UVA EA Results/Decision Thread Class of 2022

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550 (750 RW, 800 Math)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 US History, 680 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- Calc BC, 5- AB Subscore, 5- US History, 4- World History, 4- Physics 1, 4- Physics C: Mechanics
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Physics 2, AP Literature, AP Microeconomics, AP Gov, AP Statistics, and boys tennis.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commendation. AP Scholar with Distinction. Boys State First Alternate. State Seal of Biliteracy. Some minor school awards (e.g., honor roll, scholar athlete, etc.).

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Founder of a school-run invention competition, Varsity tennis player, member of my temple, and member of Physics Bowl and Physics Olympiad.
Job/Work Experience: Intern for an investment banking firm.
Volunteer/Community service: Founder and President for a club, Secretary for two other clubs (including Red Cross Club), coach special needs children in tennis, and teacher assistant at my temple.
Summer Activities: Volunteer assistant at USTA junior novice tournament.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.5. I believe that the difference between me and other qualified applicants who were rejected are my essays.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9. Calc BC and Pre-Calc Honors teacher. Most challenging courses at my school but I excelled in them.
Teacher Rec #2: 9.5. APUSH teacher. I had a great connection with him and he is also friendly with my family.
Counselor Rec: 9.5. My counselor gave only me an award out of over 100 of his students.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but won’t receive anything.
Intended Major: College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
State (if domestic applicant): OOS (CA)
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Large Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): None! Just your standard white, OOS male with no legacy status.

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, SAT, community service, and essays.
Weaknesses: No substantial awards.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because my essays set me apart from other great, OOS applicants.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Michigan. Rejected from the University of Pennsylvania.

General Comments: GPA and SAT are only half the battle. Work hard on those essays! They matter!!

42

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1440
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: did not take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.4 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Human Geography (5), APUSH (5), AP Latin (3), AP Languge and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Literature, AP Calculus, AP Comparative Gov, programming, advanced fitness
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar with Distinction, Governors School Award Recipient, 6x National Latin Exam Medalist, Regional Science Fair Silver Medalist, NHS, Latin Honor Society, Math Honor Society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Sports: Tri varsity athlete since 9th grade, Track and cross country (team captain), state champion in soccer, national qualifier in super Y soccer league (team captain), First Team All Conference, Region, and State Selection in both Track and Cross Country
Other: youth group leader and assistant minister,
Founded club to fundraise for underprivileged girls as part of UN that has lasted since 7th grade
(Raised over $3,000 collectively)

Job/Work Experience: soccer ref
Volunteer/Community service: mentioned above through church youth group and as assistant minister, club founder, math tutor at school, consistent soup kitchen work
Summer Activities: Governors school, vacation bible school group leader and coordinator, etc
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, VERY eccentric and different
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10 very good
Teacher Rec #1: AP Lang teacher who gave me Department Award:10/10
Teacher Rec #2:math teacher of 2 years who knows me very well: 9.5/10
Counselor Rec: very good, emphasized on student-athlete time management:10/10
Additional Rec:
Interview:no interview

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:yes in state
Intended Major:English
State (if domestic applicant):in state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:big
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:female
Income Bracket:not gonna get it
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.):n/a

Reflection

Strengths:extracurriculars, especially athletics, community service, GPA, ESSAYS, recs, well rounded applicant
Weaknesses: SAT and no SAT Subject Tests
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:showed myself as a well-rounded person who is persistent
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: brown, Cornell, Duke, Hopkins to come
General Comments:

43

Decision: ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #2
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP’s all 4’s and 5’s AP scholar
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s and an independent study
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Column Writer Award, National Honor Society, UVA Book Award 2017, Student of Character Award for High School

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Worked 10 hours a wekk
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Spent the summer in Greece excavating ruins.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Strong
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Strong

Teacher Rec #1: Strong
Teacher Rec #2:Strong
Counselor Rec: Strong
Additional Rec:
Interview: Did interview

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes don’t think will get any
Intended Major: Communication, French and Science
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private College Prep
Ethnicity: Native American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000 plus
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): URM- Native American, lived in South Africa

Reflection

Strengths: Very interesting story,
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Defferred from Princeton, waiting on UNC, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell.

