DECISION: Accepted, also selected as Echols Scholar
Planned Major/College: Public Policy and Leadership
State Residency: VA
Rigor: IB Diploma Candidate, skipped a year of Spanish, taking HL Physics II
Rank: School does not rank
GPA: 3.94 UW, 4.4 W
Demonstration of Good Character: Heavy family responsibilities, strong teacher recommendations, member of Best Buddies for several years
SAT/ACT: 1530 SAT (no superscore), 16 on SAT Essay, 740 SAT Lit Subject, 710 Math Level II SAT Subject
Extras/Volunteer work/Talents/Jobs: Formed own club at the end of freshman year, President of Music Honor Society and involved in several other honor societies, multi-instrumentalist. internship with government and several small (kinda average) teen jobs
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Any hooks? I centered my application around the arts, even though I am planning on going into public policy. Since my ECs demonstrated my interest in politics, I decided to show a different side of myself in essays. Wrote about a piece of art that changed me and about how I’d like to examine the ways in which we learn history for UVA supplements; common app essay was on music.
Were you deferred from early action? No.
Thoughts on why you received that decision: Honestly, I think it’s because I am a strong writer and clearly showed admissions what I care about and WHY. Admissions are a gamble though: some very intelligent people I know were waitlisted/denied. I hope everyone finds a school that is a good fit for them!