UVA EA Results/Decision Thread Class of 2022

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1280 - 630R/650M
ACT (breakdown): 29 - 31E/28M/30R/27S
SAT II: didn’t report
GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.3 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but probably top 5-10%?
AP (place score in parenthesis): ib diploma candidate so i didn’t have room on my schedule for ap classes :’)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych SL (6), didn’t report Chem SL, TOK (S2)
Senior Year Course Load: Eng HL, Psych HL, French HL, Business SL, Math SL, History/Topics HL, Enviro SL, TOK (S1)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective: only listing the ones i reported on my app
**Extracurriculars/b:

  • Band (Section Leader, 1st Chair, 1st Soloist 10-12)
  • Lacrosse (Co-captain)
  • Track & Field (Head Manager 10-12)
  • National Honor Society (10-12)
  • French Honor Society (10-12)
  • Mu Alpha Theta (10-12)

**Job/Work Experience: **

  • Receptionist (9-12+)
    Volunteer/Community service: didn’t report bc i ran out of room and didn’t have anything consistent/significant
    Summer Activities: Marching Band, Lacrosse

**Essays (rating 1-10, details): **

  • Common App: 5/10 - it wasn’t as personal as most but it displayed extensive knowledge on social sciences and the way i view the world ig?
  • Supp #1 (what unsettled you): 8.5/10 i wrote about the netflix adaption of 13 reasons why. more personal/risky
  • Supp #2 (fav word): 9/10 pretty good, but cliche. used the word home and integrated how i wanted uva as my home?

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec: 9/10 - my french teacher. one of her fav students, had her for 3 years
Counselor Rec: never really talked to him, but he always commented on my gpa every time i saw him, so ig he thinks im a good student 6/10?

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State: Northern Virginia (in-state)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 50-75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): First-Gen College Student

Reflection:
Strengths: decent GPA, In-state, EC’s (maxed out and had more w/ decent amt of leadership)
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES, Personal Essay, no major awards, nothing super outstanding
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: in-state applicant, well-rounded maybe?, rigor/gpa
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to GMU, NVCC, and VCU. Waiting on the rest.

**General Comments: ** Everyone’s stats on here tend to be overall extremely high, regardless of whether or not they were accepted, so here’s a lower acceptance statistic for y’all w that <25 percentile test score :’)))