SAT I ranges-which numbers are correct?

<p>On previous threads and on the University’s Admissions website, the SAT I data, for the class that entered in Fall, 2006, is stated:</p>

<p>1280-1490 Middle half of class SAT I
<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/profile.html[/url]”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/profile.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>However, the information posted on the UVA Data Digest is different:</p>

<p>Math: 620-720
<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_math.htm[/url]”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_math.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Verbal: 600-710
<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_verbal.htm[/url]”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_verbal.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Total: 1220-1430
Average SAT: 1325
<a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_total.htm[/url]”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/adm_total.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>As the SAT I scores are often a key consideration in estimating one’s chances of acceptance, it is vital to have the correct data and to properly understand it. Two questions:</p>

<li><p>It appears that the information in the Data Digest is for students who were admitted for entry in Fall, 2006. Is this interpretation accurate?</p></li>
<li><p>Does anyone know where the SAT I information on the Admissions website comes from? Does it refer to ADMITTED students or ENROLLED students? </p></li>
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<p>My goal is to understand what the SAT I ranges are for both admitted and enrolled students who began in Charlottesville in Fall, 2006.</p>

<p>The midrange posted on the Office of Admission’s website is a misrepresentation. The correct figure for enrolling students is 1220-1430, while the IQR for accepted students 1280-1490. I’ve posted about this before and I don’t know why they won’t fix it.</p>

<p>because the 1220-1430 is for class of 2009 while the 1280-1490 is for the class of 2010. of course nothing is official until a new CDS comes out.</p>

<p>;-)</p>

<p>im pretty sure uva doesnt look at SATs as much as other schools…theyre more into the all-around candidate with really good ec’s recs essays and gpas and stuff so dont fret if youre a little low for the range…as long as youve got other stuff you should be fine</p>

<p>Go to <a href=“http://uvaadmission.blogspot.com/[/url]”>http://uvaadmission.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; It’s a helpful blog ran by Dean J herself. Read the post “Standardized testing frustration.”</p>

<p>lol if dan speaks it, it must be true…</p>

<p>haha just putting in my input…it’s more that i hope im right than i am actually right</p>

<p>Wrong, jags. Sorry.</p>

<p>cav,</p>

<p>i’m not going to get into the same “argument” with you again - I will simply state that its your opinion that UVa’s sat scores arn’t what UVa posts, and thats it. You have no proof to back up your claims. It explicitly says “entering class of 2010” on the uva website, which was changed from “admitted class of 2010” a few months ago. get over it. like i said - nothing is official till the new CDS comes out - but until then those are the best numbers we have. you really don’t have any leg to stand on.</p>

<p>sorry cav.</p>

<p>My reasoning and intuition are impeccable.</p>

<p>guys, idk if its the anxiety over the countdown or something, but plz, chill out</p>

<p>The new CDS is out. The SAT range for the middle 50% of the ENROLLED students in Fall, 2006 is 1210-1430. Here is the link (SAT range provided in C9):</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/cds/current/admissions.htm[/url]”>http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/cds/current/admissions.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Some quick observations:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>The University seems to have a growing gender problem as 57% of the new class is female. </p></li>
<li><p>Overall accept rate was 37% (6019/16086)</p></li>
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<p>Early Decision accept rate was 41% (953/2311)</p>

<p>Yield was 51% (3075/6019)</p>

<p>Not sure of the IS/OOS breakdown of any of these numbers-does the University provide this? I seem to remember this being available in prior years.</p>

<ol>
<li>From schools that reported rank, 88% of the enrolled students were in the top 10% of their high school class.</li>
</ol>

<p>According to CDS:</p>

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<p>What??? </p>

<p>One more quick question. Are the same non-academic factors, such as URM/legacy/1st generation as important in transfer admissions as in 1st-year admissions?</p>

<p>A few random notes.</p>

<p>There is no problem with gender balance. It’s estimated that 56-57% of American college students are women.</p>

<p>There are schools out there that do not grade and some that do not report GPA. We calculate a GPA for those schools that have a traditional grading system. </p>

<p>We focus heavily on the college transcript for transfers.</p>

<p>Thanks, dajada. That SAT information has been available for at least a month and comes as no surprise.</p>

<p>Dean J,</p>

<p>I was not aware of the gender imbalance in the number of students attending college. Thanks for setting me straight. Is that a reflection of the population numbers in high school or of the numbers applying to school or the relative qualifications of the students who are applying to college or what? Is this trend expected to continue? Just when I thought it couldn’t get any tougher for my daughter…</p>

<p>Also, the in-state/out-of-state ratio is well-known. Does the University have any “guidelines” or “goals” with respect to gender?</p>

<p>Things won’t be tough for your daughter if she’s instate and has OK numbers.</p>

<p>if you think about it, UVA will be generally female because females tend to be in the education/liberal arts/nursing programs, all of which all predominently female fields…the engineering school has less than 30% girls, and the business school is probably pretty low too…you should look at gender pecentages at the different colleges, not at the university as a whole</p>