I’m not to familiar with these schools but it looks like you have a good chance, UVA seems like an ideal option since you are in state, it has a very good business school.
Your EC’s are good, lots of fluff but also lots of good stuff! I would really emphasize on how diverse you are (speaking multiple languages, etc). Also use your internships to show your real world experience and that you aren’t just good at taking tests, but working well in a team environment. Good luck man!
People who are “not familiar with any of these schools” should not be chancing.
I’d say you have a good chance at all those schools. Best of luck.
@TomSrOfBoston thank you, it’s getting quite annoying really.
NO one can predict UVA. Period. Not for in-state, not for legacy. Otoh, if you go to TJ, you have a higher than usual chance.
@lookingforward okay so can you chance me for the REST of the listed schools?
Can’t chance you for business. But for history or biz, an early C+ in chem shouldn’t be a major factor.
Your chances for the more competitive schools on your list will depend on just how well you do with the app and any supps. That’s where you make a self presentation and how you do it can make a difference. It’s more than ‘just’ the essay.
UVA is no safety for anyone. Its a crazy situation where they try to offer opportunity throughout the state.
Colleges will want to see your freshman year grades from your year in Singapore. Some will add those to your Virginia high school GPA to average out your real GPA. Other colleges may just want the 10th-12th grades.
You will have to read the individual colleges rules when it comes to which years’ grades/transcripts they require.
What is your overall GPA in VA?
@fauve What my school is doing is just submitting my freshman year grades on a separate transcript and my current school grades on the school’s transcript, so the admissions officer will hold two pieces of paper in their hands. I already calculated an unweighted GPA of 3.66. However, my school’s reporting weighted GPAs and will only actually report my 10th and 11th years. This had led me to believe that:
a) The college will calculate my unweighted GPA for comparison
or
b) The college will just use the number that my school is sending while also looking at my freshman year grades for further reference.
@fauve my unweighted GPA for my 10th and 11th grades cumulatively is a 3.7 and my weighted GPA is a 4.04.
Some colleges use all four years in their GPA calculations–those colleges will average in your freshman year GPA with the other 2 1/2 to 3 years.
Some colleges, like Princeton, do not factor in freshman year. You need to check each website to see how each school determines GPA.
also @fauve can you chance me on the schools listed? Just want some feedback here
OK, I’ll do some guessing: yes at IU, UMD, VaTech, BU and Northeastern. Maybe at W&M, UVA, BC. Waitlist or no at Georgetown because it is so popular.
Are you doing any Early applications?
@fauve I’ll be applying early to a lot of my safeties/match schools since I want one more semester in my senior year to boost the GPA and continue an upward trend, and hence apply to UVA/BC/Gtown as a regular applicant.
You typically have to submit all transcripts from all of the high schools you attended. Colleges typically take each grade you receive (include some and exclude some) and reweigh your GPA with their own unique formula. Don’t get caught up on your perceived weighted GPA bc the colleges will recompute it to their unique formula.
Best of Luck- I think you will have many acceptances on your list!
You seem pretty similar to me statistically, I’d say all the schools are a match except for UVA and Georgetown, which are both low reaches. If you’re from Fairfax County in Virginia (I am!), it will be significantly harder to get into UVA then elsewhere in state, because of the competitiveness of the area. Georgetown also really likes 3 SAT subject tests, so if you have two others that you can take in the fall they would help. (JW, Are you an FCPS student?)
^ @zebb17 no I’m at a private school in FC, it honestly gets SO annoying when you all get snow days and we don’t hahahaha
btw can you rank the schools as safeties/matches/reaches so i know roughly where i stand for each school?
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