Applications to UVa hit an all-time high, with nearly 60,000 applications for the class of 2027. That record also means a new high number for rejections and students on the
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Sandy Hausman reports
Virginia Tech was one of several colleges and universities in the commonwealth to report a big increase in applications.
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For students who don’t test well, the pandemic proved a blessing as most colleges and universities announced they would not require SAT or ACT scores. At the University of Virginia, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Greg Roberts thinks that’s behind a 17% increase in the number of applicants.
“Some students probably don’t think their scores reflect who they are as human beings or students, he explains. Without those scores they feel like they have a shot for admission, and so they threw their hat in the ring.”