UVA 2024 Early Action Discussion

PurpleFrog
Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:17:53 +0000

Deferred
White female, in-state
SAT: 1410
GPA: 4.3
ECs: Tons. French Honor Society Pres, NHS, Speech and Debate State Champion, etc. (I think this is what saved me from being denied)
School does not rank
10 IB/AP classes

UVa overwhelmingly admitted boys from my school. Not sure if this was just chance or had to do with statistics. Honestly, I’m getting sort of frustrated with the increasing competition at UVa. It’s a great school but it’s still public, and lots of people on this thread have stats that could get them into a private school. And with the skyrocketing costs of college too, it leaves people like myself with no chance for merit-based scholarships, despite doing really well in high school. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still looking forward to April 1. I understand that it’s becoming one of those “top schools” and thus will have greater competition - I just wish it didn’t have to be that way.