<p>OOS here. Only two kids from my school applied when I was a senior. I had a 2250, 34 act, 4.7 gpa (at the time of applying), student gov and work xp and I got a likely letter, and my other friend who applied had a 2170, 4.3, and similar ECs and he got rejected outright. both OOS from a relatively competitive high school. to be honest though, I think UVa probably puts a lot of weight on essays because on paper, I’m pretty standard (for the standards of top tier schools like UVa) but I’d like to think I excel in writing.</p>