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Hello! I am a female from Long Island NY who is applying to VSB ED 1. I am from a small public high school, high income family and I am white. Do you guys think I have a good shot of getting in?
ACADEMICS:
I took 8 APs, 3 College Corses (all business corses) and 5 Honors classes. (with senior year)
I don’t know if this matters but only took 1 honors class my freshman year and by junior year I was in 3 APs, 2 College Corses and 1 Honors. I think this demonstrates major academic growth. I had a high average all throughout high school. My wighted average is about a 96. My school ranks us by percent (ex: top 10%, top 20%) I am in the top 20%. My school weighs Honors, APs and College Corses all the same and only by 5% so I think that majorly impacted my class rank negatively.
Took Chorus all throughout high school.
Test Optional
Not submitting AP scores
AP Scholar Award
Marketing Award
Received an A+ on Level 5 NYSMA (2x)
Good essays (I think?)
ECS:
Varsity XC, Winter Track, and Spring Track (4 years)
- Team Captain senior year (all seasons)
Service Club (4 years)
- Event Coordinator junior year and Treasurer senior year
Future Business Leaders of America (4 years)
- President Senior Year
Student Government (4 years)
Book Club (4 years)
Church Choir (4 years)
Babysitter (4 years)
MPHOA Volunteer (3 years)
Prom Committee (2 years)
National Honor Society (2 years)
National Music Honor Society (2 years)
CVS Store Associate (2 years)
All County Vocal Jazz (1 year)
Thanks for reading my stats! I feel I did the best I could with what I was offered. Let me know if you think there is a chance!
Also to my knowledge I am the only one applying to Villanova ED 1!
87% are in the top 10% of their class, what is your uwgpa? The average is 3.9. About half were TO this year, but an act score in the 75th % is a 34. ED could work?
My unweighted is around a 94. 
Does anyone know if there is a boost if you apply to Villanova Early Action or does that only pertain ED 1 and ED 2?
Also, does anyone know if there was a big gap between the acceptance rate for ED1 and ED 2?
I think the early action acceptance rate and regular decision acceptance rate are pretty much the same.
regarding the bump from ED1 vs ED2…last year my child was considering waiting and applying ED2 thinking that and additional semester of their significant upward trend in grades they had might help. Our school counselor was not sure and ended up asking the regional AO directly whether we should ED1 or wait for ED2 to show another semester of very high grades. The AO said that even though another semester of very high GPA could help a little that we should definitely ED1. My child did so and got in - yay!
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Anyone apply early and receive an email from Villanova with the opportunity to switch school application to liberal arts school to increase chances of being admitted?
what school did you apply to? Did this come last night?
My kid has not received such an email (applied to school for Engineering). What does the letter actually say?
Applied to VSB and the email came yesterday. Thinking not a good sign.
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Did you apply ED or early action?
Villanova Website says ED notification before 12/1, anyone know when exactly?
Last year they said by 12/15 and they came out on 12/15. Early in the day on 12/15 they posted on the Villanova Admissions IG that decisions would be out at 5pm ET but they actually came out at 4:30 ET. So…they moved up the date this year which is great - waiting is so hard! If they repeat last year they will actually come out on that day…BUT 12/1 is a Sunday…so who knows! Good luck!
they JUST posted on IG that EDI decisions will come out Monday 11/25!!!
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I wonder what time. Wish it wasn’t a school day. Maybe it will be in the evening?
Hope time of day is the same this year.
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My DD applied ED1. We are wondering what time it will be posted too! She’s so nervous!