General Comments:

44

Decision: ACCEPTED!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (790-M, 750-CRW)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 790 Chem, 770 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/683
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Chem (5), AP Physics I (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Lang (4), AP Seminar (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Taking AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Research, AP Biology, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (editor), Math Honor Society (Secretary), Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Academic Bowl, Inspire Virginia (Founder), Varsity Track and XC
Job/Work Experience: 6 months working at a cafe, about 20 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: Church Volunteer, DCON for Key Club, other various activities
Summer Activities: Summer Gov School, Boy’s State, Law Camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App Essay (8/10) I talked about how I stopped running track and playing piano in order to pursue my passions of chemistry. UVA Supps (8/10) Talked about textbooks and Emily Dickinson
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: AP Physics I (7/10) He liked me a lot and I was at the top of our class, but he is a fairly boring person.
Teacher Rec #2: AP Lang (8/10) We had the same favorite book that we always talked about, and I was very engaged in class.
Counselor Rec: (9/10) Even at a big school I connected well with my counselor-- I visited her a lot and she loved me.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry/ Math
State (if domestic applicant): In State
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): None really

Reflection

Strengths: Test, GPA
Weaknesses:Basic extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my scores, gpa, and well written essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted VCU, awaiting UChicago, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, George Washington

General Comments: Congrats to all the new Hoos!! So excited to meet you all, and good luck to all the deferrals, you’ll end up in a great place!

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Decision: ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (710M/760CRW)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 710 Lit, 740 U.S. History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.975
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/685
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP U.S. History (5), AP Lang (5), AP Seminar (4), AP Chemistry (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP U.S. Gov, AP Research, AP Stats, AP Econ, AP French, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Academic Letter Award, NCYL Youth Salute

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Key Club (President)
-SCA Delegate
-National French Honor Society (President)
-National Honor Society
-Orchestra
-Yearbook/Photography

Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Teacher’s Assistant at Summer School
Volunteer/Community service: Women/Children Shelter Volunteer, Approx. 200 hours at various activities with Key Club
Summer Activities: VA Girl’s State, Governor’s School for the Humanities, Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Common App (7/10): Wrote about love for music and my experiences participating in orchestra, well written and creative but no unique pull
-Supplements (9/10): Wrote about my quirks and favorite book, very creative and out of the box, well written and heavily edited

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
-Teacher Rec #1: Pre-AP English 10 teacher and Key Club sponsor, cannot numerically rate my recs as I never read them myself but I am somewhat certain that this teacher gave me a very thoughtful, positive review. Chose this teacher more because of my involvement with her in extracurriculars rather than recent academics.
-Teacher Rec #2: AP French/Pre-AP French 4/Advanced French 2 teacher, I also believe that this teacher gave me a positive review and spoke extensively on my long-term academic performance and aptitude for languages, as I have had her for almost every year of high school, she is also the sponsor for French Honor Society
-Counselor Rec: Probably pretty positive but I have only had my counselor for one year as our school shuffles counselors around each school year.
-Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Global Studies/History/French (clearly still undecided)
State (if domestic applicant): In State
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): Double Legacy

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, Rigor of Classes, SAT, Supplemental Essays, Summer Activities (All VA related)
Weaknesses: Awards?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academic Performance, In State Status
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Boston College (Accepted EA), Villanova (Accepted EA), Georgetown (Deferred EA)

General Comments: Wahoowa! Good luck to all RD applicants and deferrals! :slight_smile:

