<p>GPA-3.68 UW, between 4.1 and 4.2 W
SAT- 2020 (700M, 660R, 660W) retaking in fall
SAT II- 750 Biology, 720 Math II
ACT- 32 composite (36M, 35R, 33E, 24S) retaking in fall</p>
<p>Freshman Year:
World Hist H- A
English H- B+
Biology H- A
Alg II H- A
Health/Phys Ed- A
Spanish 2- B+
Orchestra- A</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
Precalc H- A
Chemistry H- B+
Soph English H- B
AP World History- B(3)
Spanish 3- B+
Gym- A
Orchestra- A+</p>
<p>Junior Year:
Junior Englsih H- B+
Spanish 4 H- B
US History H- A
AP Calculus AB- B+ (probably 4/5)
AP Biology- B+ (probably 5)</p>
<p>Senior Year Courses:
English IIII H
Spanish 5 H
AP Govt/Politics
AP Statistics
AP Physics</p>
<p>ECs:
-National Honor Society grades 11/12
-9 seasons Varsity sports (3 cross country, 3 indoor track, 3 outdoor track)
-Cross Country Captain
-Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader of Boy Scout Troop
-200+ hours of community service
-Work 5-10 hours a week at a local tutoring club (not tutoring though, filing and apaerwork most of the time)</p>
<p>If he's taking that many honors courses because there are no AP courses available in those subjects, he should be good. No school is gonna hold that against him, it's not his fault if there's no AP Spanish or AP English at his school.</p>
<p>Also, you have a chance, but competition is extremely fierce for out of state candidates at both UVA and W&M. Why do you only have five courses listed for junior and senior years? That will hurt. I'm hoping that you just took an elective and didn't bother listing it. </p>
<p>EDIT: Or does your school counts AP science courses as two credits, because of the lab? If that's the case, that's OK.</p>
<p>thanks for the responses guys. My school does offer AP English and AP Spanish, but i opted not to take them. I did this because varsity track/cross country takes up between 2 and 3 hours each day, all 7 days per week, and sleep is very important if one is to be an all-state athlete. Also, my school dishes out hw like crazy, so nobody takes more than 4 APs a year. the school was recently ranked 430th in the country. any other suggestions to improve my app, or is taking more classes really the only thing that would help?</p>
<p>how much would adding AP Calculus BC to that course load help my app?</p>
<p>wut about replacing English Honors with AP english?</p>
<p>I have a question regarding the AP requirement. Are they expecting you to take 2 AP classes junior year or just 2 AP Tests?</p>
<p>Just wondering cause I took just 1 AP Class junior year even though my school offered more, but I ended up taking 4 ap tests total junior year (physics, cs, history, environmental science).</p>
<p>I would think that they mean classes. Anyone can study for the test, especially ones like physics, cs, math/sciences where there arn't essays/judgemental questions. The classes, however, provide the real challenge in that they require more work/dedication throughout the year and have grades over a longer period of time to show that instead of just being able to study for a few weeks before the test and get a 5, you can work/study yearlong well.</p>
<p>Just for the record, I only took one AP course junior year, and was accepted to both UVA and W&M. I had no hook (URM, athlete, legacy, TJHSST, etc.), so, I'm guessing that that "2 APs junior year, 4 APs senior year" rule is not very strict. It's not even a rule, it's just the ideal amount of AP courses to take. </p>
<p>I'm sure LOTS of kids get in who only took one AP course junior year, or three APs senior year. However, the vast majority of those are probably in-state.</p>
<p>Just for the record, you got lucky. I'm instate and 6 APs and less than a 3.9, 2000 SAT including great ecs leaves you on the outside looking in. That's northern Va. It's different in the central and southern parts of the state which may fuel the perception that instate equals easy in.</p>
<p>Just for the record, I'm also from Northern VA, just not TJ. Oddly enough, my stats were virtually identical to yours: 6 APs, 3.9 GPA, 2000 SAT, decent ECs. Just goes to show that there's most definitely some luck involved, plus essays can make a difference.</p>
<p>Honestly, though, it seemed like virtually everyone in my school who had a class rank in the top 10% and a 1950+ SAT score was accepted to UVA. There's around 30 kids, that I know of, going to UVA from my school. My best friend, who goes to another high school in NoVA, said it was pretty much the same at his school. Maybe they admit more kids from some NoVA schools than others, but just from observing admission decisions for kids in my local school district, UVA in-state admissions is very numbers based and predictable.</p>
<p>hopeful~ go for the increased APs!! when we had our info session, as OOSers, several years ago, the assist. dir. of admissions said most their applicants had around 10 APs or more. UVA is EXTREMELY interested in your school's most rigorous academic courses!</p>