UVA applicant: still not rejected?

[Shejeboshease]

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so, its been about four months since i submitted my uva secondary; still no word. i actually sent an update letter a month ago; but still nothing so far. so i was wondering if you are in similar situation, are you optimistic to get an interview at uva?

 

[mmmcat]

I am in the exact same boat! Complete around September, sent update letter in october and still haven't heard anything. I am optimistic though! I have a lot of friends who got interviews at UVA during the spring semester last year and got in. Many said they got invites in January! Let's keep hoping!

 

[novastorm]

They are pretty on the ball about accepting/rejecting so just assume your in the running somehow if you have not yet heard from them.

 

[lemon tree]

really? i was complete in july. heard nothing. do you mean that i would have been rejected by now if they weren't at least possible still going to interview me?

 

[OCallag]

really? i was complete in july. heard nothing. do you mean that i would have been rejected by now if they weren't at least possible still going to interview me?

Do not assume you're rejected if you haven't received the thin envelope. What I think the poster was noting is that if you are given an interview you will know whether you are accepted/rejected/waitlisted very soon thereafter (often within a week). That's the upside for not having heard anything for a long while.

 

[lemon tree]

Do not assume you're rejected if you haven't received the thin envelope. What I think the poster was noting is that if you are given an interview you will know whether you are accepted/rejected/waitlisted very soon thereafter (often within a week). That's the upside for not having heard anything for a long while.

and do they reject a lot of people pre-interview too? that would give me hope? i would love to get an interview there!!!!! i'm OOS, so i don't have high hopes.

 

[novastorm]

and do they reject a lot of people pre-interview too? that would give me hope? i would love to get an interview there!!!!! i'm OOS, so i don't have high hopes.

Yes they reject right away. Good buddy of mine in state, great GPA(Like up near 4.0), the best EC's, LOR's, lower end mcat...got the thumbs down...right away..

 

[Candlestick Man]

Hey, I'm in the same boat as you all. I sort of forgot about this school until I saw this post. Maybe there is still a chance for some IS love!

 

[whateva07]

But even IS, they expect high stats right? My stats are not that great and I'm IS, so I'm not expecting an interview....but havent gotten rejected yet so I dont know.

 

[LaMusicienne]

I don't get the impression that UVA's one of those schools that take their merry time to reject people. Because they hand-review, they take a long time to read applications, but once they reach a decision, I think they'll let you know promptly. So yes, "being on hold" probably doesn't mean "a tactful rejection" like at some other schools.

I don't know about IS stats as a whole, but I do know quite a few IS people (as well as UVA undergrads) who got in, and they're pretty phenomenal people.