chances at UNC UVA and other top schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi im a high school junior and have just started looking at colleges. I was hoping to go to a competitive school and i have been really interested in UVA, UNC, BC, Tufts and a lot of other schools. I’ like some feedback as to whether these schools would be too competitive for me, and also if there were other schools that would be a better academic fit. Also any criticism or suggested improvements would be appreciated!
Here are my stats

-Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090 overall- 740 math 650 reading 700 writing (first time taking it, hoping to improve reading)
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 unweighted 4.0 weighted- gpa steadily increasing but held down by 8th and 9th grade grades
AP’s: will have taken 9 AP classes by the end of senior year, all classes are either AP or honors

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:- have played the Piano for 10+ years
-member of about 3 clubs
- Math, Science, English and Social Studies Honors Societies
- Member of National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: Worked part time at a supermarket, along with summer job
Volunteer/Community service: a good amount of service, including a volunteer music teacher for kids in a nearby town
Summer Activities: Traveled often and worked for a ferry service

Other

Financial Aid?: None
State: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

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Okay, well first of all, what do you intend on studying?

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I’ve been leaning towards studying business or just going undeclared freshman year, but I’ve also heard of people just applying to the easiest schools to get into and then transferring out freshman year.

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Top schools love direction; direction shows potential.
Show that more in your EC’s. If you want to go into business then get involved with you FBLA, and then advance in it. Consider starting your own business. Find an internship!
Your EC’s are lacking a bit as of right now, is all. That doesn’t mean you can’t turn that around. You have this entire summer and first semester senior year to do something that will add a little something extra to your application.

Consider attempting to raise your scores a bit. I got into UNC OOS with similar scores, but I presented myself very well in my essays.