Chances of Getting Into UVA or William & Mary?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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(Hopefully I don’t sound narcissistic in this post)

UVA is my 1st choice/dream school, and William & Mary is my 2nd.
I’m currently a Junior & In State -

Weighted GPA: 4.5
SAT: 2100
Rank: 11 (Top 5%) Although, I’m worried my rank may drop considering how many people in my class are in Governors School :frowning:

of AP's taken (including Senior Year course load): 16

AP Exams:
5 - AP Human Geography
5 - AP Chinese
(3’s on AP Euro & AP Bio, which I’m not even going to bother sending to schools)
Rest of them - TBD

Current Course load:
AP Psychology
AP Calculus AB
AP Computer Science
AP English 11
AP US History
Physics
Anatomy

Senior Year Course load:
AP English 12
AP Studio Art 2D
AP U.S. Government
AP Macro/Microeconomics
AP Enviromental Science
AP Statistics
AP Physics (? I think, I’m totally blanking right now, but I believe I decided to put AP Physics on my schedule)

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Volleyball 10-11th
Club Volleyball 9-10th
National Honor Society
Math Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Key Club
Asian Association
100+ Volunteer Hours
Internship at Anti-Bullying Organization 9-11th
Art Classes (Outside of School)
Chinese School 9-11th
Editor for [Chinese School] Newsletter
*That’s all I can think of off the top of my head & sorry about not including awards/achievements.

I understand that the recommendations and essay are also important components in the admissions process (I think my recs will be pretty solid), but right now I’m worried about the grades/extracurriculars portion of my apps. And something I’m even more worried about is the fact that I’m Asian American and how that may lessen my chances getting into these two schools, yikes.

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Honestly, I think you have a great shot at getting accepted to both. Given that you are an instate applicant to UVA and have excellent extracurricular activities, I think you are a shoo-in. Wil and Mary is private- however, it seems that by holistic review, you will have a great shot given that you are at or above average for all aspects. Good luck! :slight_smile:

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I don’t know what jackisawesome is talking about. William & Mary is a public school just like UVA. It’s also where I currently attend. You are taking a rigorous courseload, in the top 5 percent of your class, and potentially have taken 16 (am I reading that right?) AP courses by the time you graduate high school. You should be fine. The only thing I could think of even improving on is looking to take on greater responsibility or leadership roles in the extracurriculars that you are involved in. Perhaps this means trying out for a captain position or leading a philanthropy project where you auction off some of your art and donating the money to a cause you care about. Otherwise you’re good