Chance a URM Junior!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior. Black, male, first-gen status. I also reside in VA. I had some issues as a freshman so I'm a bit worried about the application process. So I need some expert advice on my chances.
Freshman Year: 2.75 GPA, 2 Unweighted Honors Courses.
Sophomore Year: 3.57 GPA, 2 Unweighted Honors Courses.
Junior Year(Current): Business/Finance A, Spanish 3 B, Physics Honors A. AP Macroeconomics B, AP Microeconomics A, AP English Language B+, PreCalculus Honors B+, US VA History A
Unweighted GPA:3.714 Weighted GPA:3.857 My school doesn't weight honors.
So my cumulative GPA is going to be low because of freshman year: 3.3
However my school does not rank its students.</p>

<p>EC's: National Business Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America (Vice President), Science Honor Society, Freshman Basketball (Captain), JV Basketball (Co-Captain), Winter Varsity Track & Field, Spring Varsity Track & Field, DECA, Junior Math Team, Senior Math Team, AAU Basketball, Travel Soccer. Teach Kindergarten Sunday School every week. Volunteer at local library. I will probably gain more leadership positions as a Senior.
I have excellent recs, from the hardest teachers at my school. My essay will be above average explaining freshman year troubles.</p>

<p>SAT's: 2030 Math:720, WR:700, CR:610. I still have to take Math Level 2, Physics, and maybe Literature.
I will probably major in Finance while minoring in something Science related.
Schools I plan on Applying to: Cornell, UVA, VTech, James Madison, William & Mary, Boston U, Northeastern, Boston College, Fordham.</p>

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<p>Nikeballer105,</p>

<p>One thing that the colleges will like is that you rebounded (no pun intended) and got yourself together academically after a subpar freshman year. That will impress them.</p>

<p>W & M, VT and JMU look just at your CR and M scores. UVA looks at all three, but the writing mainly just to see that you can write.</p>

<p>You have an outstanding chance of getting into all four. My son said the same, and he, too, is a junior. We also live in VA.</p>

<p>Also, consider throwing in an application to the U. of Richmond. One of my students did. She is also an URM. She got a $40,000 scholarship (per year), but just turned it down for Stanford.</p>

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<p>bump!!!!!!!</p>