UVa Class of 2019 Regular Decision Results Thread

meneghini15
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 01:28:59 +0000

SAT I (breakdown): did not send
ACT: 34 (E 35, M 34, R 33, S 35; W 31)
SAT II: Chemistry 800), Math II (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.9/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank, top 5% though
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Statistics (5), World History (5), US History (5), Chinese (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1 & C, AP Latin, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, SUPA (dual-enrollment) Public Affairs, SUPA Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Rowing National Scholastic Honor Roll Recipient (lol does this count?), silver and bronze medals at State Rowing Championships, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity coxswain, Science Honor Society (Volunteer Coordinator), Junior Classical League (Treasurer), Youth Orchestra (Personnel Manager), Science Olympiad, Math League, MUN
Job/Work Experience: cashier at local grocery store
Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer, library cafe volunteer
Summer Activities: ^ volunteering at said hospital

Essays:
Common App (9/10) - background prompt, about how I gained confidence and leadership capabilities through being a coxswain
Arts & Sciences prompts (8/10) - wrote about HONY and how the photographs expanded my understanding of pain and suffering
Quirks (10/10) - talked about how I follow elite gymnastics; I had a really hard time writing this one and also super nervous about the topic (I wasn’t really sure if that it was quirky enough) but I’m really happy with the way it turned out

Teacher Recommendation:
AP World teacher - loved the teacher and heard he writes great recommendations but he also writes recommendations for about 40 other kids in my grade
Latin teacher - I don’t know why I asked her I don’t think she liked me that much and I never did the homework for her class so yeah but she was a really nice person so I’m sure she wrote pretty good things about me
Counselor Rec: okayish, my counselor is nice but I’m not sure how well she knows me (plus she probably thought I was applying to too many reach schools)
Additional Rec: didn’t send
Interview: didn’t have one

Other
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, typically sends a handful of students to Ivies/top universities
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection: really excited because I honestly did not think I would get in (its so easy to compare yourself to other people and think, well if they got a 35 on the ACT and I got a 34, I’m not getting in), but I’m not sure if I’ll end up being able to attend because of aid, and I’ve also never visited before.
Strengths: test scores, AP scores, extracurricular, ESSAYS
Weaknesses: recommendations, Asian
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably my essays tbh
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted - Fordham, Stony Brook, likely letter recipient from Cornell
waitlisted - WashU
waiting on 7 more; deferred from Penn ED

General Comments: Hope this is somewhat helpful for future applicants! But remember, college admissions are such a crapshoot and there really is no way to compare yourself to everyone here, don’t drive yourself insane on this website. That’s what I did in during the early decision round and it was awful. I ended up cutting CC from my life until the last week and even then ONLY going on the discussion forums until I got my decision. Congratulations to all other admits! Maybe I’ll see you in the fall!