<p>How much does legacy (having a parent who attended UVA) boost my chances of getting into UVA?</p>
<p>BTW: I do not live in VA.</p>
<p>I heard it helps, but I know a plethora (yes, plethora :)) of students with good stats that have not been accepted to UVA who have legacy status.</p>
<p>A little tip of what I’ve learned over the past 3 years pertaining to UVA - write KILLER essays.</p>
<p>ughhh, thanks for the optimism. UVA is my top choice by far, they would have EA one year after i apply…</p>
<p>Yup I’m in the same boat…</p>
<p>Go look at Dean J’s Blog. She has addressed your question. If I tried to rewrite it I would probably not do so as clearly as she does.</p>
<p>The legacy preference apparently mainly helps out of state applicants. However, a legacy applicant still needs really great credentials. I also know many children of alums who were recently rejected.</p>
<p>The biggest advantage of being a legacy applicant is access to the Alumni Liason program. I highly recommend it. They will give you frank feedback about your chances of admission. They also offer some great information about how to approach the various parts of the application.</p>
<p>frank as in " yes or no " or … frank as in, you will know before they send official things out?</p>
<p>I mean UVA is funded a lot by their alum, so they should help us, help them =p…right ? =]</p>
<p>The admissions rep who came to my school told us that they view legacy and in-state the same. Therefore, it doesn’t help to be in-state and legacy but it certainly helps to be OOS and legacy. If you are OOS, you will be considered in-state.</p>
<p>Bigshot…</p>
<p>Frank as in “you need to get your GPA up, you need more AP’s, take the SAT again”. You might also hear “things look great, just don’t write an offensive essay and it won’t be a question of if you get in, but what they will offer you.”</p>
<p>That last one is a real quote.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, they don’t get involved in the admission decision and you won’t get any early notification. What you will get is an honest assessment and guidance from people who know. </p>
<p>Obviously it’s best to start getting engaged with them early (i.e. freshman or sophmore year) so you can make adjustments if needed.</p>
<p>ok well im out of state, legacy and a black male …so ya</p>