Chances at UVA OOS URM

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>I am african american male and I go to a Catholic Private school in D.C.</p>

<p>I live in Maryland</p>

<p>SAT 2000 (660 M, 690V, 650W)</p>

<p>Just so you know...4 years of religion is required in my school</p>

<p>Freshman (hardest courseload) 3.928 uw (4.5 w)
Hn. Geometry /A
Hn. English 9 /B+
Hn. Scripture/A
Hn.Biology/A
Spanish 1/A
World History/A
JROTC/A</p>

<p>Sophemore (hardest courseload)..messed up that year 3.35 uw (3.928W)</p>

<p>Hn. Algebra 2/C+
Hn. American Lit/B+ ( 1 point from a B)
SPanish 2/ A
Hn. Jesus and CHurch/B+
Us. History/B+ (1 point from an A)
Hn. Chem/C+ (1 point from a B)
JROTC/ A</p>

<p>Junior hardest courseload (i could have taken AP PHysics B) 3.78 uw 4.214w
Physics/A
Scholars Seminar (socratic seminar)...advanced course/A
Psychology/A
Hn. Pre-Cal/B+
Hn. Brit Lit/B
Spanish 3/A
Morality/A</p>

<p>Cummalitve 3.7 uw (4.214 w)</p>

<p>Senior Courseload= ( Most AP classes can only be taken as seniors)
AP CAl AB
AP environmental science
Honors World Lit
Honors Spanish IV
History of Medicine
History of American Music
Seniuor Religion (required)</p>

<p>EC's:
National Honor Society (11,12)
Spanish Honors Society (11,12)
Middle States (Accrediation for Growth)- leader (9,10,11)
National Youth LEadership Forum (10)
Leadership Development Institute (9)
Track and Field (9,10,11,12)
Spanish Club- Leader ( 11,12)
Multicultral Student Alliance (11,12)
Job at grocery store as Cashier (10,11)
Government Job (11,12)
Yearbook CLub (11,12)
National Honor Role
Who's Who Amongst american high school students
De LaSalle Scholars Program -$6000 annually
100+ hours of communiy service</p>

<p>...other things i cant remeber right now</p>

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<p>You're in.</p>

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<p>Wait are you sure he can get in. he looks pretty good, but those grades might bring him down. Can you elaborate? Please Thanks.</p>

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<p>he's black, he's in</p>

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<p>He's got a 3.6 at what I'm presuming to be a good private school in DC. His SAT score is very good. And he's black. In the words of George Tenet, I'd say it's a slam dunk.</p>

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<p>jaw, not trying to bring you down..but you're not a guarantee "slam dunk." You do have a good shot though.</p>

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<p>theres that statistic that im not going to go find again - its been around here for so longs im sure you can find it on the boards - 86% of black people who apply with over a 3.3 and 1100 on their sats get in. considering hes well over that i'm sure he's a slam dunk</p>

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<p>Agreed. His odds are very good. If he doesn't get into UVA, he'll end up somewhere like Columbia or Duke anyway.</p>

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<p>I live in and go to school in MD. I have a friend whos black, applied to UVAwith a slightly higher gpa and SAT score and he got waitlisted. But then again he got into all the ivies he applied to...so make what you can of that.</p>

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<p>Yield protection.</p>

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<p>In the words of George Tenet, I'd say it's a slam dunk.</p>

<p>hahaha</p>

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<p>thanks pprn00dle - you prove my point exactly.</p>

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<p>No one doubts your point, bo_bombers. People with great stats, from time to time, don't get in to schools. It happens. But it's been shown that black applicants do have a better chance of getting in, particularly if they have numbers that would have made them competitive as white or asian applicants. When people ask for chances on CC, I try to give it to them straight.</p>