Chances for OOS at CAS?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Okay I was just rejected from Claremont McKenna ED so now I'm a little nervous.</p>

<p>Asian Indian from suburban Cleveland, OH.</p>

<p>GPA :3.82 Weighted, 3.43 Unweighted (ouch) </p>

<p>Courses: Hardest possible at my school. 8 AP's, 10+ Honors</p>

<p>SAT1: Math: 710 Critical Reading: 720 Writing: 730 Essay:12</p>

<p>1430/1600 2160/2400</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Model UN: Officer 11,12</p>

<p>Spanish Club: Officer 11,12</p>

<p>Math Tutoring</p>

<p>Spanish Tutoring</p>

<p>Project Support: Help organize social activities for special ed. kids at our school</p>

<p>Youth in Government Judicial: will be working with attorneys and ohio supreme court justices</p>

<p>School Newspaper</p>

<p>Played Tennis Freshman and Sophomore year had to quit due to tendonitis</p>

<p>Piano: Have been playing for 10 years. 1 Superior at OMEA music competitions, played for choir, various other performances</p>

<p>Summer 2006: LeadAmerica for Global Business and Entrepreneurship at Bentley College in Waltham, MA</p>

<p>Volunteer: I'd say maybe around 150-250 hours</p>

<p>Travel Exp.: 20 countries on 5 continents. Thats how I spent many of my Summers. Haven't been to Australia or Antarctica though lol.</p>

<p>Essays: Pretty good apparently
Recommendations: Great.</p>

<p>Teacher 1: About how I have taken my travel experience and applied it to a variety of situations</p>

<p>Counselor: ?</p>

<p>Is there hope?!</p>

<p>Thanks. Please be honest.</p>

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<p>UVA is hard enough OOS... thus, GPA, I feel, is held much more importantly than your SAT scores.</p>

<p>Your unweighted GPA says it all. I don't think you have great chances, 3.43 is a very big ouch indeed.</p>

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<p>Don't freak yourself out about your GPA, the admissions officers look at the fact you took the hardest classes you could. A lot of factors count more than your GPA. However, OOS is really competitive. In fact, only about 25% (that's rounding roughly) aren't from Virginia. If your essays are well written and you have other pluses, I think you stand a reasonable chance.</p>