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Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>You’re slightly off-base. Yes, it can be said that the world (not just the US!) is run by the well-connected. </p>

<p>I don’t know how Halliburton sends troops to Iraq or how Clinton dodged the draft (he was a Georgetown student, Rhodes Scholar and Yale law student during the time of the draft).</p>

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<p>I love how all these people show up today with no posts raring to bash UVA.</p>

<p>I don’t get these stories…what could this girl possibly be doing to get a teacher to arbitrarily raise a grade 8 points…? Maybe you guys should get some tips from her. Ha jk. It sounds pretty awful. Maybe she knew a powerful alum? This can make big difference. The fact is, this is pretty much the norm at the majority of top institutions in the country.</p>

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<p>motherdear/idefinecool - get off of here…these kids just got their decisions yesterday, give them a BREAK! they’re 17/18 year olds, they still have a bit a maturing to do (9 months before they even begin college) and they’re frutrated…dont get on here and tell them that “adcoms are gonna get on here and read your stuff and hunt you dont and auto-reject you” cuz its crap and you know it…if kids use this to rant and rave about these issues, LET THEM, as its better than them going off and going nuts or shooting someone or something…go complain about “spoiled kids” that “ruin their chances” elsewhere, cuz kids pick on kids in high school, its a normal thing, so leave it alone</p>

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<p>On the collegeboard.com stats of UVA, their student body’s GPA is: </p>

<p>83% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
11% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
4% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
1% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
1% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99</p>

<p>In the person’s “bitter” letter, she stated that UVA NEVER admitted students with a 3.3 GPA. Uh, not so. Look, there’s even a 1% of people w/ a 2.5 or 2.99, and another 1% b/w 3.0 and 3.24. There’s even a 4% category that the 3.3 girl could have been in.</p>

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<p>“I don’t know how Halliburton sends troops to Iraq or how Clinton dodged the draft (he was a Georgetown student, Rhodes Scholar and Yale law student during the time of the draft).”</p>

<p>I’m not trying to start a political discussion, nor am I trying to insult you, but read a few articles about the connection between Dick Cheney, Halliburton, oil, and Iraq. I think there is actually a committe report coming out within the next week or two about the subject.</p>

<p>And maybe Bill Clinton was a bad example, but since before the Civil War, the wealthy and their sons have been able to avoid serving the military. Some Representative is actually supporting a bill right now that would only allow medical exemptions for the draft. Yep, no exemptions for college students :frowning: It prob wont get passed though lol.</p>

<p>Anyway, my previous response was mostly out of anger. I just felt bad for the girl that was publicly getting trashed, and she just seemed the scapegoat for all of their problems. I was accepted so I geuss I find it hard to sympathize. I’m not saying I agree, but I will agree to not publicly disagreeing. </p>

<p>P.S. I wasn’t really trying to scare anyone, I was just warning them that it is a possibility. My GC actually warned me about the same thing. So maybe its the after effects of my personal paranioa, but I’d just watch your posts, because this is public.</p>

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<p>Decision: REJECTED- not even deferred</p>

<p>In-state, Asian male from Stafford, VA.</p>

<p>STATS (COPIED FROM CHANCES/COLLEGE SEARCH POST I MADE:</p>

<p>"GPA: 3.82 Weighted (class rank: 55/389) :-X i know this went up though because the first semester was already over for 2 of my classes. Transcript is meh, I have like 2 Cs I think on there, but both are in AP classes…if that matters.</p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>first time:</p>

<p>1990 (680 writing, 670 Math, 640 Reading, 11 essay)</p>

<p>second time:</p>

<p>2060 (610 CR, 800 M, 650 W, 8 essay)</p>

<p>basically best combo is 2120, 800M, 640R, 680W.</p>

<p>SAT IIs coming soon, just took 'em today, both Maths should be good but I think US History won’t be that great.</p>

<p>Our grading scale is pretty tough, no weights for honors classes. AP is out of 5.0 scale. 98-100 is A+, 94-97 is A, 90-93 is B+, 86-89 is B, 82-85 is C+…etc. I think the scale is relatively tough compared to my friends’ schools.</p>

<p>Awards/Accolades:</p>

<p>Academic Achievement Award- (GPA >3.5) (9, 10, 11)
Academic Letter- (maintaining GPA>3.8 for 5 semesters) (11)
Magna Cum Laude Award from National Latin Exam (9, 10)
Cum Laude Award in National Latin Exam (11)
Attended University of Virginia’s selective Summer Enrichment Program (9th, 11th grade)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities/Community Service:</p>

<p>Academic Team (11-12)
Spring Track and Field (10-12)
Winter Track and Field (12)
Latin Club (10-12)
Elected Latin Club Officer- Aedile (Meeting Organizer) (11)
Knowledge Master’s Open (11, will participate in 12)
National Latin Honor Society (10, 11)
National History Day Participant (10)
DECA (12)
High School Literary Magazine (12)
Vacation Bible School volunteer (summer 2006) in Wilmington, Delaware- assisting children from as young as pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade for a week</p>

