Chances for White Male (from MD)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Hey Guys I'm a white male from a suburban town (in Maryland) and from a 2A high school. My graduating class has approx. 300 people. What are my chances of getting into UVA?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: 1 of approx. 300
SAT I: 1440; Math:770 Verbal:670
SAT II Math Level 1: 760
SAT II Chem.: 720</p>

<p>Higher Level Classes:
AP Calc BC - 4 ; AB - 5
AP Chem - 4
AP US - 4
Frederick Community College Class - Film History 101</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Varsity Basketball
Varsity Outdoor Track
Key Club
Student Government Association
Model United Nations</p>

<p>Leadership:
Freshman Basketball Captain (9th Grade)
Junior Varsity Basketball Captain (10th Grade)
Student Government Web Site Committee Chairperson (10th - 12th Grade)
Student Government Treasurer (11th Grade)
Senior Class Council (12th Grade)
President and Founder of Model United Nations (12th Grade)
Maryland Boys State: President of City Council
Maryland Boys State: State Delegate</p>

<p>Community Service:
Approximately 180 Hours including:
Special Olympics Fall of 2004
Special Olympics Spring of 2005
Walk-a-thon for the Homeless Spring 2003
Middletown Basketball Camp Staff Member (Summers of '03 and '04)
Working with Autistic and Mentally Handicapped Children</p>

<p>Work:
National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Genomic Diversity - Frederick Intern</p>

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<p>You have a great chance of getting in even though you're from out of state. As long as you write good esays I don't see why you wouldn't have a great shot.</p>

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<p>Doesn't UVa still require SATII writing...which, since it doesn't exist anymore - I guess you'll have to take the new SATI?</p>

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<p>I'm taking the new SAT in the fall that has the writing component.</p>

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<p>You are one of the first out of staters(besides me!) who i would say has very good chances. Class rank and SATs are very impressive, good luck!</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot. I hope you will choose to be a cavalier next year.</p>

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<p>The admissions committee is gonna be impressed, esp. by your leadership experience ad ecs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I think your best stat is that #1 ranking. My school however had several 1500+ SAT dudes rejected out of state. Can't count on anything.</p>

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<p>As long as your parents are willing to pay OOS rates, and with those stats, you're in. Don't worry about your lack of ethnicity, diversity doesn't seem to be a big issue here. You're their target recruit.</p>

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<p>my daughter was waitlisted as an out of state applicant. she scored 1480 on the sat1 and she scored 750 or better on her 3 sat2 tests. she was very near the top of her class, she took 7 ap classes and she was a national merit finalist. i could go on but i assume you get the picture. uva is suprisingly competitive for out of state applicants.</p>

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<p>First of all, like I said before, ChunRich, you have a great shot. Second of all, despite what spyderman says, there is financial aid at UVa - so you may not need to pay the full amount of OOS rates - see the AccessUVa thread. </p>

<p>Third, spyderman, where are you getting your information about diversity. "Don't worry about your lack of ethnicity, diversity doesn't seem to be a big issue here."? Have you ever actually been on campus?</p>

<p>From the UVa website:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>8.8 percent - African American
10.9 percent - Asian American
2.9 percent - Hispanic American
0.3 percent - Native American
4.5 percent - International</p>

<p>Compare that with the nation's ethnic makeup (from census.gov)</p>

<p>African American - 11.4 percent
Native American - 0.8 percent
Asian American - 3.7 percent
Hispanic American - 11 percent</p>

<p>Although we still need to work on attracting more African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students, I don't think when nearly 23 percent of your school is classified as a minority you fall into the category of lacking diversity.</p>

<p>Lastly, you are right, ChunRich is the type of student we want - in that we want smart, articulate, well-rounded individuals.</p>

<p>Also, to read up about diversity at UVa, check out this site:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.virginia.edu/uvadiversity/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.virginia.edu/uvadiversity/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Although I agree it is very hard for OOS (I knew people who got into even Princeton and Stanford - but rejected from UVa), I think ChunRich has a really good shot. Anyways, what is the harm - the $50 some dollar application fee is really not that much in the long run.</p>

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<p>Plus, comparing our diversity to Princeton's, there is not that much difference:</p>

<p>Princeton (from Princeton.edu)</p>

<p>8 % African American
6 % Hispanic American
0.7 % Native American
13 % Asian American</p>

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<p>VirginiaAlum, I'm here almost every day. BTW, you forgot low-income students as well.</p>