Change in Spring Transfer Application Deadline

This week, the admissions committee decided to adjust the application schedule for Spring 2012 transfer.

The new deadline to apply is October 1, 2011.
Decisions will be released in Early November, 2011.

As we get more information, I will let you know about this important change.

Your To-Do List

Our file services department is mostly caught up with scanning, processing and filing documents for transfer. That means that if something is missing, it should be on your to-do list. They've passed on the word that if you find that a transcript or application piece is still on your to-do list you, you can contact them at uvaapplicationinfo@virginia.edu. If testing is still on your to-do list, we will read your application without it, but it will stay there and know that this is a requirement for us. It's been printed in our printed material and on our website for ages. As some of you might know, we are more flexible about testing if you've been out of high school for five years or more. The exception is that the Guaranteed Admission Agreement requires testing, no ifs, ands or buts.

But back to the to-do list - If you find that something is still on your to-do list other than testing and you have sent it, please email uvaapplication@virginia.edu with the subject line "Transfer To-D0 List Check" and they will look into it for you. If we don't have it, you'll be instructed on how to get it to us as swiftly as possible.

Fall Transfer Process

It's at this time that the wait really sets in. You've done your part, and now you're waiting for us to do ours. Remember to keep up with your work and continue to do well. The last thing you want to happen is to be so distracted by the admissions process that it affects your grades. That won't help you whether or not you are offered to UVA.

We've received about 2300 applications. Please respect our process and the work that we do. If you did your research, you have found that this is not a rolling admission process and everyone finds out at the same time. At this time, we can only tell you that decisions will be released on May 1. Yes, that's a Sunday, but one never knows. You'll hear it here first if decisions will come out any earlier. We won't know this for a few weeks, thus, there won't be any announcements about a date... for a few weeks.

We started reading transfer applications last week. You may wonder why we didn't start earlier. 1) We did overlap work while we finished up with the first-years and 2) we have to wait for all of your materials to arrive. High school transcripts seem to lag the most.

Our office is working to get out first-year decisions tomorrow and I'll be working with a scholarship weekend night and day through Sunday. I look forward to answering your inquiries next week.

(The picture above is something I captured in Garden IX- a great place to study)

You still have time to apply for Fall 2011

The specific deadline to apply is tonight, March 1 at midnight E.S.T. What’s most important is that you submit the application. Transcripts and supplementary materials don’t have to be here today, but we’d prefer that you have them mailed, ordered, on their way today. If we do receive these components with a postmark of today, it is OK. But, applying after today will indeed pose problems for you. Don’t forget to make sure you submit the application, supplement and $60 application fee. We do hear stories where students forget or ignore the supplement. That is NOT advised. Please submit all three parts; remember, the three part harmony. If you submitted your application more than a week ago and you haven’t received your SIS email, check your spam box or deleted mail thoroughly, and then email 4help@virginia.edu or call (434) 924-HELP for assistance.

Three Part Harmony

Remember that in order to fully submit your application, you will need to submit three parts.
That's 1) The Basic App, 2) The Application Supplement and 3) $60 application fee. After all of that is submitted, you should receive and email from us (UVA) that includes information about your Student Information System Account.

Arts Supplements

If you have a talent in the arts, you can send us a sample of your work and an evaluation will be added to your file. For more information, please go here. Use the cover sheets provided on this website(not the common app form) and follow the directions on the sheet.
The deadline for arts supplements is also March 1, 2011.

If not Spring, then Fall?

This is a reminder for students who were not offered for Spring 2010 and would like to be reconsidered for Fall 2011 transfer admission. Unfortunately, this option is not available to students who are in their 2nd semester, junior year of a bachelors-degree seeking (meaning this rule does not apply to community college students) program. It is the end of the line for you and we would encourage you to check out some of UVA's after you graduate in a year's time.

If you seek to be reconsidered. You must:
1) Tell us. We will not do this for you automatically. Send an email to undergradadmission@virginia.edu and asked to be "Rolled Over" for Fall 2011 review.
2) Send us a transcript that includes your Fall 2010 grades if you were in school at that time (see address on sidebar)
3) Email us a list of your current Spring 2011 courses and course descriptions to undergradadmission@virginia.edu.

Decisions will be released by May 1, 2011.

Transfer Information Session

We will host our biannual transfer session on Friday, February 18. If you attended the open house in November, this will be a repeat for you and therefore you do not need to attend.

The Transfer Information Session will be at 10AM in the Newcomb Hall Theater. A tour will leave from there at 11am. We hope to have a small current student panel of students who transferred to UVA in the past.

TO REGISTER for this event, go to https://virginia-uga.edu.185r.net/Event/ and click on "Transfer Student."

We encourage you to stick around and visit classes or go to a dining hall or restaurant in the area.
You can also go on tours given by specific schools.

www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/directions.html

Let's recap

The Common Application is a wonderful one-stop place for you to apply to multiple schools. Because it is a general application, there are some things that we can't control or take down. We are not as strict about the "School Forms" Section you'll find in your app.

Just to recap...

1) The College Official's Report is NOT REQUIRED
2) The Secondary School Report is NOT REQUIRED
3) The Mid Year Report is NOT REQUIRED
4) The instructor recommendation is RECOMMENEDED, but it cannot be sent through CommonApp. This can be printed and given to person giving you a recommendation. They can either mail it or email to our general addresses.