<p>Work Experience (just copied verbatim from what i put on the college apps, sorry if it sounds haughty):</p>

<p>In terms of work experience, I am a self-employed online entrepreneur. I typically purchase and resell/invest in products on the internet for up to/over $2000 profit each week, my best being a 1600% return. It gives me a variety of skills, including and not limited to time management, customer service, consumer relations, photography, web development, promotion, selling, and insight into the business and entrepreneurial world. I have also begun to sell products for other people, as a consignment service.</p>

<p>AP/Honors Classes Taken (grade taken):</p>

<p>AP World History 9
Honors English 9
AP World History 10
Honors English 10
AP Latin IV (11)
AP Calculus BC (11)
AP US History (11)
AP English-11 Language (11)
AP US/VA Government (12)
AP English-12 Literature (12)
AP Statistics (12)</p>

<p>I began taking high school credit math courses in the 7th grade…so I believe I have 6 HS math credits.</p>

<p>University of Virginia (doing Early Decision) REJECTED- can I apply again? is that even allowed? I wasn’t even deferred, just straight up REJECTED. My sis goes to UVA too.</p>

<p>I am also a year ahead, because I skipped a grade. This was included in an essay I wrote for UVA.</p>

<p>My essays were supposedly good according to my AP English teacher. Did not read the recommendation."</p>

<p>Overall I’m prety sad.</p>

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<p>maybe they felt you would be more happy at another school. i don’t think you can reapply, except perhaps transfer next year. don’t beat yourself up about it. and since u were rejected, the best you can do is have your guidance counselor call uva and they may tell you why you were.</p>

<p>good luck on your next college search.</p>

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<p>^thanks for the kind words. i will seek my counselor on monday.</p>

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<p>Nolan, your rejection has a lot to do with your transcript. It appears that you’re smart enough to succeed wherever you go, and the good news is that UVA isn’t terribly difficult to transfer into after a year or two.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to all who have heard good news! </p>

<p>As a mom, I’m so sorry to those who haven’t gotten the results you had hoped for. I know that hurts now, but it really does get better. Having a plan helps a lot. Get busy on your other college applications, if you haven’t finished them. If you’ve been deferred, definitely talk to your guidance counselor and call UVA admissions to find out what you may need to do to build a stronger application for the RD round. Dean J. has some very helpful info the her blog, and CC has a very good article on how to improve your chances.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/deferral.htm[/url]”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/deferral.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, if you haven’t looked at UVA’s common data set, it’s time to do so. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/cds/current/admissions.htm[/url]”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/cds/current/admissions.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Best Wishes to ALL!</p>

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<p>Nolan - what school did you apply to?</p>

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<p>College of Arts and Sciences.</p>

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<p>do you take all the hard classes that your school offered NolanDW?</p>

<p>Your status is actually a bit better than mine (the SAT scores) and i’m also asian (so don’t think it’s because you’re Asian).</p>

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<p>yes, i took the hardest classes available pretty much- in EVERY subject.</p>

<p>did you get accepted or deferred danzerous?</p>

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<p>Development admits are not unique to UVA, most top colleges engage in this practice. I’m not surprised that they found one at Langley HS –</p>

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<p><a href=“The Privilege of Education - ABC News”>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2622286&page=3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>wow…it seems like being in the top 10% is very important for UVA</p>

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<p>I don’t know how NolanDW is outright rejected w/ those stats. Mine is much inferior in all aspects exc. GPA, and I got in.</p>

<p>Asian Male (Vietnamese) to college of Arts
In-state</p>

<p>GPA - Ranked #1 out of 400-500.
Courses - Took 8 APs through junior year, currently taking 5. Self-studying for 2.
SAT - 1900
SATII -Math II - 600, USHist - 800, and Literature - 670
Recs - Good
Essays - Average at most.</p>

<p>Clubs:
Latin Club (9-10, President for 1 year. Then I quit.)
NHS (11-12, everyone gets in.)
Scholastic Bowl 11-12 Captain 12.</p>

<p>Awards -
A few small awards on National Latin Exams.
Placed at competition at National Latin Convention.
Highest GPA in Latin for hs career.
National Scholar w/ Distinction</p>

<p>That’s it. I did 2 clubs and got various awards (that doesn’t take much to get.) </p>

<p>NolanDW getting outright rejected is very unusual, esp. w/ those stats.</p>

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<p>nolan, i got accepted. Oh wow Euro… your stat is eerily like mine, it’s not even funny and I’m also vietnamese. What school do you go to?</p>

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<p>I go to Spotsy. HS.</p>

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<p>Eurofootball, he didn’t have a competitive transcript (rank, gpa). Yours was extremely competitive. No surprise that you got in.</p>