ANCooky

My Dad + Uncle + Aunt + Other Family are Alumni of UVA in good standing... I've heard conflicting reports that UVA consideres legacy status as being an in-state student... can anyone tell me exactly how they consider legacy at UVA?

Menehune

I believe that legacy does help in the process, but i've heard they consider it towards the end of the admissions process (like a tie between a non legacy and legacy). If you are out of state though, I am very sure you are at a clear disadvantage to in state kids even if you are a legacy.

If you're out of state you might as well apply to an ivy league, cuase its just as hard.

mattmom

When we attended an info session several years ago the admissions officer specifically said in front of a crowd of several hundred people that having a parent who is a UVa alum puts candidates in same category as in-state applicants. Being a sibling of a current student or nephew/neice of an aum did not count that way.

happycollegemom

i think legacies count equally, especially strong ones for both in and out of state, however, i agree with menehune that even with "equal" legacies, the issue of in vs. out of state is of major importance. it is SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER for OOS-ers to gain admission. our info session openly spoke of this difference in terms of one's stats, etc. so if 2 applicants are legacy, the OOS one will have much harder requirements for entrance. they don't call it a "Public Ivy" for nothing!

madville

Spoke directly with a UVA admission officer 2 days ago. I was told that the OOS admit rate was 28%. Didn't look it up in the common data set, but if that's so, while it's still selective, it's not as selective as the Ivies.

jrpar

If you have a parent who has received a UVA degree (either undergrad or grad), you will be considered instate for admissions purposes. This is a significant advantage.

bluejay

jrpr is correct. If a PARENT is an alumni then your application is physically put in the instate pile and treated accordingly. When it comes to paying the bill though, your file goes right back to the out of state pile.