UVa Class of 2019 Regular Decision Results Thread

IvyClimber117
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:14:51 +0000

SAT I (breakdown): 1990 CR: 690 M: 640 W:660
ACT: 31 R: 36 E: 33 S: 32 M: 27
SAT II: Biology: 680 Spanish: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Comparative Gov: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
IB Psychology SL: 6
Senior Year Course Load:Full IB.
IB Math SL 2
IB Business SL
IB Biology HL 2
IB Psychology HL
IB Spanish HL
IB Geography SL
IB English HL 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uh… no.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Dance - 6 years. I was on the Varsity team. I’ve been asked to be on multiple competition teams. These days I spend about 5 hours a week at the studio.
Photography Club - Vice Pres
National Honors Society
Science Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Model UN
Job/Work Experience: I tutored a three kids from a family 6 hours a week for two years.
Shadowed a nurse at the local health department.
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered with the INOVA Flu Service.
Summer Activities: Mostly traveled to see family and danced.

Essays:
Common App was probably an 8/10? I talked about travelling to Colombia and seeing the importance of educating yourself before passing judgement.
My one for something that challenges me was about the book that sparked my interest in infectious disease. Quirky and passionate.
My second supplemental was about a quirk I have. It was probably my favorite out of every essay I wrote. Really funny and unbelievably goofy.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 The man who fuled my interest in biology wrote it. He was my teacher for two years and mentioned that my rec letter would be one that “seemed to write itself”.
Counselor Rec: 8/10. HUGE school… But he always tells me I make him look good.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Massive Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM

Reflection

Strengths: Being an in-state student, my essays hands down
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVA loves IB kids from my school and probably my essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been accepted to UNC, UMass Amherst, Santa Clara, and Virginia Tech. Rejected no where so far.

General Comments:
I’m not sure if this is where I’ll end up next year but I’m so honored to have been accepted. Good luck to all! And if you didn’t get in, well that’s okay! You’ll find the place meant for you.