<p>Hey, I just want to add that just scores aren’t enough to get you in anywhere. If you don’t have lots of leadership and good writing skills, a school of U.Va’s caliber isn’t going to take you even if you’ve got a good SAT. Ursdad, perhaps this is why your daughter was not admitted.</p>
<p>I have talked to the assistant admissions dean, Parke Muthe, who makes it very clear that he considers the essays to be very important. Just look at the header–it’s his advice that’s quoted in the thread about the University of Virginia.</p>