46

Decision: Deferred

Objective: Foreign Affairs major at the College of Arts and Sciences
SAT I (breakdown): 1550, 770 Reading and 780 Math
SAT II: 790 History and 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile (Top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (5), AP Lang (5), APUSH (5), AP US Gov (5), Calc AB Subscore (4), Calc BC (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Human Geography, AP Lit, AP Comp Gov, AP Computer Science, Gender Studies (dual enrollment, semester course), Intro to Creative Nonfiction Writing (dual enrollment, semester course), Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Many, many writing awards. Two national, one international, two local, and one regional.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): For privacy reasons, I won’t say too much, but I was accepted into my state’s equivalent of Governor’s Schools (except it is much more prestigious), am President of all three clubs I am in, one of which is nationally ranked. Am very accomplished in band.
Summer Activities: Free academic summer program mentioned above, Study Abroad program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought these were my best essays, hands down. One of them was a little risky, guess they didn’t like it.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably really good. I waived my rights.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Foreign Affairs
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Medium Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): N/A

Reflection:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I am SHOCKED that I was deferred. My application was very, very strong and my essays were quirky and representative of me and the things that I love. My test scores and GPA are way above the average. I thought that this was a definite for me, and very, very confused as to why it’s not. I’m expecting to get in RD.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Yale (deferred), UofSC Honors College with prestigious scholarship (Accepted), Miami University with full tuition scholarship (Accepted), Rutgers waiting to hear about Honors College and merit (Accepted)

General Comments: Don’t make assumptions! I was brilliantly disappointed and am now freaking out about the rest of my applications. Apparently, it’s not enough to be the perfect applicant :slight_smile:

47

Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t report
ACT (breakdown): 35 C, 35 M, 35 E, 35 S, 36 R
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20 out of 500
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP US Gov, AP Art History, AP Enviro, others required for grad
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mississippi Star Student

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder of Meals on Wheels-Lee County, Bridge Building (President), FBLA (VP), NHS, Key Club, FUMC Youth (Chairman), Eagle Scout
Job/Work Experience: Part-time since 10th grade
Volunteer/Community service: Lots and lots.
Summer Activities: Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 - I was super confident in my essays. I focused on academics, thinking that UVa wouldn’t care much about my personal life, they wanted driven, academically minded students
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10 - AP Cal teacher who I had for all 4 years of high school
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 - AP US History teacher with whom I have a personal relationship
Counselor Rec: 10/10 - My counselor and I are very close
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Applied with School of Commerce as major, even though can’t really apply until I get there
State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, largest in MS, underperforming
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, Essays, ECs
Weaknesses: Lack of AP tests, lower class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not really sure, think I got really lucky
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Have been accepted to Mississippi State, Tennessee, and UNLV, got deferred at Southern Cal, and got rejected from Vanderbilt

General Comments: wahoowa

48

Decision: Accepted!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35C, 35M, 35S, 34R, 35W
SAT II: 800 Chinese, 800 Math II, 760 Chem, 710 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/317
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC(5), APHUG(5), AP Chinese (5), AP Chem (3), AP Physics 1/2(both 4s), APUSH(4), AP Lang (3), Comp Sci A(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP US Gov, AP Lit, AP Stat, Discrete Structures of Comp Sci, Intro to the Human body (both W&M courses), AP Spanish, Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME qualification 2017, National Merit commended

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (co-captain, co-founder), local symphony principal cello and student ambassador, Varsity tennis (4 years), Varsity swim (1 year), Varsity Scholastic Bowl (3 years, Captain), VA Boys State attendee 2017, Undergrad research with professor at W&M, NHS member, Mu Alpha Theta officer, Rho Kappa committee leader
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Key club, hospital volunteer, Mathcounts assistant coach for 4 years
Summer Activities:
2016: VA Governor’s Spanish Academy
2017: VA Boys State attendee, Wolfram Summer Camp-went with a $2000 grant from Mu Alpha Theta

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, wasn’t the best
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10-chem teacher loved me and I was her TA this year, also sponsor for Science Olympiad
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10-Math teacher and Mu Alpha Theta Sponsor, also sponsor for Scholastic Bowl team
Counselor Rec: 9/10- Counselor loves me and we know each other very well, was my counselor past 3 years
Additional Rec:
Interview: No interview

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YEs
Intended Major: Comp Sci/Physics
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100k-$125k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars, many college classes
Weaknesses: Essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In state student, top of my class, strong academics and extracurriculars in my intended major
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted!!

