what school is right for you?

[VAgirl18]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Wow - I mean, I don't know much about the application process for UVA, but that seems a bit ridiculous (unless there is serious grade inflation). The only kids who had over 4.0s at my high school were those of us in the top 6-8 in the class. Plus, we could only get over a 4.0 by taking a certain number of AP classes.

in northern virginia, the competition is fierce. its so heavily populated and are stereotyped to have the best schools in the state. nobody even thinks about getting into UVA unless they've taken AP classes and are at the top of their class. i'm not saying that other schools in the state aren't as strong, but if they went by qualified applicants rather than location, people with less than 4.0s would get in. then again, there are many out of state applicants too because of UVA's high ranking. the advice i was given was to apply out of state cause chances are i'd get a scholarship that would make it cheaper for me than staying in state.

but like i said before...i think college admissions is a joke.