<p>Don't forget that essays play a big role also.</p>
<p>I knew a student with 1100 SAT's who got accepted a couple years ago. She was bilingual, though, and had a lot of unique qualities. It's not always numbers pure and simple.</p>
<p>^^^IS or OSS?</p>
<p>from somewher i heard that if u did the commonapp and told other schools wat other schools u applied 2 they may hav got n contact and some schools may say rejection cuz they r sure u would prefer another school and get n to it</p>
<p>i got in today with a 500CR 660M 650W total 1810/2400
however, i had straight A's in all the advanced courses that i took...recs were excellent and lots of ECs..but i know it's such a poor SAT score though!</p>
<p>jtm4499 finally someone who is able to answer the "worst stats for acceptance" question. </p>
<p>Dean J said they should be posting decisions online at 6 tomorow, so maybe we'll get some class of 2012 "worst stats for acceptance" Good luck and don't forget to post as a reference for next year..... Then maybe they won't sweat it out as bad as we have.</p>
<p>Interesting thread, a lot of older members on here know my admissions story (cav,shoe,hazel) but the newer ones don't, but yeah.</p>
<p>So I had about a 3.5 unwieghted GPA in high school, with an upwards trend in grades and rigor, and got both a likely letter and Rodman Scholars program.</p>
<p>Shocked? So were a lot of people! But I had some really unique EC's (professional Sound Engineer, published research at NASA, intern at JLab, lots of math contests) and great scores (34 ACT, 790,750 SAT IIs).</p>
<p>so I guess my point here is that UVa looks at the whole person when evaluating a candidate and not just grades, although they are probably still grade-focused compared to small-privates on virtue of being medium-public. </p>
<p>So I dunno what the worst stats for acceptance are, I would assume they be had by some football/basketball player, but realize that there is a lot more to an app than stats, and just because there is one person on here with mediocre stats that got in doesn't mean they didnt have a serious hook (being black, being an athlete, troubled childhood, donated money, etc) so this is no way to base your chances it all. Its actually a very poor one.</p>
<p>i dunno, im highly upset with the way college admissions work today. i had decent enough grades to get into uva oos, apparently (i was deferred originally, btw... 3.77 uw / 4.5 w, includes a C in non-ap physics; 1510 old sat though) and my brother has a 4.0 and comparable sat's (plus, 800 chem, 5 on the ap test) but has gotten waitlisted everywhere. he has (significant, ie captain of teams) sports ecs which i didn't have.... i just dont understand how he worked harder than i did and did better and isnt going to get to go where he wanted to go. it's not really fair. sooooo numbers aren't everything (if they were, he'd be getting in everywhere and i wouldnt have gotten in here).</p>
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<p>tomorrow you will have a lot of company.</p>
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<p>It's a jungle out there. It will get a little better in a few years but for now it is a dog fight.</p>
<p>Good luck everyone.</p>
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<p>I don't buy that. Do you have anything that can back that up. It seems like every year is the "hardest year evar"</p>
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<p>I agree with Barrett. There is a baby boomlet (children of baby boomers) passing through the ranks right now. If I remember correctly it peaks this year. </p>
<p>That coupled with the fact that most ppl go to college rather than trade school or the work force is pushing up the applicant numbers. That in turn allows colleges to be more selective.</p>
<p>It sucks, but there it is.
24 hours, 20 minutes and counting.</p>
<p>People make way too much of where you get your undergrad degree. There's a school for everyone. Everyone needs to relax. It's not the end of the world. Think about people with real problems.</p>
<p>and I can confirm that baby boom statement. It started with the (highschool) graduating class of '05 and peaked this year with '08. It will slowly taper off starting next year.. but it will definitely a progressive decline.</p>
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<p>LOL that is pretty funny coming from someone who applied to Duke and Princeton.</p>