49

Decision: Accepted!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35C, 35M, 35S, 34R, 35W
SAT II: 800 Chinese, 800 Math II, 760 Chem, 710 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/317
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC(5), APHUG(5), AP Chinese (5), AP Chem (3), AP Physics 1/2(both 4s), APUSH(4), AP Lang (3), Comp Sci A(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP US Gov, AP Lit, AP Stat, Discrete Structures of Comp Sci, Intro to the Human body (both W&M courses), AP Spanish, Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME qualification 2017, National Merit commended

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (co-captain, co-founder), local symphony principal cello and student ambassador, Varsity tennis (4 years), Varsity swim (1 year), Varsity Scholastic Bowl (3 years, Captain), VA Boys State attendee 2017, Undergrad research with professor at W&M, NHS member, Mu Alpha Theta officer, Rho Kappa committee leader
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Key club, hospital volunteer, Mathcounts assistant coach for 4 years
Summer Activities:
2016: VA Governor’s Spanish Academy
2017: VA Boys State, Wolfram Summer Camp-went with a $2000 grant from Mu Alpha Theta

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, wasn’t the best
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10-chem teacher loved me and I was her TA this year
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10-Math teacher and Mu Alpha Theta Sponsor, also sponsor for Scholastic Bowl team
Counselor Rec:9/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: No interview

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YEs
Intended Major: Comp Sci/ Physics
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100k-$125k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars, many college classes
Weaknesses: Essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In state student, top of my class, strong academics and extracurriculars in my intended major
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UPenn rejected ED, UChicago and Georgia Tech deferred

General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted!!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 Math, 700 Reading/Writing
ACT (breakdown): 33 (sorry forget the details)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): our school doesn’t do unweighted, 4.47
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):30/639
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send them in
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP: Bio, Comp Sci, Pysch, Econ, Stats, Literature
Honors: O Chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Sergeant at Arms, Head of Service Committee, Treasurer) Class Council (Treasurer) Key Club, HOSA, NHS, dancer
Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at AE over the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Have led many service projects at my school and volunteer every week at my local hospital. I also do a lot of service through our Key Club and NHS
Summer Activities: summer dance intensives all over the country
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app: 8, about my unique name and how’s it’s affected me through life, also mentioned a big failure in my life and how I changed.
supp#1: 8 I talked about my struggles in physics and how it was my first hard class. Showed work ethic and perspective.
supp#2: 9 talked about my quirk as an extroverted introvert and how society is so biased against introverts. thought it was pretty unique and well written
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7, pretty regular

Teacher Rec #1:My AP Physics 1&2 teacher. He saw me struggle a lot and work hard for my A. Other than that a pretty regular relationship.
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: Standard letter for all students basically
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Bio (Pre Dental track)
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): my brother attends UVA currently

Reflection

Strengths: Scores, extracurriculars (the service part), and essays
Weaknesses: letters
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I stacked up pretty average against everyone else, but my brother connection just pushed me over.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pitt (GAP dental) and Case

General Comments: This was the only school I applied to early but not sure if I’ll commit since out of state is so expensive and UVA is pretty stingy with FA (per experience) hoped this helped!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1560 (800 math, 760 R/W), 20 overall essay score (took this in one sitting and didn’t bother to try and improve)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 690 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/469 (although I’m technically tied w/ 17 other people or something like that bc my school doesn’t weight GPAs)
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), World History (5), US History (5), Biology (4), AP Lang (4), Chemistry (3), Physics 1 (3)
Senior Year Course Load: Band plus 5 more AP courses
Number of other EA applicants in your school: IDK, but I’d guess probably 0.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, some awards from my high school/college for maintaining a high GPA

