It's deadline week and we are watching the submission numbers climb as we approach November 1st. I have a few reminders for those who ar...

One of the interesting parts about being on social media is that you get to see how admission concepts get interpreted by people still learn...

I just got word that we will have the option of deferring applications during the Early Decision and Early Action cycles this coming year. I...

  If you watch   my weekly live q&a sessions on Instagram , you've heard me talk about the waiting list a few times already, but I h...

We just shared this message on the waiting list website... We’re grateful to the many deserving students who remain on our waiting list. We ...

The end of the "yield season" is interesting in admission offices. When I was a counselor working at my first school, we'd eag...

We are grateful to all students who remain interested in attending UVA. On Tuesday, April 9, we offered admission to 57 students who were on...

The second round of invitations for three of UVA's scholars programs went out on Monday afternoon by email  and a short note was added t...

I've written a post like this few times per year since 2008. UVA has always been pretty transparent about statistics. The  Office of Ins...

  I know why you clicked, so here it is: Regular Decision results will be posted Friday, March 15, 2024 This is official. No need to call to...

Regular Decision applicants and students who accepted a spot on the waiting list during the early rounds were asked to submit midyear grade ...

The Office of Admission reviews all applicants to the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering for a potential invitatio...

It should come as no surprise that colleges are making adjustments in light of the delayed transmission of FAFSA data. At this time, college...

I've written a post like this few times per year since 2008. UVA has always been pretty transparent about statistics. The  Office of Ins...

  Let's just get to the reason you clicked through.  Early Action notification will be  Friday, February 2, 2024  This is official. Plea...

I've gotten a lot of questions lately about the timeline of the Early Action process. The timeline on our website says we'll have d...

Early Decision students, you all gave us some great apps! I shed a few tears over things you shared, but I got to laugh a lot as well as I l...

 Let's just get to the reason you clicked through.  Early Decision notification will be  Friday, December 15, 2023  This is official. Pl...

 Happy EA/ED deadline day! For those of you who have submitted applications (or plan to in the next few hours), I have a few reminders for y...

I got a call today from a parent who wanted to see if we would consider their student for two colleges within the University because they we...

There are so many websites offering admission advice. Some of them have been around for years, but I want to remind you that the most reputa...

Our virtual program options for this fall are going to go beyond the general information session and include sessions with specialized conte...

I usually stick to application updates here, but I think this news is big enough that it should get some space here. The McIntire School of ...

A new student asked the UVA reddit subforum how to get off some of the club listserves they joined. It's inevitable that people who sign...

It's pretty common to hear students say "I don't want to be a number." However, a lot of people cite a GPA when they appro...

Confession: I really liked last year's writing prompts . We had only been reading applications for a few days when I first marveled at h...

If you watch   my weekly live q&a sessions on Instagram , you've heard me talk about the waiting list a few times already, but I hav...

Hello, everyone! I'm stepping back into the blog after a few weeks of student takeovers to let you know more about this year's waiti...

For the next few weeks, students will be taking over  the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission) . I thought I'd introduce e...

  For the next few weeks, students will be taking over  the UVA Admission account on instagram (@uvaadmission) . I thought I'd introduce...