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Early Action Deadline Extended for Students Affected by California Fires
The Early Action deadline is extended to November 15th for students affected by the wildfires in California. After the standard November 1 deadline, submit under Regular Decision and email undergradadmission@virginia.edu to have the application switched to Early Action.
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November 12, 2019
There's a really cute surprise that you'll see when you finish your Common App. I won't mention is specifically so those who have yet to submit applications get to enjoy it, but if you applied during Early Action or Early Decision, you know what I'm referencing. It's a little "hooray, you did it" moment that I've seen several students mention on reddit, Instagram, and Twitter.
November 5, 2019
I finished my travel season helping a colleague out at two large college fairs in Northern Virginia. We get asked "what's your average GPA" to many times at those fairs that we made little signs explaining that GPAs aren't standardized, so the average GPA statistic is meaningless.
October 29, 2019
My information sessions are a bit unconventional. I'm told they are helpful because I'm forthright and talk about how we read files instead of just rattling off statistics.
October 22, 2019
There are so many strange assumptions out there about how we assess strength of curriculum in the UVA admission process. I thought I'd address some of the most common things I hear in hopes that you'll understand how we approach this part of the review.
October 15, 2019
I'm still trying to decide what my reading season soundtrack* will be, but here we are on a decision day. There are several recent posts about Early Decision, but there's always room for one more, right? There are four big questions I get a lot about Early Decision.
October 11, 2019
This is a special Friday edition of the blog because we are being inundated with questions about submitting standardized test scores after application deadlines. Our instructions for reporting scores haven't really changed, but there seems to be more confusion about them this year than last. What's more, I'm starting to worry that many people aren't even reading the instructions.
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