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Wind Ensemble (9-12) – section leader, 1st-3rd chair consistently (my school does seating placement a bit differently), received top award from regional contest
Marching/Pep Band (10-12)
Math Club (11-12) – VP both years
Piano Lessons – since 4th grade
I also do a lot of editing for people both on school essays and fictional stories they’ve written, so I included that as well.
I also included in this app that I spent a ton of time reading, lol

Job/Work Experience:
I’ve worked for my grandma’s business since I was 13, but it’s run out of my house so I can basically work whenever I want to, which is nice.

Volunteer/Community Service:
Nothing concrete; as I mentioned above I do editing for people, and I also help as a math tutor on occasion. I wish I’d have done more bc I truly love volunteering, I often get really hyper-focused on school though and stress about everything, so that was put to the side for me.

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: CA essay wasn’t spectacular in my eyes (and I didn’t have anyone look at it so I have no idea how good it was), but I think it gave some insight into how I think and how I’ve changed throughout the last few years. The supplements were the first I ever wrote, so while I think my ideas for them were good, I didn’t understand until later what the problems with them were (namely, showing some interest in UVA or showing why I’m a good fit specifically for UVA). 7/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: Calc AB teacher from 10th grade. Didn’t know me very well but could speak to my dedication to math. He’s an experienced teacher so I feel like his LOR was probably really well done 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: German teacher I’ve had for 4 years now. Knows me the best of all my teachers, and I think he could speak to my character well 9/10
Counselor Rec: Only met her a few times since she became my counselor this year, but she seemed to like me, so it was probably pretty good 7/10

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided
Date Submitted App: Nov 1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: WA State
School Type: public, used to be grades 10-12 but changed this year to 9-12
Took Calc II and III junior year at the local community college too
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: 100-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, SAT, LORs
Weaknesses: ECs, leadership

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly have no idea. I’m OOS, so it was already unlikely I’d get in, plus my ECs are lacking. I was honest on my app though, and I am dedicated to the things I love, so I think that was pretty clear, especially since my supplementals really focused on band and math, two of the things I’m really into. I also have pretty good stats, so that didn’t hurt.

What would you have done differently?: I would have written my supplemental essays differently, and maybe shown some more leadership if I wasn’t such a recluse, but overall I’m pretty happy.

Where else did you apply?
Northeastern – accepted
Waiting on Brown, Cornell, UPenn, Smith, Boston College, Fordham, UPitt, UW

**Other Factors: **

General Comments & Advice:
Just be yourself honestly. I didn’t expect to get in, but I was real on my app and I think that was helpful. I haven’t done anything super crazy with my life so far, but I didn’t try to paint myself as if I had.

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Decision: Accepted!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (RW 750 M 710)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/~300
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (4) World History (5) AP Physics I (4) Calc BC (3) Calc AB subscore (4) Bio (5) Macroecon (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Bio (5)
Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL English Lit, HL History of the Americas, TOK, EE/CAS, SL Physics/AP Physics II, AP Gov, SL French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, IB Diploma Canidate

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Horseback riding- since elementary school, compete locally/state level
Church youth group (leadership team)
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer weekly with kids with disabilities
Summer Activities:
Helped fix houses for those in need
Went to an academic camp to study biology
Conducted research in the lab at a local university for my EE
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App was 8/10, good and showed my personality, but it was written more like a short story which could go either way. Supplements were 7-8/10, showed my weird passion for bio.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Probably ranging from 7-9/10, submitted 3 teacher ones plus counselor. Best probably are bio teacher who saw my preservence to get in a lab and counselor who knew how hard I worked to keep up with academics while struggling with some personal stuff.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, just in case, but knew I wasn’t getting
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): SC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not getting any need aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): dad did medical residency at UVA

