VACRAO Wrap-up Fall 2025 and VCCS Info Sessions

And that’s a wrap! VACRAO travel season is complete.  Whew.😅

Future Hoos – did you know that we travel around to Virginia community colleges throughout the year? It’s true! Not only by request from local community colleges, but also through VACRAO – the Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers – which hosts college fairs at community colleges across the state. 

 

UVA representatives from the Office of Undergraduate Admission (OUA) and Community College Partnerships (CCP) travel and meet hundreds of students interested in transferring to UVA. Sometimes we’re set up at tables at fairs, sometimes you’ll see us joining classes to talk with students, and sometimes we’re part of panels where students can ask questions about the transfer process and life at UVA. 

 

Make sure to follow your local community college’s social media for event information and check out their event calendars for dates we’ll be visiting in the spring. Always remember: your community college advising unit is a great resource for events and information. 

 

If we’ve already met during this past travel season – thank you so much for coming out! If you’re planning on meeting us in spring – we look forward to seeing you! 

 

If you’re a Virginia Community College System (VCCS) student with a last-minute question and don’t want to wait until spring – we’ve got something for you!  CCP and OUA are hosting three virtual information sessions throughout the rest of the year with two of our transfer team members: Alena Mackay-Smith, our Virginia Community College Student Financial Aid Coordinator, and Quana Dennis, our Transfer Admission Counselor. These are registered events, so if you’re interested in attending, please sign up through the links at the bottom of the CCP webpage (linked above😉). 

 

If you didn’t or can’t make these events, don’t worry—we’re here. VCCS students, and all students interested in transferring, can reach out to undergradadmission@virginia.edu with questions.📧

 

*Psst* – wanna know a secret?!? 👀 Keep an eye out this spring for virtual transfer information sessions for all UVA-interested students. Woohoo Wahoo!🎉

 

Until next time, happy transferring!💙🧡 

 

-The OUA and CCP Transfer Team 

 

Spring Transfer Review is Underway

Hoos looking to transfer?💙🧡

Hello and Happy Halloween to you! It’s a crisp, cozy, fall morning here in Cville, and Grounds are quiet in these early hours.  The calm before the storm, with Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn this evening.  It’s a perfect morning to be snuggled up with a blanket, a cup of coffee or tea, and a laptop reading applications. 

 

Wait - what did I type? Yes, reading applications! That’s what our admission counselors, deans, and application readers have been doing these last few weeks. We’re immersed in reviewing transcripts, matching requirements, and reading personal statements - getting to know you, the person interested in transferring to UVA and continuing the next step of your educational journey.  

 

A couple of points for you while you patiently await your spring decision. 

 

Psst - are you really being patient? Personally, that would be hard for me. Hang in there. 

 

1. Yes, a real-life team of readers is reviewing your applications and materials. We do not leave an important decision like this up to a machine. There are systems in place that alert us if a document is missing or something is flagged for review, but each application is read by at least two individual readers, if not more, before a final decision is made. 

 

2. Speaking of missing documents, please check your portal and email regularly while you wait. We want to ensure we’re considering all your information. If something seems to be missing - for example, you told us you’re currently enrolled at your institution, but your transcript doesn’t show any fall courses - we’ll reach out for clarification. Your timely response to these requests is exceptionally helpful in allowing us to complete the review of your application. 

 

3. If you have questions during this process - for example, your portal says we’re awaiting a letter of recommendation, but your instructor, coach, or supervisor says they submitted it - please reach out to undergradadmission@virginia.edu. We can help confirm what we see in the system. 

 

4. Decisions for spring 2026 transfer admission will be released by December 1, 2025. You will receive an email notifying you of an update in your portal, and decision letters will be available there. 

 

That’s all for now! Until next time, you enjoy a happy Hoolloween! 🎃 

 

-The Office of Undergraduate Admission (OUA) Transfer Team 

2025 Fall Transfer Statistics

Happy Friday, everyone! Thank you for your patience while our office finished our fall transfer review process. I'm excited to share some  statistics from this year’s fall transfer admission cycle. Keep in mind: These statistics are unofficial as data at UVA does become official until it is published by UVA Institutional Research and Analytics.

Fall Transfer 2025 Application Numbers:

Total Applications: 4665

Architecture: 72

Arts and Sciences: 2697

Education: 124

Engineering: 657

Leadership and Public Policy: 34

Commerce: 893

Nursing: 188

 

Offer Rates:

Virginian: 33%

Out of State: 17%

Virginia Community College System (including Guaranteed Admission Applications): 49%

 

Architecture: 14%

Arts and Sciences: 26%

Education: 40%

Engineering: 27%

Leadership and Public Policy: 38%

Commerce: 12%

Nursing: 35%

Transfer Waiting List FAQ

I hope everyone's Friday is going well so far. As transfer decisions were released yesterday evening, I'm sure some of you have questions about the transfer waiting list. Below is an FAQ responding to some of these questions:

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 2025 Transfer Admission Decisions Are Coming...

Hello, everyone! I hope you're all enjoying some springtime weather.

Our committee is finishing up our fall 2025 transfer review, and it is with great excitement that I can announce that admission decisions will be released in the evening on Thursday, May 1. A few notes:

1. This is official. Please do not call our office to confirm.
2. Once decisions are live, you will receive an email telling you that your application status has updated and will be able to log in and review your decision in your MyUVA Application Portal. If you have any issues accessing your portal, please reach out to us at undergradadmission@virginia.edu.
3. For those interested, another post will be published soon with information about the applicant pool and next steps.

Thank you for your patience. We're looking forward to welcoming the next generation of Wahoo transfers!