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Simply put, it seems that if you have a 3.8+ UW GPA, take a hard course load at your school, score 1400+ on the SAT (old scale), and do a couple of ECs you should get in (say around 80% chance)
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Barq, I know of many people who had those stats or better who didn’t get in. there was a poster last year on this board who had been admitted to NC Chapel Hill OOS (they accept only about 20% OOS) but waitlisted at UVA IS. How about those countless kids who are accepted at Ivy leagues but not at UVA IS? So these are the kinds of anomalies that make the system seem mysterious.<br>
I am really tired of hearing people here dismiss some parents’ legitimate concerns as being "disgruntled about your kid not getting into UVa ".<br>
Thanks Dean J for doing some policing on this board. It would be even better if some disparaging comments coming from UVA students or alumni were frowned upon as well.</p>