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Topic: Admissions

Admission FAQs

Admission FAQs

Does my child need to be the president of the class, play three varsity sports, walk dogs at the SPCA and spend part of her summer at a leadership conference in Amsterdam to be competitive at UVA?

Winter 2008

Admission FAQs

Admission FAQs

How does the University regard transfer students, particularly those from community colleges?

Fall 2008

Admission Dean to Retire in 2009

Admission Dean to Retire in 2009

Three decades and 451,908 applications later, Blackburn, 66, has announced that he will retire in June 2009.

Fall 2008

Admission FAQs

Admission FAQs

Spring 2008

Many Faces, One Body

Many Faces, One Body

Winter 2007

A Foot in the Door

A Foot in the Door

Summer 2007

Wanted: Recruiters

Wanted: Recruiters

Summer 2007

Early No More

Early No More

The University ends its early-decision program on the basis of evidence that the program is in conflict with efforts to make a UVA education accessible to low-income students.

Winter 2006

College Bound and Determined

College Bound and Determined

UVA's admission deans clear away some of the misinformation and media hype that surround the process of getting into a selective university.

Fall 2006