<p>Samedi, info from the UVA web site:</p>
<p><a href=“http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/echols/echadms.html[/url]”>http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/echols/echadms.html</a></p>
<p>"…The first-year admissions process is managed within the Echols Office. All first-year students with a GPA of at least 3.6, especially in challenging classes, are invited to apply. They submit a transcript and several essays explaining their intellectual interests no later than April 1. The Echols Director and Echols faculty advisors review the applications and make their decisions in May, pending a review of second-semester grades. Students will learn of their acceptance via letter in late May or early June. Application materials will be available in Garrett Hall by early February.</p>
<p>As with the initial selection there is no fixed number of first-year acceptances. In 2004 we received 137 applications and admitted 72 students…"</p>