We hope that relieves a little stress in this last month before March 1 :)

Spring Specifics

We received about 320 applications and 13% of applicants were admitted. The in-state/out-of-state ratio was standard at 2/3rds and 1/3^rd. These are not vacancies that we have to fill, but a yearly infusion of transfers that are factored into to enrollment numbers each year. This means about 40 students were offered admission.

Spring 2011 Transfer Decisions

All transfer decisions will be posted online tomorrow, November 30 at 5PM EST. Letters will only be mailed (December 1) to students who are offered admission. This is a new move for us and the first time we've done it this way. There is no wait-list process for spring admission. An applicant is either offered or not offered. DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE to ask for your decision on November 30. We will be putting on the finishing touches all day long.

You can check your decisions online from this access point. Entering your UVA Computing ID and Password will get you into your self-service account.

If you've lost the email with this information, contact our help desk at 4help@virginia.edu. We, in the office of admission cannot help you with this issue. You can also call them at (434) 924-HELP. They're available 24 hrs/day.

Good luck everyone!

Spring Applicants: Check your Student Self-Service Page

I am sure I am preaching to the choir here, but please make sure to become familiar with your to-do list on your student self-service page. I'm told that many students are missing particular transcripts. Your to-do list will tell you which transcripts haven't been matched up to your file. Now, granted if you requested a transcript on Nov 1, it might not be in your file yet. But hopefully, it will find it's way there by the end of this week.

Fall Transfer Open House

We often get questions about specific open houses for those who are interested in transferring. We typically have these twice a year. The first for this school year will be on Friday, November 12. You must register and you can do that here: https://virginia-uga.edu.185r.net/Event/.
Make sure you click "Transfer" and that will give you the option to register for the Nov 12 session that starts in the Newcomb Hall Theater.

The program will have three parts:
10:00am -10:45am: Transfer Information Session (tentative student panel planned)
10:45am - Noon: Walking Tour of Grounds
12:15pm - 1:00pm: Individual School Sessions

In the individual school sessions, you'll have the ability to visit the Architecture, Engineering, Education and Commerce schools. A session for the College of Arts and Sciences will take place in the Newcomb Hall Theater.

We encourage you to have lunch on grounds and visit classes on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Check out the Open Class List for a listing of available courses.

We hope to see you on the 12th!

Don't let this be you

As we near the application deadline and you get excited about applying to your transfer school(s), remember that we (UVA) only take students for the College of Arts and Sciences and Architectural History in January. For those interested in Commerce, Engineering, etc, you'll have to wait until March 1 for the Fall semester deadline. Hopefully, this will alleviate some confusion on your end and extra work (in contacting you) on our end.

Spring Deadline Just Ahead

Is it just me, or does it seem like this semester is speeding by? And just ahead lies the application deadline for the spring semester. You must apply using the Common Application

I just mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, but we only accept applications for the College of Arts and Sciences and Architectural History in the Spring.

We don't accept applications from freshman for the spring semester.

The College Officials Report and Secondary School Report are not required. The Instructor Evaluation or a similar recommendation is recommended.

Our notification date is December 1.

Transfer Chat TONIGHT!

Come find us online tonight from 7-9PM EST. Go to www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/chat.html, enter a user name and you should be good to go. There should be two rooms open, one for admissions questions (transfer lounge) and the other for questions about UVA students ( student life). See you online!

Coming Soon: Online Transfer Chats

Have any questions you want answered in real-time? Want to find out what it's like to be a student at UVA? We are hosting two chats this fall, and the first one is next week. Join current students and admissions deans on these dates.

1) Wednesday, October 13
2) Wednesday, November 17
Both will occur from 7-9pm EST.

More details next week...

Announcing the Pre-Comm Blog

Those of you who are interested in studying business might consider the McIntire School of Commerce. This is a two-year program whether your internal or external (like yourselves). So, if you are looking to come to UVA for your 2nd year of college, you would have to apply to the College of Arts and Sciences as a Pre-Comm student, finish your pre-requisites in your 2nd year here and then apply to the Commerce school. If you are looking to come to UVA for your 3rd year of college, you would apply directly to the Commerce School. The admissions process is competitive, but the administrators at the Commerce school are very approachable and do a great job of informing prospective students about the admissions process. That's why it comes as no surprise that they have launched their own blog. You can find them here and I've listed the blog on one of the menus to the right.

Let's Look at Majors

While it is important to be aware of the pre-requisites for the schools to which you're applying, it is also helpful to know what to expect once you get here or see if there's more you can take before you transfer. I would encourage everyone to take a look at your area of interest(s).

At this site, you'll find a list of all our majors: http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=25&navoid=619

It's up to you to dig a bit deeper and check out the departments' websites. Here are a couple of freebies for you: Biology -- http://www.virginia.edu/biology/undergrad/transferstudents.htm and Economics -- http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/economics/undergrad/transfer/index.html

The Spring Admissions Process

Welcome to new readers and welcome back to the old readers,

With the school year starting around the country, it's time we updated the blog for the spring admissions process.

Here are five things you should know:

1)Freshman students are not eligible. You may apply for Fall 2011, but not Spring.
2)We only review applications for the College of Arts and Sciences and Architectural History.
3)The deadline for all materials to be submitted is November 1
4)If you've applied before, you'll need to fill out a new application.
5)The VCCS Guaranteed Admission Agreement is not applicable for spring.