...Am I on the right track?

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<p>I'm currently a sophomore (Virginia-residence) and am incredibly interested in applying to UVA; Am I on the right track academically/extracurricular-wise? My current GPA is 3.85; my cumulative GPA is lower (3.7), as my grades have improved since my freshman year. I consider my GPA one of my weakest points, as test-taking is not my forte; however, I am planning on pursuing the full IB diploma, and assuming I maintain (and ideally improve) my current grades, my projected GPA over the next 2 years should be at least 4.1, if not higher. The IB diploma also includes hundreds of hours of community service as well as an extended essay. I attend an incredibly competitive small public high school in northern Virginia.</p>

<p>Current Courses:
-Honors Precalculus
-Honors Chemistry
-Honors English
-AP Government (without having previously taken U.S. history)
-AP Spanish
-Symphonic Band</p>

<p>Next Year's Courses: (IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATE)
-BC Calculus or IBSL Math
-IBSL Environmental Systems OR IBSL Chemistry
-IBHL English
-IBHL Spanish
-IBHL Music
-IBSL U.S. History
-IB Theory of Knowledge
-Symphonic Band</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses:
-IBH (with completion of BC as a junior) or IBS math
-IBHL English
-IBHL Spanish
-IBHL Music
-IBSL World History
-IB Theory of Knowledge
-Symphonic Band</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Symphonic Band <a href="9-12">French Horn</a>, Symph. Band section leader (10-12), All-District Band (9-12), Solo and Ensemble Competition; superior ratings (9-12), Local Youth Orchestra (10-12), American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (10-12) Governor's School in music (???), French Horn Lessons (9-12), teaching french horn lessons (10-12) Virginia Young Writers program (Summer 2010), Tutoring (10-12), GMRP (relief project club), Literary Magazine editor (10-12), Founder of a music-blog for school musicians/music journalism sponsored by Literary Magazine, Varsity Lacrosse (9-12), Coach of local youth lacrosse (10-12), Spanish Honors Society (9-12), Columbia Summer Creative Writing Workshop (Summer 2011; hopefully!) Volunteer work at the National Holocaust Museum...</p>

<p>SAT's: My PSAT score as a sophomore was a 201; alternately, a practice SAT that I took at the beginning of my sophomore year was a 2000. I have done minimal SAT prep thus far and plan on taking a course as well as studying on my own to improve this score.</p>

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<p>You are looking great! Truly a stellar example of a future IB student (me being one myself). I’d recommend on studying just a bit for SAT, but that’s about it.</p>

<p>By the way, I hope you enjoy IB Music. It is honestly one of my favorite classes :).</p>

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<p>you sound like a winner to me - but there is no way to fully estimate an acceptance or a rejections. i would take SAT IIs in your strongest subjects as well.</p>

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<p>yep your definitely on the right track, and ^i agree with the above poster, take SAT II’s in your best subject areas. Also, try the ACT to see if you score higher on it than on the SAT.</p>