*Chance an average URM*

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a Senior from Virginia
African-American Male
First Generation College Student</p>

<p>Rank: School Does Not Rank
Competitive High School, Class size around 500/600
GPA: 3.2 uw 3.3 weighted (highest weighed gpa at my school can be 4.1)
*<em>Had a huge grade trend following a 2.7 freshman year to having a combined 3.5 sophomore and junior years. Counselor has agreed to explain.
*</em>
I had one C junior year taking a rigorous Macroecomics self-study course.
SAT: 2060/2400 or 1370/1600 Math:720 Critical Reading:650 Writing:690
SATII's: Math Level II:740</p>

<p>Course Rigor:
Most Rigorous
9th-12th:5 years of honors/AP mathematics, 4 years of Spanish, 4 years of Business Classes, 3 years of honors/AP social studies, 2 years of AP english, 2 years of honors/AP sciences.
11th:3 AP's Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, English Language
12th:4 AP's Calculus BC, Biology, English Literature, US Government</p>

<p>Notable EC's:
President of Future Business Leaders of America (12)
Events Chairman of FBLA (11)
Junior Math Team (9,10)
Senior Math Team (11,12)
Freshman Basketball (9)
Junior Varsity Basketball (Co-Captain) (10)
Science Honor Society (11,12)
National Business Honor Society (10,11,12)
Club/Travel Soccer (9,10,11,12)
English Honor Society (11,12)</p>

<p>Other
Recommendation: Comes from a Chem teacher with a PhD who views me as her favorite student.
Counselor Recommendation: Great explaining how I've matured in four years
Essays: Amazing, about overcoming lifes setbacks</p>

<p>Senior Schedule and predicted grades:
AP Calculus BC --A
AP Biology --B
AP English Literature --A
AP Government --A
Spanish 4 --A
Business --A
Design and Technology --A
UW: 3.8 W: 4.1</p>

<p>Major: Business/Economics/Finance</p>

<p>Hooks: URM:African-American, First Generation College Student, In-State (VA) </p>

<p>The Schools: In order
Univeristy of Virginia (First Choice)
William & Mary
Virginia Tech
James Madison University
George Mason University
Virginia Commonwealth University</p>

<p>Where can I get in?
Also looking for any suggestions to add to the list, Thanks All!</p>

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<p>Since your a URM, I'd say in at all of those schools. Go ahead and apply to Ivy's because being a URM will give you a pretty big advantage.</p>

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<p>University of Virginia (First Choice) - low reach
William & Mary - ditto
Virginia Tech - high match
James Madison University - ???
George Mason University - high match
Virginia Commonwealth University - ???</p>

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<p>Thanks for your thoughts, I would like other opinions (especially about UVA) too so please reply. Thanks</p>

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<p>Please, I need more people to chance. I'm worried about where I will get in, thanks again.</p>

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<p>Write good essays and you will get into every school you're applying to. Write decent essays and you will still get into every school you're applying to. Good luck.</p>

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<p>please more opinions!!! thanks</p>

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<p>Yeah... you should definitely apply to harvard, yale, princeton, brown, columbia, penn, dartmouth, and cornell.</p>

<p>you might get into one of them.. and no doubt you'll get into UVA</p>

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<p>Can more people chance. Thanks</p>

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<p>Dont listen to some of these characters who think your race is going to get you into all of your schools. You've got a great shot at the schools you are applying to because of your academic and extra curricular performance; not because of minority status.</p>

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<p>bump please!</p>

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<p>i need more opinions please, thanks</p>

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<p>please, some more chances</p>

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<p>why?......</p>

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<p>Cause I'm really nervous and scared about my chances. I feel like I won't get in anywhere.</p>

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<p>I have a feeling more "chances" are not going to fix that feeling, but good luck! I'm sure you will get in somewhere.</p>

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<p>haha we're a like stats wise. i think you can get into most of those, uva will be tough. so will william and mary. just write a good essay and embrace your urm status (i did that) and you should be ok. </p>

<p>chance me too <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/569604-so-last-one-had-too-many-errors-one-s-better.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/569604-so-last-one-had-too-many-errors-one-s-better.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>yea i know uva will be tough for me to get into thats why I want to know other opinions on my chances at my dream school</p>