: 800)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 720 US History 710 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/397
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5-Statistics, US History 4-European History, Biology, 3- Chemistry, English Language and Composition
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2, AP Psychology, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, and a few honors electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards, have won a few regional science fairs and been at the state science fair
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, NHS, Math Honor Society,
Job/Work Experience: Kumon
Volunteer/Community service: At the library
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Also, probably good
Counselor Rec: Probably ok
Additional Rec:
Interview:none

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium sized
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: test scores, rigor of courses
Weaknesses: extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVA’s acceptance rate for in-state during early action is 50%
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: VCU’s honor college accepted

General Comments:
Excited to be given the opportunity to attend UVA!

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Decision: Accepted School of Engineering

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 32
SAT II: Math 2: 680 Physics: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/314
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp (5) AP Physics (5) AP US (5) AP Euro (4) AP World (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Literature, AP Spanish, AP Gov, Forensics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction, NY State Phys Ed Student of the Year
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Peer Support (President)
Student Council (Vice President)
Spanish National Honor Society (President)
Mock Trial (Vice President)
Hometown Heritage Museum (Vice President)
Athletes With Helping Hands (Vice President)
Cross Country (Captain)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 420 hours
Summer Activities: Community Service Trip to Costa Rica
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000-110,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Leadership positions, high school GPA and essays
Weaknesses: ACT and SAT II scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays were solid and my extracurriculars and community service is what got me in!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted to Binghamton, WPI and Minnesota
Rejected to Notre Dame

General Comments:
Couldn’t be more excited! I’m so happy I got in!! Congratulations to everyone else who got in! To those that didn’t, I know the feeling (Notre Dame) and just know that in the end everything will work out!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (770 M, 800 CR, 800 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chinese (5), US History (5), English Language (5), Micro (5), Macro (5), BC Calculus (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp and US Gov, AP Stat, AP Spanish Language, Orchestra, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, Political Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Treasurer), Science Olympiad
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Math mentor
Summer Activities: Gov School (Humanities), Girls State
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: NOVA Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Princeton

General Comments: Yay!

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[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted SAS[/color][/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (Math: 770, CR: 790, Writing: 780)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 770 US History, 760 Physics, 670 Math II (630 first time, submitted both because although UVA doesn’t demand you send everything it has that honor code and I didn’t want to hide it)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 5 English Language, 4 Physics B
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP European History, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few local awards for writing, one state award for being an outstanding student, Harvard Book Award, nothing too special
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder and President of Political Science Club, Captain of Debate Team, Editor of School Newspaper, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a local library since the beginning of freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: Tech volunteer at a library, started a local program to teach middle school students speech and debate
Summer Activities: Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program
Essays: All were pretty solid I think? Wrote about how much I suck at driving for the common app, then talked about Machiavelli for one essay and how the word “can’t” represents a challenge for the other
Teacher Recommendation: Should have been stellar, both love me
Counselor Rec: Probably a solid generic counselor rec
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small parochial
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Don’t worry about it
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada

Reflection

Strengths: SAT I, GPA, leadership, interest in computer science
Weaknesses: Out of state, no hooks, weak math II
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Princeton SCEA

General Comments: I AM SO HAPPY I CAN’T BELIEVE IT! I look forward to seeing all those accepted soon!

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Decision: Accepted School of Engineering

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): R: 620 M: 670 W: 640 (1930 Total)
ACT: Didn’t Take
SAT II: Didn’t Take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/50 Highschool, Top 5% Community College
AP (place score in parenthesis): Private School
IB (place score in parenthesis): ^^^
Senior Year Course Load: All college courses:
Calculus 3, Statics, C++, French 1 & 2, Engineering Economy, etc.

