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Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Male, from Texas, Hispanic
Common App essay was about being away from Hispanic culture and moving to Texas
and discovering my culture
Supplement was about being a military brat and its effects and benefits</p>

<p>National AP Scholar with Honor
ACT- 26
SAT- CR:600, M:530, W:560
SAT II's- U.S. History-710, World History 650
Ranked 55/601, top 10%
Moved from Virginia my sophomore year to a school in Texas.</p>

<p>Over 400 hours of community service</p>

<p>Sports:
Cross Country for all 4 years, Team Captain, Team District Champions 2 years in a row,
Most Valuable Runner, Personal Best of 16:11 in the 5K
Indoor Track for all 4 years, Most Valuable Runner, Personal Best of 4:50 in the mile, 10:10
in the two mile
Indoor Track for 2 years, Most Valuable Runner</p>

<p>Extracurricular's
Yearbook- 4 years, Sports Editor
University Interscholastic League(Academic Competition) in Social Studies and Current
Events-2 years, Team District and Regional Champtions, 2nd place individually
Student Council- School Secretary, Class Vice President, 2 years Class Representative
Spanish Club- Vice President
Beta Club- Secretary
National Honor Society- Historian
National Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>Please, and Thank You for any feedback</p>

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<p>ACT and SAT are very low for out of state, even low for in-state. Do you still have VA residence? That would help, but chances are still slim.</p>

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<p>Write killer essays - this will help you immensely.</p>

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<p>hmm, well i do not have in state tuition anymore, I lost it about 6 months ago :confused: do you think that scores are going to hurt me that much?</p>

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<p>Are you a legacy? You would be considered with the in-state applicants then for admission purposes. When we met with an Alumni Association Liasion, she told us that 650+ scores on the SAT and SATII and 30 on the ACT were competitive scores for legacies and IS applicants. Dean J has stated any number of times that they read holistically and it is not all about test scores.</p>

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<p>no, I’m not legacy. I am first generation college grad though… personally, I fell the only part of my application that is weak would be my test scores. The GPA difference is due to changing schools in my junior year, where both schools had TOTALLY different cirriculum’s…</p>