Chance me? VA Publics (UVA esp)

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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Scores/stats:
SAT: 1440 (R/W 710), (M 730) (plan to retake w/ essay and maybe bump up rw)
GPA: Weighted ~4.257
(would it be beneficial to take some SAT subjects??)

Courses:

Freshman (Fairfax CPS)
All honors plus Latin 1 and Orch and Gym
All As except Latin and English (B+)

Soph
All honors except English plus Latin 2 and Orch and Gym

  • summer virtual Economic/Personal Finance (req course) Pass
    Straight As

Junior (transferred to Charlottesville CS)
All honors (except Bio: A&P, not offered as H) plus DE sociology and Latin 3 and Orch
A’s except Precalc and DE soc (which were both 89s, uugh)

Senior (Possibly)
AP Chem
AP Calc
DE Eng
AP Gov
DE Envi sci
Adv Orch
Enginering 1

ECs:
Not very substantial/many unfortunatly bc time and transportation is a major issue for me

  1. Bass section leader in orchestra (Sophmore, junior, and maybe even senior year)
  2. various theatre shows, as actor, crew and pit
  3. Teen Advisory Board for an organization that deals with abusive relationships & Teen Advisory Board for local library
  4. volunteer 40+ hrs at childrens museum (this summer)
  5. Co president of Gay-Straight Alliance in sophmore. organized some events/programs
  6. volunteer tutoring ESOL students, Biology 1 students, and bass to elemetry student

Awards:

  1. Highlander Pride Award
  2. Most improved in Orch (sophmore year)
  3. 2nd place Future Leaders in Healthcare (hosted by UVA)
  4. two-time maxima cum laude National Latin Exam

while I know my academics/ECs aren’t in the same caliber as most UVA applicants but they do give more consideration to Charlottesville residents
I intend to major in biochemistry or biomedical engineering

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Also, my mom has a degree from there, so I have legacy. My reference letter from my conselor isn’t gonna be great, but I’m expecting a great one from my Soc teacher and a good one from the childrens museum

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You know when you apply to UVA you apply to a specific school. College of Engineering (for BME) vs College of Arts and Sciences (for biochemistry) Is your intention premed?
Also if accepted into engineering you first take general engineering classes and apply later for which engineering program you want to take.

Have you worked on any projects or research to explore your interest in either of these areas you are considering as a major?