<p>Chances of me getting into UVA arts and sciences</p>
<p>General:
White Jewish Male
Westchester, New York (very competitive public school)
One of the largest living legacies from UVA (I have 8 relatives that went to UVA and I am a double legacy)
My father died on 9/11 and we have a scholarship in his name at UVA
I have dyslexia however i have never received any help from the high school </p>
<p>Academics:
GPA = 3.2 (My grades increased significantly from freshman year when i had around a 2.7 to senior year when i have around a 3.7) (I take no AP classes)
SAT I = 620 Reading, 730 Math, 750 Writing
Math1 SAT II = 690
US History SAT II = 620</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
4 seasons of Cross Country (All League and All County) (Captain Senior year)
4 seasons of Winter Track
4 seasons of Spring Track (All League, All County, All Section, All State for a relay)
Captain of my intramural Basketball team 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
Volunteer at an Animal Shelter 2 hours a week during the school year (started Junior year)
During the summer i work as a lifeguard and a sailing instructor (started summer of soph year)</p>
<p>Amazing Recommendations from 2 of my teachers, counselor, and my coach
I wrote a very emotional essay about the death of my father and how it inspired me to start running.</p>
<p>your grades will 100% not get you in UVA and since you are out of state, your chances are even lower. The fact that you didn't take any AP classes hurts you too. From what i heard though, UVA is big on legacies. I don't know how much, but i'm sure your chance will go up. I just want to tell you that you should not rely on your lagacy status too much. Academically, the adcoms have all the reasons to reject you. but who knows, we might witness the power of dual legacy this year</p>
<p>Make sure that all the info about your dad, legacy etc are made known in your app. It is extremely imp. that adcoms see the entire picture. Good luck dude. You will be a success no matter where you go. Have you checked to see how your track times compare to the UVA track results?</p>
<p>I have about 12 relatives that went to UVA not including both of my parents. But I was told that the only thing that matters to them is parents. Also, they said legacy is legacy whether it is one parent or both.</p>
<p>UVA is very similar to UNC-CH. If you dont get in directly as a HS grad, you could go to another university or community college and then transfer in if you get good grades there. That's what I did to get into Carolina. Too many people think if they are denied out of HS, it's all over. BTW, we are beating you all pretty bad on the basketball side of things as I type this. hahaha</p>
<p>I personally hope you are one of the OOS students accepted to the University of Virginia. If you want to attend the college of your father and so many relations...I hope you get to be there.</p>
<p>Your test scores show you can do the work even though the flood of qualified applicants will be challenging to admissions in the recession this year and obviously you are not a top candidate on stats on OOS terms but there are plenty of instate admits with your stats. This will be a tough year for many.</p>
<p>Make sure to submit something basic on your dyslexia (perhaps your GC took care of this) for verification of what you are working with...adcoms understand that some boys in 9th grade are not "integrated" and you have showed a big jump in focusing on grades with the years.</p>
<p>The University of VA reads essays very carefully for a public institution. </p>