Chances for UVa Engineering

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a sophmore at a northern VA high school and am looking for unbaised opinions on my admission chances to UVa's Engineering School. Other schools I'm considering include Rice, Hopkins, MIT, Duke, and VA Tech(safety). My planned major is biomedical engineering(pre-med track). </p>

<p>SAT I: math-730 writing-700 reading-690
SAT II: I plan on taking the Chem & Math II exams at the end of my junior year.
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.43
Rank: 6/370</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Honors English 9 A+
Pre AP World History A+
Spanish 3 A
Chorus A
PE A+
Honors Biology A+
Honors Algebra 2/Trig A</p>

<p>Sophmore Year(with semester grades):
Honors English 10 A
AP World History A+
Honors Spanish 4 A+
PE A+
Chemistry A
Computer Math A+
Honors Math Analysis(Precalc + CalcA) A+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Honors English 11
AP US History
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
Physics</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Language
AP U.S. & Comparative Government
AP Psychology
Multivariable Calculus
AP Biology
AP Physics</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars(as of now, ie. by the time I graduate I'll have 4 years, not 2, of high school soccer):</p>

<p>Year-round travel soccer for 8 years</p>

<p>High School soccer for 2 years </p>

<p>Piano/guitar/voice lessons for 7 years</p>

<p>Led/participated in a rock/jazz/blues band for 5 years, 4 hours weekly pratice, performed multiple times at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, tooks trips each spring to give music lessons at outreach centers to underprivileged kids in Cleveland and Richmond, also performed at least ten times a year at local venues. </p>

<p>Church choir for 3 years</p>

<p>Church praise band for 3 years</p>

<p>Taught/ led groups of elementary kids at Vacation Bible School one week each summer for 7 years</p>

<p>Missions trip as a freshman to rural Kentucky doing repairs on a Christian school building</p>

<p>Volunteered 3 hours a week at local hospital for 2 years</p>

<p>Spending this spring break volunteering at a free clinic</p>

<p>Academic team for 2 years, math captain this year. We've won districts the past 2 years and regionals this year. Didn't do well at states though.</p>

<p>Math club 1 year</p>

<p>Junior Statesmen of America 1 year</p>

<p>I plan to get involved with NHS and Mu Alpha Theta next year as a junior</p>

<p>Won 3 awards at the regional science fair last year as a freshman</p>

<p>Also, I already have at least one teacher recommendation lined up. My counselor/teachers in general like me and know I'm a dedicated student.</p>

<p>So...I realize I still have another year and a half until I start applying, but are their any suggestions of what I could do to improve my chances? </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>I’m also considering VT, GT, UCSD, Duke, Stanford, MIT, Rice, and Hopkins.</p>

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<p>Bumppppp…</p>

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<p>^ Staying true to the username, I see.</p>

<p>Your chances at UVA Engineering look great. Same with VT, GT, and UCSD. As for your reaches (MIT and Stanford, then Duke, then Hopkins and Rice), you’ll need a higher SAT score and some more solid ECs. You look like you’re well on your way, though.</p>

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<p>I second that. I’m from NOVA too and was just accepted to UVA with similar stats (although fewer ECs). At VT I think you’ll get in the Honors college. I bet you’ll get into GT. I’m not as familiar with the others but you’ve got a good range of schools. You could also apply to UMich (some of the strong math/science students at my school applied there).</p>

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<p>Thank you both for your feedback! :)</p>

<p>sarahcarolina54, which school did you get into at UVa?</p>

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<p>I got in the College of Arts and Sciences. I figured it would allow me more flexibility to switch my major since I’m not 100% sure yet (although leaning toward genetic counseling as a career).</p>