Chance an OOS Legacy Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Before you go and comment that my stats are not good enough to get in OOS, I am aware, they are not. I am a legacy, and UVA's application for OOS legacy is different then every other OOS applicant. My application will be put into the pool of the in-staters, considering me to be an in-state student in the application process.
The legacy acceptance rate is about 50%</p>

<p>White, Female, NY
Competitive Public High School</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA- 96.8/100 W (my school does not unweight; however, our weighting system is not heavy)
Rank - 25/230ish
ACT- 32
SAT II- Math I - 710
AP World History - 4
AP US History- 4
AP Environmental Science - 4
AP English Language - 3</p>

<p>This year I am taking AP Biology, AP Calc AB, and AP English Lit
All honors or AP classes except for 3 classes in high school.</p>

<p>Athletics:
Cheerleading: Varsity: 9-12; Captain
Lacrosse - JV: 9, 10 & Varsity: 11, 12</p>

<p>Awards:
Principal’s List: top 5% of that year (11)
High Honor Roll: GPA over 90% (9-12)
Regional Leadership Award (10)
National Honor Society (11-12)
Treasurer of Foreign Language Honor Society (10-12)
National English Honor Society (11-12)
Science Honor Society (11-12)
National Art Honor Society (10-12)
Art Exhibited at 2 local galleries (10)
Commended Athlete, State Scholar Athlete Team, Girls Lacrosse (11)
Athlete of the Week (11)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Student Council Treasurer (12)
Academic League (10-12)
Treasurer of Environmental Club (11-12)
Students Opposing Starvation Club (10-12)
County and State-Wide Math League (9-12)
Attended Local College's Math Summer Program (11)
Well-Known University's Summer College Program (12)</p>

<p>Community Service:
Worked in local soup kitchen
Worked in my school's community organic garden
Volunteer for American Red Cross
Volunteer for Homeless Project
Peer Tutor in Math
Student Volunteer for High School Freshman Orientation</p>

<p>Jobs:
Associate at Hollister Co.
Tutored a Middle School student two hours a week in math
Assisted in Dental Office
Babysitting</p>

<p>My essays and letters will all be very good.</p>

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<p>anyone? i’ll chance back :)</p>

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<p>You should grammar check those essays considering your confusion of than and then</p>

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<p>wow this is really weird…we are very similar!
im from ny also, legacy tooo! similar scores also.
im gonna say you have a good chance because im hoping i do to and we’re sorta the same hahah…
chance me back?
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<p>@hazelorb
Whoops! My bad. Don’t worry my essays have been read over by 3 different teachers and a college advisor, but you didn’t have to be so rude :/</p>

<p>@brit8910
Chanced you! Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>This entire thread is defensive; you’re the one putting out a chances thread with spelling mistakes and trying to convince people that you have a 50% chance of getting in because you are a legacy, yet telling people that your stats are not good enough. I am not an admissions officer and neither are 99% of people on this forum, so no one has a true idea of what your chances are, especially at a school like UVA where instate kids with perfect SATs get rejected every year. But my advice stands: if you want your essays to be “very good” then make sure you have some people grammar check them to increase your chances. I’m also pretty sure my previous post was not worded rudely (perhaps terse), but this one is pretty snarky compared to my normal posting tone, I will pre-admit - based on your reply.</p>

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<p>For the best “chance” you are going to get, I highly recommend the Admission Liason Program. Its worth the trip and very informative for legacies.</p>