Reflection

Strengths: IB, demonstrated interest in biology
Weaknesses: some AP scores, didn’t get national merit
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong academics and good extracurricular
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Furman, Clemson (still waiting on honors), and College of Charleston Honors

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Decision - Accepted!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 31 composite (35 writing, 32 reading, 31 math, 26 science)
SAT II: Did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Either first or second
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem, AP US History, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature, and AP Art History (did not send any scores)
Senior Year Course Load: Creative Woodworking, APES, AP Lit, French 4, AP Calc BC, AP Art History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Woodworking - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Gold Key Senior Portfolio, Gold Key individual work

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity cross country (2-time captain, New England team champions), varsity nordic skiing (state runner up), varsity track, varsity lacrosse; theatre (major roles); Model UN; Symphony Orchestra at a local college; violist in school’s chamber ensemble; Poetry Out Loud (2-time school champion); GSTA president and founder; private lessons in viola from one of the premier teachers in the state
Job/Work Experience: Worked over the summer at my father’s office
Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital volunteer over the summer
Summer Activities: NOLS and Outward Bound courses; competitive hiking program in Maine; AFS French Immersion exchange in Montreal
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 10/10, about how I am a third generation woodworker and working with my grandfather in his
furniture making studio
UVA Arts/Sciences Supp (on an inspiring piece of literature): 11/10, wrote about a poem my mother used to read to
me as a child and how I recently found it when searching for Poetry Out Loud poems
UVA Beta bridge supp: 11/10, wrote about a piece I recently heard on This American Life (radio show) and how it
resonated with me.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 Foreign language teacher from one year. He has a great reputation for writing recommendations, and I am sure it was positive.
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10 Math teacher for the past two years. We have a great relationship and I cannot imagine it was anything but wonderful.
Counselor Rec: 10/10, she was very excited to write it!
Additional Rec: n/a for uva
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): Maine
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: Solid transcript, woodworking (slideroom portfolio), supplements
Weaknesses: Test scores, really bad at basketball
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m really floored by my acceptance, especially because of my test scores and the stats that I have seen from the other OOS applicants for EA.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVM, deferred from Brown

General Comments: go hoos!

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ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1520 (Math 800, Reading 720, Essay 19)
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): World History 760, Math II 720
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:4.00, 4.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/301
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5 on US Gov, Calc, Comparative Gov, Pysch, English 4 on WHAP
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5 that I know of
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, a lot of music awards for oboe and piano, NHD 2nd place, Scholar Athlete many times, some french award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track, Mock Trial (Team Captain), a lot of service clubs, literally every single honor society, all-state band and orchestra, math team, science olympiad, student government executive board
Job/Work Experience: Interned at Georgetown
Volunteer/Community Service: various community initiatives
Summer Experience: worked
Teacher Recommendation #1: idk
Teacher Recommendation #2: idk
Counselor Rec: generic idk
Additional Info/Rec:

CommonApp Essay: wrote about cooking with my mom

Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/16
U.S. State/Territory or Country: east coast
School Type: smallish public
Ethnicity: asian lmao
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: less than 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope

Reflection
Strengths: well rounded
Weaknesses: too well rounded
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UMD Honors, UNC. Deferred Upenn, UChicago.
What would you have done differently?:

Other Factors:

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ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1520 (Math 800, Reading 720, Essay 19)
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): World History 760, Math II 720
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:4.00, 4.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/301
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5 on US Gov, Calc, Comparative Gov, Pysch, English 4 on WHAP
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5 that I know of
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, a lot of music awards for oboe and piano, NHD 2nd place, Scholar Athlete many times, some french award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track, Mock Trial (Team Captain), a lot of service clubs, literally every single honor society, all-state band and orchestra, math team, science olympiad, student government executive board
Job/Work Experience: Interned at Georgetown
Volunteer/Community Service: various community initiatives
Summer Experience: worked
Teacher Recommendation #1: idk
Teacher Recommendation #2: idk
Counselor Rec: generic idk
Additional Info/Rec:

