<p>Globalist, 4%, or 8%, it’s still shameful! “The Universitys goal was to increase the percentage of entering students from low-income backgrounds from 4 percent to 5 percent in the first year; instead, that group will make up 6.2 percent of this falls first-year class.”</p>
<p>“They weren’t applying.” Perhaps this was affecting Law, but not the entire institution. If so, then why weren’t they applying? UVa has been listed as the “Best value” in education by US News for many years now. It’s a recruiting issue. The number has been steadily falling year after year. It’s a systemic issue in admissions. It shows what can happen to enrollment when admissions eval students based solely on a number, i.e., GPA or SAT… It’s also a well known fact that UVa also recruits based on a family’s potential to contribute.</p>