<p>Hey guys so I'm a 17 year old rising senior (just finished Junior year). I'm an Arab American (Half Iranian and half Iraqi). Im an American-born citizen living in southeastern Virginia and am wondering what my chances are of getting into these colleges:</p>
<p>1.UVA
2.W&M
3.JMU
4.GMU
5.UMW</p>
<p>Personal Info:</p>
<p>GPA(Weighted as of end of 1st semester Junior year):4.04
*Note-At my school for each AP class taken, .03 is added to one's overall GPA for each semester that the class is taken, and .0125 in the case of Honors classes. For example, having taken 6 Aps so far, i have a total of .36 by the end of Juniors year added to my overall GPA soley due to the AP classes I've taken.</p>
<p>GPA(Unweighted as of end of 1st semester Junior year):3.93</p>
<p>SAT: Composite:2020
Math:700
CR:650
Writing:670 (MC 65 Essay 9)</p>
<p>*Note these scores are much lower than what I was hoping for and I am expecting a much higher score once I retake it in October. I had hardly studied for this test and the score I got is a sign of that. I'm aiming for at least 2100, 2200 would be ideal, and is reachable.</p>
<p>Class rank:12/300ish</p>
<p>As for recommendations, I can definitely get a few teachers that I know well who will give me great recommendations and can possibly get my volunteer supervisor to do the same. I feel as if that part is taken care of.</p>
<pre><code> As stated by the title, my ECs are incredibly lacking. I am part of the Medical and Health Specialties Program at my High School, which requires that I obtain 30 hours community service each year. So, having 90 hours of community service right now, I will have 120 hours of community service, which I do at a local hospital, by the time I apply for colleges. Other than that, I am part of the National Honor Society as well as the Latin Honor Society. I've also done Karate for a few years but only progressed a few belts before quitting. My only legitimate hobby would be drawing, which I do on a regular basis. It has always been a love of mine but I've never really "shown it off" through some sort of activity, regardless of the fact that I always seem to be drawing when I'm bored.
As you can probably tell I don't really do anything unless I'm forced to, but I believe that is only because I haven't found a specific goal in life to put my effort into; however, I am hoping to find my passion once I'm already in college. Do you deem it likely that colleges will only see me as a typically studious, boring Asian when in fact I feel like the exact opposite? I suppose you can say I'm naturally good at school, but obviously that garbage isn't enough to get into prestigious schools as such as UVA and W&M. Anyways sorry for the rant. I thank you ahead of time for any input. :)
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