CommonApp Essay: wrote about cooking with my mom

Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/16
U.S. State/Territory or Country: east coast
School Type: smallish public
Ethnicity: asian lmao
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: less than 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope

Reflection
Strengths: well rounded
Weaknesses: too well rounded
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UMD Honors, UNC. Deferred Upenn, UChicago.
What would you have done differently?:

Other Factors:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520 / 760 each
ACT (breakdown): 34 (36 Reading 35 writing 35 science 30 Math oops)
SAT II: 800 Chinese 750 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 ??
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 4 Lang 5 Macro/Micro 5 Chinese 5 APUSH 5 APWH 5 AP Psych 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: English 12 HN / AP Chem / AP BC Calc / AP Spanish / AP GOV / AP Stat /Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT Commended Scholar, Science Olympiad awards, and a volunteer award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scioly captain, president/VP of some honor societies, UNICEF president, “President” of two volunteer tutoring programs
Job/Work Experience: worked at a pool + froyo shop
Volunteer/Community service: mentioned before, some tutoring jaunts
Summer Activities: VA Gov school , went on a cool road trip
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 4/10 I wrote the common app and uva supplement in 2 seconds
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 - teacher for the class subject im majoring in! she knows my interests
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 - mainly vouchers for leadership. i failed her actual class so
Counselor Rec: 9/10 I talk to him a lot and he seems to like mee
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: uhh Yeah
Intended Major: biology
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public , kinda thicc
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:
Income Bracket: i need $
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): more like ORM

Reflection

Strengths: Stats/ranking/ EC/ Instate
Weaknesses: really subpar writing supplements
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Instate and high-ish stats
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

So thankful to be accepted! ^^

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1580 (780 CR, 800 M)
ACT (breakdown): 36 C, 11/12 Writing
SAT II: 780 Math II, 800 Chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school does not provide UW but my estimate is 3.75ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), Psychology (5), US History (5), Chinese (5)
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Presidential Scholar nominee

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Very strong music ECs/accolades, the usual honor societies, a sport, etc.
Volunteer/Community service: Created a music program for refugees.
Summer Activities: Taught a class at a STEM camp with my friend.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: AB Calculus teacher, no clue but probably good hehe
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher, no clue but also probably good haha
Counselor Rec: No clue but most likely also probably good hoohoo

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: You betcha!
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia :stuck_out_tongue:
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: live love FAFSA!!
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): None .___.

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, ECs (vague for privacy but solid), being Virginian
Weaknesses: GPA. My freshman grades were very bad due to extenuating circumstances (which I explained in my application) but I had near-perfect grades & academic awards to corroborate them for the rest of HS … get u a girl who can do both I guess

See y’all in Cville! Hoos gonna save the bees :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1280 - 630R/650M
ACT (breakdown): 29 - 31E/28M/30R/27S
SAT II: didn’t report
GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.3 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but probably top 5-10%?
AP (place score in parenthesis): ib diploma candidate so i didn’t have room on my schedule for ap classes :’)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych SL (6), didn’t report Chem SL, TOK (S2)
Senior Year Course Load: Eng HL, Psych HL, French HL, Business SL, Math SL, History/Topics HL, Enviro SL, TOK (S1)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective: only listing the ones i reported on my app
**Extracurriculars/b:

  • Band (Section Leader, 1st Chair, 1st Soloist 10-12)
  • Lacrosse (Co-captain)
  • Track & Field (Head Manager 10-12)
  • National Honor Society (10-12)
  • French Honor Society (10-12)
  • Mu Alpha Theta (10-12)

**Job/Work Experience: **

  • Receptionist (9-12+)
    Volunteer/Community service: didn’t report bc i ran out of room and didn’t have anything consistent/significant
    Summer Activities: Marching Band, Lacrosse

**Essays (rating 1-10, details): **

  • Common App: 5/10 - it wasn’t as personal as most but it displayed extensive knowledge on social sciences and the way i view the world ig?
  • Supp #1 (what unsettled you): 8.5/10 i wrote about the netflix adaption of 13 reasons why. more personal/risky
  • Supp #2 (fav word): 9/10 pretty good, but cliche. used the word home and integrated how i wanted uva as my home?

