<p>If you applied Early Decision and were deferred, there are definitely things you can do to help the Admissions Office decide to admit you during the Regular Decision process. If something great happens to you (i.e. you become a leader of an awesome organization that you believe in or that’s making a difference in your community/school or you win an important award or were nominated/chosen for a special position, like say Congressional intern to one of your state’s Senators, etc.), share that info. w/ the UVa Admissions Office. If your grades and/or SAT/ACT scores improve, share that data too. Getting more recommendations is not necessarily helpful if they’re saying the same things that were already mentioned in the previous recs, but if someone submits a rec. that elucidates an extraordinary aspect about you, that could raise your chances for admission. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>