Chance Me - UVA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Out of State
White (Dual Citizenship if that helps in any way)
Male
4.5 GPA Weighted
2170 SAT - 800 Verbal, 750 Math, 620 Writing (English isn't my first language so I have issues with the grammar sections)
8 AP courses
13 Honors Courses</p>

<p>Varsity Rowing 4 years (4th Place at national championships last year)
Varsity Swimming junior year (and senior year)
Mock Trial Club Freshman, Sophomore, and Senior years
Physics Olympics Junior and Senior year (Event Captain)
3 Years experience in Accounting
National Merit Commended
Not technically recruited as rowing at UVA is club, but the coach wrote me a letter of recommendation </p>

<p>AP Exams:
US History (5), Statistics (5), French (5), English - Language and Composition (5)</p>

<p>Senior Courses:
AP Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, Film Photography Honors</p>

<p>I intend to pursue a combined major in Political Science and Theoretical Physics</p>

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<p>I am also applying to Northeastern (My college choices mainly have to do with rowing), and was wondering if someone could give me my chances for there too</p>

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<p>A pretty unique combination for a dual-major.</p>

<p>UVA: High match
NEU: Safety</p>

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<p>hoping for some more feedback, so uhhhh, bump?</p>

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<p>Could I get a second opinion? Maybe anything I can work on to improve my chances?</p>

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<p>I feel bad continually bumping myself, but I am really hoping for more detailed analysis / more information. Last time, I promise</p>

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<p>I think you have a very good chance. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks! I submitted my apps today, so fingers crossed</p>

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<p>Based on your test scores, GPA, and extracurriculars, I’d say you’re in! UVA accepts very few out-of-state students, though. I think that will be the biggest thing that would keep you out, but your chances seem pretty darn good to me. :)</p>

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<p>@defhrhorses I am planning on applying to UVA as well…but what is the % of accepting out of state students?</p>

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<p>@theasiansadness I found some acceptance stats from the last couple of years, and it looks like the out of state acceptance rate is around 26% as opposed to roughly 45% for in state.</p>

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<p>Looking at this you have a pretty good shot. You should have a well written essay to boost your chances</p>

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<p>yes yes yes yes! It looks like a good shot to me!</p>

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<p>Maybe I was a bit hard on you because of the OOS factor (high match), but, if you were in-state you would have been a low match.</p>

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<p>Not true.</p>

<p>Over one-thousand out-of-state freshmen enter U-Va every year.</p>

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<p>@GolfFather in general something closer to 4000, but yes, UVA accepts quite a few out-of-state students. However, the percentage of OOS students that are accepted is much lower than that of in-state</p>

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<p>^^^^ :confused:</p>

<p>How can it possibly be 4,000 out of state freshmen each class year?
There are only 3,400 total incoming freshmen:</p>

<p>[Common</a> Data Set: Institutional Assessment and Studies, University of Virginia](<a href=“http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/cds/enrollment.shtm]Common”>http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/cds/enrollment.shtm)</p>

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<p>Well, I don’t know about “much lower.”<br>
The ratio is currently set at 70-30.
That means almost one third of all U-Va students are out of state.
That seems pretty darn high to me.
Of course, YMMV.</p>

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<p>There is a difference between acceptances and enrolled freshman. In 2011 the admissions office accepted nearly 8,000 people. 3,562 went to Virginians and 4,183 went to out-of-state students.</p>

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<p>Also, when I said “However, the percentage of OOS students that are accepted is much lower than that of in-state” I also did not mean the number of enrolled students. I was discussing the rate at which people who apply get accepted. 26% of OOS students that apply are accepted, as opposed to 45% of instate students.</p>

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<p>Obviously yield for OOS is much, much lower…</p>