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec: 9/10 - my french teacher. one of her fav students, had her for 3 years
Counselor Rec: never really talked to him, but he always commented on my gpa every time i saw him, so ig he thinks im a good student 6/10?

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State: Northern Virginia (in-state)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 50-75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): First-Gen College Student

Reflection:
Strengths: decent GPA, In-state, EC’s (maxed out and had more w/ decent amt of leadership)
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES, Personal Essay, no major awards, nothing super outstanding
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: in-state applicant, well-rounded maybe?, rigor/gpa
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to GMU, NVCC, and VCU. Waiting on the rest.

**General Comments: ** Everyone’s stats on here tend to be overall extremely high, regardless of whether or not they were accepted, so here’s a lower acceptance statistic for y’all w that <25 percentile test score :’)))

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Decision: Accepted (Echols)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1600 superscored
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: 740 Spanish, 750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~350
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Psych HL, IB Spanish SL, BC Calc, Physics C, TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, NSLI Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Internships (see summer), County Democrats (chair/ founder), National Democratic Org (national leadership position), Student Government (president, student congress, school system steering committee), International Nonprofit (club leader, regional board member), MUN (board member, conference secretariat position), Volleyball (varsity 2 years), Baking (not official, just fun)
Job/Work Experience: Restaurant Chain (briefly mentioned in additional info)
Volunteer/Community service: Led voter reg drives at school (11-12)
Summer Activities: Gubernatorial Internship (12), Coordinated Campaign Internship (11)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (7/10, about veganism and family)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: history teacher, didn’t read
Teacher Rec #2: psych teacher, didn’t read but apparently it’s good
Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but she loves me
Additional Rec: from a state senator, didn’t read
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Batten
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: poor public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): in-state, IB

Reflection

Strengths: in-state, scores, grades, ecs
Weaknesses: essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: in-state, scores, grades
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Columbia, Accepted to Marymount, Accepted w/ full tuition at Mary Washington, Full Tuition Finalist at Mason

General Comments:
Go hoos!

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Decision: Accepted!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
ACT (breakdown): 30 C, 26 M (lol oops), 28 S, 34 E, 36 R

SAT II: 770 US History, 690 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, 4.200 Weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not submit, but AP Micro (5), AP Macro (5), AP Lang (5), APUSH (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Human Geo , English 12 Honors, AP Spanish, Chorus, AP Environmental Science, AP Gov/Politics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor, Honor Roll, nothing major at all

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder of finance club at school, MUN officer, Every honor society ever, lots of chorus participation
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: over 100 hours of service for a multitude of organizations
Summer Activities: Volunteered at local hospital, internship at a local university, Girls State, VA Governors School
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
UVA A&S Supplement: 8- I had a cool idea for the premise of my essay and it was well written but ended up kind of cliche
The other supplement was probably a 9- it was pretty informal and funny but really showed my personality, I had a lot of fun writing it
Common App Essay: 10- I spent a lot of time on it, it was very genuine
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, My AP Lang teacher has been notorious for getting kids into their schools, and not only that we were very close and she knew me well
Teacher Rec #2: 10, was my APUSH teacher, we had a really good relationship and I was always active in the class
Counselor Rec: 7, My school is really big so I can’t imagine my counselor rec being that spectacular
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Econ???
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 30k-40k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): First Gen, In State

Reflection

Strengths: I really liked my essays, my recs were solid
Weaknesses: Definitely my scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being first gen, in state advantage, consistent grades
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVA was the only school I applied to early

General Comments: