Transfer Waiting List FAQ

 

Hi Everyone,

 

We are getting many questions about the transfer waiting list!  While I’m going to do my best to respond to each question individually, I wanted to share more details about what to expect from the waiting list here:

 

 Transfer Waiting List FAQ:

1.       What does it mean to receive a decision of wait list?

Each year, we get applications from more exceptional students than we have the space to enroll.  We extend the number of admission offers that we believe will fill the space available – but, predicting what college students will choose to do can be a difficult endeavor. The decision of waitlist is offering the opportunity to be considered from the waiting list if we have space to make additional offers.

2.       For waitlisted students, what factors is the committee still considering?

At this point, we have all of the information that we need from you; what we don’t know yet is how many offers we would be able to make.  We will need your final semester grades once they are available, but otherwise the committee will look at the full application holistically, as it does throughout the review, in the waiting list process.

3.       How many students have been admitted from the waiting list historically?  For each of the schools?

Unfortunately, I don’t have individualized data broken up by school and program, but I can share that previous years are not necessarily helpful in predicting future years.  This is especially true for for the many different schools of enrollment in the transfer process, where application numbers can fluctuate from year to year depending on the program.  If you’re interested in being considered from the waiting list, you should opt-in via your applicant portal.  You should get excited about your other options.  And, if we are able to be in touch with you with good news, we will.

4.       When and how will I hear about waiting list decisions? 

We will reach out to you via the contact information you provided as part of your application.  Any waiting list offers we are able to make for transfers don’t typically happen until mid-June, but please keep an eye on the email address and phone line you submitted as part of your application during that time period.  We will notify everyone that the waiting list is closed when we are no longer able to make offers.

Fall 2023 Transfer Decision Release and Statistics

 

 Fall 2023 Transfer Admission Release and Statistics:

 

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for your patience while waiting for our office to finish up the review process for this enrollment cycle. I'm excited to let you all know that we will be releasing decisions electronically tonight.  I don’t know exactly what time, but our team is working hard to make sure they go out. If you applied, you will get a notification saying there is an update to your application status - check your student portal for your decisions!  Please do not call our office to ask for your decision. We do not give those out over the phone. If you don't remember your portal login information, check your application submission confirmation email.

Please pay attention to the deposit deadline and instructions in that notification. If you're waiting for a financial aid award before making your decision, those should be out soon. If you’ve applied for financial aid, make sure that you’ve submitted your FAFSA and CSS profile to UVA, and check your SIS portal to make sure you have completed any items that may be on your to-do list.  We don’t expect you to make the decision without the award information - so in a couple of weeks if you're still waiting on the financial aid package, let us know and we can extend your deadline to deposit.

FAQs:

-If you are waitlisted (or admitted), make sure to send your final spring transcript (if you're currently in courses) as soon as it is available. Waitlist decisions won't go out until June at the earliest. 

-If you were denied, do know that this is an extremely competitive process with a limited amount of space - unfortunately the nature of selective admissions is we have to deny (or waitlist) strong candidates every year. If you'll be applying next admission cycle, keep following the course recommendations - those (and/or grades) are almost always the reason a student isn't admitted. 

Please feel free to ask questions in the comments on this post. Congratulations on making it through this admission cycle, everyone!

 

Fall Transfer 2023 numbers

Total Applications: 3530

Architecture: 65

Arts and Sciences: 2369

Education: 98

Engineering: 483

Leadership and Public Policy: 36

Commerce: 317

Nursing: 162

 

Offer Rates:

Virginian: 45%

Out of State: 19%

Virginia Community College System (including Guaranteed Admission Applications): 58.5%

 

Architecture: 37%

Arts and Sciences: 31%

Education: 59%

Engineering: 24%

Leadership and Public Policy: 25%

Commerce: 18%

Nursing: 42%

Spring 2023 Transfer Decisions

The time has come!  Transfer decisions for the spring 2023 semester will be released this evening (11/18). I don’t know exactly what time, but our team is working hard to make sure they go out. However, once they’re released, you'll be notified via email, and the decision itself will be viewable on your MyUVA Application Portal. Keep in mind: For spring transfer, there is no wait list process (except for the small BSN program cohort). You will either be admitted or not.

Please do not call our office to ask for your decision. We do not give those out over the phone. If you don't remember your portal login information, check your application submission confirmation email.

If you are admitted, you will have until December 15th to accept the offer. If you matriculate, you will receive follow-up steps after the December 15th deadline passes.

If you were not admitted, you may have the opportunity to "roll over" your application for fall 2023 consideration. For this option, please follow the directions in your online letter.  NOTE: This option is not available for students who are entering their sixth semester at a four-year institution (not a community college) next spring. Unfortunately, students entering their sixth semester are no longer eligible to transfer to UVA. Nevertheless, our graduate schools would look forward to reading your applications in the future.  

Thank you for your patience during this extremely busy time of year. We're excited to bring in our small spring transfer cohort next semester, and we look forward to starting on the larger fall 2023 transfer process soon!

Spring Transfer Stats

Here are the stats for the spring 2023 transfer cohort:

College of Arts and Sciences: 411 Applications

Offers: 56 (14%)

Accelerated BSN: 62 Applications

Offers: 21 (33%)

I hope this helps detail how extremely competitive the spring transfer process is. Please do not be too discouraged if you were not admitted. We see a much larger applicant pool for our fall transfer admission process (we enroll about 700 students usually then), and we are happy to roll over your spring application for fall consideration if you follow the instructions in your MyUVA Application Portal.

Spring Transfer Deadline is Approaching...

If you plan to apply for spring 2023 transfer to UVA, the application deadline is Saturday, October 1, 2022. If you have any questions about submitting the spring transfer application, please feel free to contact us at the Office of Admission via email (undergradadmission@virginia.edu) or phone (434-982-3200).

Moreover, if you'd like information about transferring to UVA, please check out our website at https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/transfer. 

We look forward to your application, and Go Hoos!

Fall Transfer Waitlist is Now Closed

Hello,

As of now, the fall transfer waitlist is closed. If you were on the waitlist, you should have received notification by both email and your MyUVA Application Portal. We appreciate your patience with this process. As usual, there were more qualified applicants than available spots, and we understand the disappointment many of you feel by not being offered.

However, we hope you are excited to move forward with other options. And, if you are still interested in UVA, the spring transfer process begins this fall, as applications are due on October 2. For more information about the spring transfer process, please consult https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/transfer.

Keep in mind that spring transfer only applies to the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Architecture’s Architectural History and Urban and Environmental Planning programs. Students who plan to apply for spring transfer must have earned at least 24 credit hours by the end of this fall’s semester.

As we move closer to fall, expect more posts discussing the spring transfer process. If you have any questions about it beforehand, though, please feel free to contact our office at undergradadmission@virginia.edu.

For now, please have a safe and enjoyable summer, and Go Hoos!

Fall Transfer Waitlist Update

Hello everyone,

Waitlist offers for the fall transfer class will be going out sometime late this week or early next week. There are not very many spots - I do not have the exact numbers for any school, but I wanted to get that general info out there ASAP. The yield rate has been quite high so I don't anticipate as many offers being made off the waitlist as in usual summers. 

I know this is disappointing news to hear, but better to know as much as possible as soon as possible. We would like to conclude the waitlist process as early in the summer as possible so that you have more time to weigh your other options for the fall if you are not admitted in our review.

If you are offered from the waitlist, please pay attention to your deposit deadline when you're notified - the turn around time is fairly quick.

Thanks!

Fall 2022 Transfer Admission Stats

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share with you what stats I have available for this Fall 2022 pool of applications:

Application Totals:

Total: 3385

Architecture: 75

Arts and Sciences: 2330

Education: 102

Engineering: 452

Public Policy and Leadership: 25

Commerce: 217

Nursing: 188

Offer Rates:

Virginians: 45%

Out of State: 20%

Virginia Community College System (includes guaranteed admission applications) : 53%

Overall Acceptance Rate: 31%

Architecture:18.6%

Arts and Sciences: 33.1%

Education: 46%

Engineering: 24.5%

Public Policy and Leadership: 12%

Commerce: 19.3%

Nursing: 39.1%

Transfer Release is this Evening

 Hello Everyone!

Thank you for your patience while waiting for our office to finish up the review process for this enrollment cycle. I'm excited to let you all know that we will be releasing decisions electronically tonight. If you applied, you will get a notification saying there is an update to your application status - check your student portal for your decisions!

Please pay attention to the deposit deadline and instructions in that notification. If you're waiting for a financial aid award before making your decision, those should be out soon, but we will never expect you to make the decision without the award information - so in a couple of weeks if you're still waiting on the financial aid offer, let us know and we will extend your deadline to deposit.

FAQs:

-I'll have statistics out soon for the class, it was a record number of applications I believe

-If you are waitlisted (or admitted), make sure to send your final spring transcript (if you're currently in courses) as soon as it is available. Waitlist decisions won't go out until late May at the earliest - likely June. 

-If you were denied, do know that this is an extremely competitive process with a limited amount of space - unfortunately the nature of selective admissions is we have to deny (or waitlist) really strong candidates every year. If you'll be applying next admission cycle, keep following the course recommendations - those (and grades) are almost always the reason a student isn't admitted. 

Please feel free to ask questions in the comments on this post. Congratulations on making it through this admission cycle, everyone!

UVA Engineering Open House - April 23rd

 Hey folks! I just got details on an open house program at our School of Engineering this weekend and wanted to make sure you all knew about it. It's this Saturday and the info is all here:

https://engineering.virginia.edu/events/uva-engineering-open-house

April 1st Financial Aid Deadline

 APRIL 1 Financial Aid Deadline!

Need-based financial aid (which is an option for Permanent Residents and U.S. Citizens) is just as available for transfers as it is for first-year applicants. 

This serves as your reminder for the April 1 deadline.  Student Financial Services (SFS) is very strict about this deadline. They require TWO forms in order to properly apply for aid.  Please don't fill out the FAFSA and assume you have completed the task.  We also require something called the CSS Profile.  So again, we require both the FASFA and the CSS Profile.  If you don't comply by this deadline, you may miss out on some great state and UVa aid.  

For more information, please check out the SFS website at http://sfs.virginia.edu/new/undergrad/transfer.  If you have questions about aid, please contact Student Financial Services. We are a need-blind institution and thus we do not handle financial aid inquiries here in the admissions office.

Additionally, just so you all know, I will be out of the office until April 4th, so apologies in advance for a delay in my reply to comments here.

Almost March 1st!

 Hello everyone,

If you're still waiting on completing the Common Application for this fall's admission cycle, make sure you've got that sent in by the end of the day on March 1st. You may still be waiting for external documents like high school transcripts or a letter of recommendation - those you will have at least a couple of weeks of leeway with - but the Common Application itself needs to be in by the deadline. 

We are still in the thick of our first year application review process here in the Office of Admission (we received over 50,000 applications this year for that process!), so we won't be transitioning to transfer reading for a couple of weeks at least. 

Some last minute FAQs:

-The addresses for sending external materials are all listed over here on the right --->

-You can self report any testing you would like considered (including AP scores), but remember you'll need to send in official test reports if you are admitted and choose to attend UVA.

-You can always add supplemental updates to your application automatically by adding them via your student portal (before or after March 1st). 

-I won't have statistics on this process for a long while, but will get some #s out for you all when I get them!

Thanks for your questions and your patience through this process - I know it's stressful. Trust that we are very thorough and personally review each and every piece of the application here in our process.

Application Deadline is Approaching

Hello everyone,

As the deadline approaches, you might have questions about the mechanics of applying if this is your first time going through the process.

Here goes:   After you submit your application in Common App, you should receive an automatic confirmation.  Take note that only paying the application fee does not mean you have submitted.  You need to submit the general app and the UVa section in addition to your fee. 

Here are the answers to some other common questions and concerns:

-How do I handle the forms on the Common App?  Once again, we do not require the Common App forms listed in the right sidebar of the blog.  Yes, look over to the right, after you read this.  If you choose to send a Mid-Year Report, it would make more sense to wait until after the deadline and after your mid-term exams.  This is the only component of the app where I am encouraging late submission. 

-What happens if my transcripts arrive after March 1?  That’s fine, but we need your transcripts in the very near future, not at the end of the spring semester.  You and your fellow applicants are being reviewed based upon the work you have done thus far.  What’s most important is that you apply by the deadline of March 1. If your application is in on time, there is a little wiggle room for gathering these supporting documents.

-Do I need to submit AP/SAT/ACT scores? If you would like any scores to be considered, you can self report those scores - but they are totally optional. The one exception to this is if you attended a non-english speaking high school, you should submit some language proficiency testing (ACT, SAT, IELTS, or TOEFL). If you would like AP or IB scores to be reviewed, you can self report those (or if they are already listed on your high school transcript that is fine). BUT, if you would like those AP/IB scores to award you credit at UVA, we will need the official score report before you enroll.

Finalizing your Spring Courses?

Happy New Year, Everyone.

As you begin to finalize your course selection for this spring semester -  keep an eye on the pre-requisite courses we've listed on our website.  Remember that if you're applying to the College of Arts and Sciences, the math, science, and foreign language pre-requisites are extensive.  If you haven't taken any of these courses, we suggest you sign up and start taking off a bite off of them this spring.

To find these pre-requisites, go to this site and click on your school of interest:
https://admission.virginia.edu/transfer/transfer-course-requirements

If you'll be applying as an incoming 2nd year student, remember we're not looking for every listed course requirement to be completed - but it would be beneficial to spread around your course selections (take one history, one math, one social science, etc...in addition to your english and foreign language) 

General Advice for Preparing to Transfer - First Steps!

 Hello Everyone,

This may not be the best timing for this - but this NPR article was sent to me today and does a really nice job of framing how to start this process. I wanted to link to it here just in case anyone finds this blog towards the beginning of their process:

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054306602/how-to-transfer-colleges

Spring Transfer Stats

Hello Everyone,

Here are the stats for this spring transfer cohort:

Spring Transfer Admission Statistics

Offers of Admission: 56 out of 436 (12.8%)

Virginian Offers of Admission: 37 (66%)

Studying in Virginia Community College System: 29 (52%)

I hope this helps detail how extremely competitive the spring transfer process continues to be - please do not be too discouraged if you were not offered admission - it is a much larger pool in the fall admission process (we enroll about 700 students usually then) and we are happy to roll over your application for fall consideration if you follow the instructions in your portal.

Spring 2022 Transfer Decisions

The time has come!  Transfer decisions for the spring 2022 semester will be released by the end of the week. You'll be notified via email to check an update to your application portal. A student is either offered or not offered.  There is no wait list process for spring admission (except for the small BSN program cohort).

Do not call the office to ask for your decision.  We do not give out decisions over the phone.   If you don't remember your portal login information, check your submission confirmation email, then seek out the help information on the left-hand side of that same page.  

If you were not admitted, you might have the opportunity to "roll over" your application for fall 2022 consideration.  Please follow the directions in your online letter.  NOTE: This option is not available for students who are entering their sixth semester at a four-year institution (this is not a community college) next spring.  Unfortunately, these students are no longer eligible to transfer to UVA.  I know our graduate schools would look forward to reading your applications.  

Thank you for your patience through this extremely busy time of year - we're excited to bring in this small group of students to UVA for the new semester - and look forward to starting on the larger fall 2022 process soon!

Upcoming Virtual Events

 Hello Everyone,

Later this month, we'll be hosting some online events with all kinds of content about UVA and the various programs here. One event is specifically directed towards transfer students, but any and all of them would be valuable to learn more about the UVA experience. I've posted the schedule below - here is the registration link: https://admission.virginia.edu/VESW-Fall2021 

Monday, October 18

6:00pm: Transfer Admission

7:30pm: The UVA Student Experience

 

Tuesday, October 19

6:00pm: Kinesiology (First-Year and Transfer)

 

Wednesday, October 20

6:00pm: College of Arts and Sciences (Transfer)

                School of Architecture (First-Year and Transfer)

                School of Nursing (Transfer – Direct-Entry BSN and RN to BSN)

                7:00pm: Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

McIntire School of Commerce

School of Data Science

                                School of Education and Human Development (Transfer)

                                School of Engineering and Applied Science (Transfer)

 

Thursday, October 21

6:00pm: Q&A with Deans of Admission

7:00pm: Q&A with VA Ambassadors

What Documents Are Required?

Hello Everyone,

Whether you're finishing your spring application or starting to plan out next semester's application for fall admission, I wanted to post a quick note about required documents:

Let's recap what's needed in order for the admissions committee to review your transfer application.

1) Your current college transcript- This will give us a record of your previous work and your current courses.

2) Previous college transcript(s)- You are required to list every college you've ever attended. Whether it was last year or many years ago, you need to list it on the common app and you'll need to order your transcripts to come to us.  Please don't leave any colleges out of your application.  We do have ways to double-check your academic history, but we would prefer to hear it from you.

3) Your high school transcript or GED score report- Yes, we require this as well.  If you attended school in a foreign country where the transcript is in another language,  you'll need to have this officially translated. If you attended high school for part of your secondary schooling, but then got the GED, we would like to see both the score report and your partial high school transcript.

4) Standardized testing-  If you graduated from a high school where English was not the language of instruction, you must take the TOEFL, the IELTS, or submit an Initial View interview. We are more concerned with your transcripts over your test scores, but if you would like, any applicant is welcome to include SAT or ACT testing to be considered. Please do not retake these exams for our transfer application though, I assure you it is not a major part of the review - but if you have the previous scores and want them considered, by all means self report them in your Common Application.

Of course, you can't have any of this reviewed without the application, so make sure you apply through the common application spending time on each and every essay.  If you've spent time out of school after high school or at any time in between, please tell us about this time in your life. If there are unexplained gaps, we will reach out to you.

Our address is on the right-side of this blog. Please send have official transcripts sent to that address.  You'll also notice guidance on the forms you'll find on the common application.

A Reminder on Foreign Language Requirements

 Hello everyone,

I hope your semesters are off to a great start! If you're new to the transfer application cycle, we'll be running through tips and notes this fall semester as we prepare for our spring enrollment application (due October 1st) and to a larger degree, next fall's (due March 1st).

If you're not new to this process or blog (or our info sessions), you've probably heard us say over and over "pay attention to the course requirements!" because of how critical those are to our transfer application review. Those can be found here:

https://admission.virginia.edu/transfer/transfer-course-requirements

Every year, plenty of students are surprised to learn that they need to take through the 202 level of foreign language to complete the courses needed for the College of Arts and Sciences (or McIntire School of Commerce). Even if you're interested in majoring in Biology, or the Computer Science BA, or Economics, etc...if you're applying as a third-year transfer, you'll want to have that foreign language requirement completed. If you're a VCCS student applying via the Guaranteed Admission Agreement, you must have your foreign language completed to fulfill that contract to the College.

If you're applying as a second year applicant, there's no expectation to have all of the requirements completed, but taking a semester or two of foreign language will greatly help your application regardless. If you're applying as a third year applicant and cannot finish the 202 level - let me definitively say: having taken one or two semesters of language is far better for your application than having taken none. So, plan your future semesters accordingly!

A Message from Dean Greg Roberts

 Good morning everyone. Our Dean, Greg Roberts, has a message to pass along to the transfer applicant community. I've included it here:

On behalf of the UVA Office of Admission, I’d like to send a heartfelt thank you to all of the transfer applicants and their families who placed their faith in us during this challenging and chaotic year, including those who were on our waiting list and received our final decisions last week. We are honored and humbled that you chose to apply to UVA. While we were unable to offer admission to every deserving and capable candidate in this intensely competitive year, please know we saw you, we heard you, we believe in you, and we are grateful to you.  And please know we wish you happiness and success as you begin your college journey in the fall. 

Thanks again and take care.