Deferred: 1430 SAT, 101.4 GPA, 3rd in class, school doesn’t offer AP classes. Was accepted to Villanova School of Business though which is incredibly hard through early action, so it is crap shoot.
Agree re crapshoot! Congrats on ‘Nova B-School. It is one of the best.
Son accepted from California, but double legacy from law school. 3.8 unweighted; 4.43 weighted on very strong private school. 7 APs. 34 composite. Strong EC’s related to China and business. Captain of water polo team
Also out of state
Accepted, OOS Engineering; 1530 SAT; Varsity Baseball Captain; Good EC’s including internships and clubs; nominated as a candidate for the Jefferson Scholarship; Legacy; Very excited as this was my dream school!
Denied ;( OOS with 34 ACT and 5.0 W GPA (3.9 UW), four year varsity athlete, award winning writer, officer on student government, yearbook editor, fashion club president, a lot of volunteer work and working on starting a non profit… I wish I worked on my essays a bit harder but thought they were pretty good ;( starting to move on
Accepted!! OOS 3.8W GPA, 34 ACT, Lots of EC’s.
Accepted. 1580 SAT. International student with olympiad medals
We are from Mooresville!!! Congratulations. If our kiddos decide to go, we should connect.
@graciec1999 sounds like they missed a good student in not taking you. Their loss and you will find a good match.
My D was accepted. In state 1560 SAT, national and state finalist in 3 competitions. National AP Scholar and National Merit Semi Finalist. Many AP’s and great ECs. Ranked #1 in class. Congrats to those that made it in.
Accepted OOS with a 1480 SAT and 4.65 weighted GPA. Lots of ECs and good essays but nothing too notable and no hooks. Very happy and surprised.
D was denied. OOS, 4.2w, 1440 SAT, 6APs good ECs, interesting essays, very rigorous independent prep school. Tough nut to crack this year. Congrats to all who were accepted!
OOS Accepted 32 (33ss) 4.57 GPA weighted. EC’s were pretty good. I loved my supplements and essays.
FYI, the link to the Class of 2022 Facebook group was included in the “Offer” post on the blog.
http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2018/01/lets-talk-about-uva22-early-action.html
Respectfully, it’s 100% accurate that OOS legacies go into the “in state” applicant pool. The head of admissions told our alumni class that face to face - I was there and heard it in person. If you are a legacy, you go into the in-state pool. Period.
@LvMyKids2 UVA has a contact in admissions specifically for children of graduates of the business and law schools. It is best to reach out to them directly in the student’s SOPHOMORE year of high school to do a preliminary screen. If you reach out later, they will tell you “It’s too late; you should have come to us earlier”. That person’s job is to help set your child up for the best chance of admission to UVA. It’s a bonus if you are an “active” alum. We were assertive, not aggressive, and our son was admitted last night, OOS. He is a very strong student and a great person so he would have been a strong candidate anyway - but I don’t think navigating the process correctly didn’t help, either.
The “legacies are treated as in state” is no longer true. You may have heard that, but I suspect it was a few years ago. Not the case for this class.
How do you know if you’re nominated for Jefferson scholarship?
We have simply changed the language we use around legacies because so many people had a hard time understanding that their advantage is in the admission office alone. OOS legacies were never counted as a Virginia residents in our statistics and they never received the tuition benefit of Virginia residents.
Yes, legacies have a nice advantage in the admission process. That hasn’t changed. For clarity, we stopped saying anything related to residency in our discussions this year.
The contact mentioned above is not in the admission office. They are in the alumni association. They offer informative meetings for alumni and their children, but they are not involved in application review.
Hope that clears things up! 