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Latin Club President, 50 Solo Flight Hours
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Private Pilot
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: Lots, mainly summer stuff
Summer Activities: Volunteering, Rock Climbing, Travelling
Essays: Very Strong. Wrote about being a pilot, what I liked about engineering, how my French girlfriend opened my eyes to language.
Teacher Recommendation: Professor of Engineering UVA Alum. Great Letter from my Calc 1 & 2 Prof.
Counselor Rec: Great, friends with guys from Jeff. Scholarship
Additional Rec:
Interview: Didn’t have one, but about to have one for Jeff Scholarship (Made first cut)

State (if domestic applicant): Instate
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private arts school but all at Community College Junior and Senior years
Ethnicity: Fraternity White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Combined Parents $150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, Courses, lots of STEM extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Testing, SATs, no relationship to college
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and Letters of Rec.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Stanford, still waiting on VCU

General Comments: WAHOOWA!! I hope to see you guys there!!! Good luck! You guys are all spectacular. Just being on this website shows your enthusiasm and appreciation of education and the American college system. Where you will go is where you are meant to be. Remember, undergrad isn’t even that important anyways! Go somewhere that is happy to have you… Because you are spectacular! I love you all!

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Decision: Accepted
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1890 (CR: 660, M:600, W: 630)
ACT: Did not take
SAT II: Literature: 580, Math: 570, BioE: 560
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/147
AP (place score in parenthesis): none, took many duel-enrollment courses though
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus I DE, Brit Lit I/II DE, Psychology DE, Biology DE, Creative Writing DE, Political Science DE, Research Applications DE (all classes were taken through Governor’s School)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no really major awards, I won a regional essay contest though
Subjective:…

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Governor’s School Student Council (President), Future Business Leaders of America (VP), Research Group (Leader), Student Computer Technician, Varsity Baseball
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at a hospital, various smaller services
Summer Activities: nothing other than volunteering
Essays: great I believe
Teacher Recommendation: excellent
Counselor Rec: standard I’m guessing
Additional Rec: excellent
Interview: didn’t have one

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: public, small-medium
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Less than 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): maybe the area I’m from?

Reflection

Strengths: Perfect grades, extracurriculars, essays, teacher recs.
Weaknesses: SAT scores, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know but I’m really happy!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Duke

General Comments:
I was really bummed after getting deferred from my number one, Duke, like the above applicant. Super happy to have this chance!!

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Decision: Deferred - School of Arts and Sciences

Prospective Major: Psychology

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 CR 690 M 780 W)
ACT: 34 (34E 33M 35R 32S Essay:10)
SAT II: Biology E: 740 US History: 800 Literature: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 UW/4.46 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang Comp: 5, APUSH: 5, Psychology: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, CP Calculus, AP Spanish, AP Lit, Honors Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Creative Writing, AP Enviro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ranked in top 20 in nation for marching band

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching Band (Color Guard): Many regional level awards, top 20 in nation and winner of Esprit de Corps award
Fencing (4 years)
Gymnastics (3 years)
Stage Crew (4 years) - co-head of lighting
Fencing Club (3 years) (Treasurer and Founding Member)
Ski Club (4 years)
Peer Mediation (4 years)
some other misc. stuff
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 100-120 hours over the last three summers at a horseback riding camp for children with disabilities
Summer Activities: College class in ASL at Rutgers, Volunteering
Essays: I picked the flash seminar essay, and chose to make my flash seminar about affirmative action at the Kamehemeha Schools in Hawaii. I thought it was a cool topic, and I never asserted my opinion one way or the other, but said that it was important to take everything into account, and everyone I showed it to liked it. Also sent it to Pomona and Emory, so um, yeah, kinda nervous about that now… 8?/10
Work that has challenged you essay - I picked the Milgram obedience experiment and wrote about how it influenced my perception of people and taught me about how even the illusion of power is enough to make people listen to you. A little dark, but I felt that the prompt warranted it. 7/10
Common App Essay: About challenging people’s beliefs by being physically strong. It focused on my ability to do a lot of push-ups even though I’m a petite, nerdy girl. It was kind of humorous, and I spent a long time on it. Everyone who read it liked it. 9/10
Teacher Recommendation: Not sure. I picked this teacher because he saw me help out other students in his class, but it’s impossible for me to say if he wrote a lot about that in his rec.

Counselor Rec: She likes me, but it was probably kind of bland. She has 239 other kids to worry about.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NJ (OOS)
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Very large public
Ethnicity: White, but chose not to respond
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >250k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wish

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores (except SAT Math), marching band awards, maybe essays?
Weaknesses: Not a resident of VA, course load rigor could be better, only one substantial EC
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Mostly because I’m OOS. I also think that my ECs probably didn’t set me apart, so my app kind of blended in with the pack.

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers and the University of Alabama

General Comments:
Kind of mixed feelings. UVa wasn’t my top choice, so I’m not overly crushed that I didn’t get in, although I’m certainly disappointed. Still a chance in RD, so it’s not all bad. Mostly, I’m just bummed because I know that it’s going to make things that much more tense in March, and the wait is going to seem even more painful. Congratulations to everyone who got in, UVa is a fantastic school, and I’m sure you will go on to do amazing things, no matter where you end up. For everyone who got deferred/rejected, I’m sure you will go on to do amazing things, no matter where you end up.

Peace out. Hasta March, CC.

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Decision: Accepted (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

Objective:
SAT I:

  • Critical Reading: 750
  • Mathematics: 800
  • Critical Writing: 780
  • Essay: 8
  • Composite: 2330
    ACT:
  • English: 35
  • English (with Essay): 31
  • Mathematics: 35
  • Reading: 35
  • Science: 34
  • Essay: 8
  • Composite: 35
    SAT II:
  • Biology Ecological: 770
  • Chemistry: 800
  • Mathematics Level 1: 800
  • Mathematics Level 2: 800
    Unweighted GPA: 3.97
    Rank: 4/736
    AP Exams:
  • Biology: 5
  • Chemistry: 4
  • English Language & Composition: 4
  • Statistics: 5
  • United States History: 4
  • World History: 3
    Senior Year Schedule:
  • AP English Literature & Composition
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Physics 1
  • AP Physics 2
  • AP United States Government & Politics
  • AP Microeconomics/AP Macroeconomics

Subjective:
Community Service/Extracurricular Activities:

  • [SUMMER ACTIVITY] Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Store Assistant)
  • Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) [Treasurer]
  • National Honor Society (Historian)
  • All-District Chorus (Baritone Singer)
  • All-County Chorus (Baritone Singer)
  • National Beta Club (Student Volunteer)
  • Adopt-A-Teacher (Teacher Assistant)
  • Chess Club (Competitive Player)
    Essays Rating: Fantastic.

    Teacher Recommendations: Fantastic.
    Counselor Rececommendation: Fantastic.

Other
State: Virginia
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): (I didn’t submit my SAT) 1780/Math: 540, CR: 600, Writing: 640
ACT: 28
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (4.07 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/226
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Government, Orchestra, College Composition II, Bio II/Anatomy and Physiology, Driver Education, Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NAACP ACT-SO Academic Achievement (3 years)
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, National Spanish Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society, Orchestra
Job/Work Experience: I’ve been working at a frozen yogurt shop since last summer
Volunteer/Community service: I’ve done some stuff in Girl Scouts over the last 12 years, but not that much
Summer Activities: Governor’s School Foreign Language Academy, NAACP ACT-SO National Competition (3 years)
Essays:I didn’t think they were too good, honestly. I wrote about going to governor’s school for the personal essay, theatre/orchestra for the additional information section, going to the NAACP competitions, and about creativity for the supplements
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully good!
Counselor Rec: ^
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$21k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Low income, maybe? Not much else, really.

Reflection

Strengths: I guess I’m in a lot of organizations in my school and participate a lot in the fine arts
Weaknesses: I had very few volunteer hours
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not even sure, honestly, I was expecting a rejection!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GMU

General Comments:

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Decision: DEFERRED :frowning:

Applied to which school/college: ARTS & SCIENCES

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 680 Math. 660 Reading.
730 Writing
ACT: 31. English:33 Math: 28 Reading:34 Science:28 Writing:8
SAT II: US History: 730 Spanish Language: 640 (haven’t taken AP yet)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t know. weighted is 4.04/5.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/300
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5) US History (5) English Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, some smaller school awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of 3 large clubs, school freshman mentor
Job/Work Experience: 2 part time jobs year round since sophomore year
Volunteer/Community service: Religious Ed teacher, taught English in South America, Volunteered at Hospital
Summer Activities: Went to South American country to teach English for a few weeks. Attended UVA Leadership on the Lawn Program.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7. Wrote about one of my favorite non fiction books and my other essay was about one of my quirks. May not have shown off my writing skills a ton but was very personal and honest.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10. Both of my teachers I consider personal friends. They know me really well and want me to excel.

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10
Counselor Rec: Don’t know him too well but my curriculum is strong so I’m assuming good.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA (IN-STATE)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Instate. Was accepted and attended their summer leadership program run by their Department of Student affairs.

Strengths: Instate, Not from Northern VA, from Southern Region where not as many students come from. Had scores on target and am in top 10% of my class.
Weaknesses: Scores a bit low as well as GPA. I got a C in one class and re-took it. Have 3 B’s on my transcript as well. Also, go to a very competitive school.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Really upset. Considering I’m instate, have all the scores, Top 10%, lots of leadership.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at University of Michigan.

General Comments: Really thought I would be accepted. All my teachers told me that I would easily get in and this school was a perfect fit for me.

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Decision: Accepted College of Arts and Sciences

SAT I (breakdown): M: 770 CR: 740 W: 740
ACT: 33
SAT II: Lit: 750 U.S. History: 710 Math Level II: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ehhh, like top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): I have 3 5’s, 2 4’s, and 2 3’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: About 4 AP’s, 1 Honors Language, and choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, Le Grand Concurs, NHS, state awards for speech and debate

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate for 4 years. Student Council for 3 years. Set up own tutoring program, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Worked as a receptionist and then worked as a sales associate at Journeys Kidz.
Volunteer/Community service: Tons, I did set up the volunteering tutoring program and I tutor for free.
Summer Activities: Working…I ain’t got tons of money
Essays: I wrote an essay about Forrest Gump and how much I love him as one of my quirks :slight_smile: The other was about Leonid Afremov…I love the man, he is a sheer genius in the world of art. Also my Common App was about my parent’s divorce and how I fell into depression.
Teacher Recommendation: I have no idea but I guess they were good. I develop really close relationships with my teachers so I’m hoping!
Counselor Rec: Have no idea!
Additional Rec: From my speech and debate coach, we are super duper tight so I’m sure it was good.
Interview: …didn’t have one. Funny thing though was that at my Harvard interview, the guy who interviewed me said that I should apply to University of Virginia, so I did on a whim since my major is Foreign Affairs.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant): USA!
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <30000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM!

Reflection

Strengths: I have no idea
Weaknesses: GPA man…damn GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: What! How am I suppose to know! I applied here purely on a whim, finished my essays seconds before the deadline was due and somehow, by the grace of God, I got in!!! I am speechless and so excited because I have fallen in love with this school and I am just tickled pink!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State (Accepted), University of Vermont (Accepted, Harvard University (Deferred)

General Comments: I’m really proud, not of myself but of everyone who applied. Everyone was so qualified and I have no idea how I was able to pull it off. My grandfather started purely from nothing and for him to see me go to a highly ranked university…I did it for him and me. I hope you all know how incredibly special you all are and how I know that you guys are all going to find the university where you will be happy at. :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR / 770 M / 750 W
ACT: Didn’t take.
SAT II: 800 Math II / 760 Math I / 720 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/247
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 - BC Calculus, 5 - Literature, 5 - Statistics, 5 - US History, 4 - Macroeconomics, 4 - World History, 3 - Chemistry, 3 - Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, DE Multivariable Calculus, AP Physics C, AP Government, AP Literature, AP Human Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Speech State Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, NMSQT Commended Student, National Speech & Debate Association Academic All-American

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Speech & Debate (Head Captain for three years)
Academic Challenge (Head Captain)
Future Public Leaders of America (Founder/President)
National Honor Society (Treasurer)
Peer Tutoring

Job/Work Experience: Grader at Kumon Learning Center
Summer Activities: Governor’s School for Humanities
Essays: Two of the three were 8.5/10, my Arts & Sciences supplement was a 7/10 (in my opinion)
Teacher Recommendation: Very good, my calculus teacher loved me.
Counselor Rec: Generic - No clue how it was.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Virginia (so obviously In-State)
School Type: Mid-sized Public in Northern Virginia
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really.

Reflection

Strengths: Course rigor (13 AP, 7 Honors classes), Extracurriculars, Test Scores
Weaknesses: GPA, because freshman year was sort of rough for me.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the adcom saw my upward trend in grades and thought that was good, plus my test scores were 75th percentile.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere, this is my first =)

General Comments: Super happy to be going to one of the best schools in the nation! Wahoowa!

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[Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 700M + 560
ACT: 29
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 / weighted 5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/223
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP classes +
IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Engineering (2) classes, AP Calc BC, Honors English, Honors Stats, AP phycology, Honors Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle scout Award, Awarded to HOBY, Academic Letters every year, National Honor Society, Student Council
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts, Venturing Crew, President of Robotics Team (on Robotics all 4 years), Intern at the County Democratic Headquarters.
Job/Work Experience: Work at Supermarket for past year
Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours volunteering at Help Center
Summer Activities: Intern at Democratic Headquarters
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: 2 really strong recommendations (didn’t see them)
Counselor Rec: Good (didn’t see it)
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): N.C.
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet school
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Think SAT was a little low.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at: Ohio State, N.C. State, App State and waiting for UNC Chapel Hill and University of Maryland. UNC #1 choice.

General Comments: Good luck to all the people who got in!

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“Deferred from Ivy League school, rejected by UVa? The bias against out-of-state applicants is unreal.”

Most Ivy and similar top schools seem to use Deferral from EA/ED as a “soft” rejection.

The proportions of the class being In State or Out Of State are set by law, and have not changed. So if anything is unreal, it is the competition for the OOS seats. As it happens UVA is made up of a much larger portion of OOS students than its peers (UCLA, Berkeley, UNC, etc.).

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DECISION: ACCEPTED-COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Objective:

SAT I: Math:460 W:470 R:440
ACT: 22
SAT II: M1:460; Sci:550
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank:33/385(10%)
Senior Year Course Load: DE/AP: Pre-Calc, Government, English, Spanish 4, Anatomy and Physiology, CIS,
Major Awards: Church related, Boys State Chorus(I don’t know if that counts lol) Marshall Swanson Citizenship Award
Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Track and Field(Member for 3, Leader senior year); Cross Country(Senior year member); Piano by ear(learning); Assistant Superintendent of Sunday School; Church Choir; School Choir; National Honor’s Society; FBLA; Public Speaking(in my church
Job/Work Experience: No job yet, but I have done volunteer work
Volunteer/Community service: Food Bank Ministry; Hospital Junior Volunteer
Summer Activities: Boy’s State, Junior Volunteer, Public speaking and Piano (both year-round)
Essays: Favorite Word essay(7, lacked a few key pieces), College of Arts and Sciences essay(8.5), Common App (9)
Teacher Recommendation: They must have been pretty good (lol)
Counselor Rec:Good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: None

Other

State:Va
School Type: Public High School
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Instate

Reflection

Strengths: Definitely my essays, extracurricular activities, Gpa, and rank
Weaknesses: Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: To be honest, by the grace of God. I think I may have been accepted because of my academics.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to JMU. Denied: Duke

General comments: Blessed that I received admission to UVA. I hope to meet all of you in the future. This is literally the happiest day of my week lol. I cried tears of joy when I was accepted.
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