Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Grade stuff:
In-state
GPA- 4.4 (weighted, ~89th percentile)- will prob b in 90th + in senior year
SAT- 570 R/660W/720M (def retaking in fall to bring up low reading and math scores), Chem 660, Math II 670
Freshmen- 3 honors, Sophomore- 4 honors, Junior- 3 APs, 5 honors, Senior- 5 APs 3 honors</p>

<p>EC’s
XC/Track 9-12
Model UN 9-12 (got some award)
MCV Internship 240 hrs
Habitat for Humanity 10-12
(few other awards but not many ecs…think that will hurt my app?)</p>

<p>Other: my brother goes there but I don’t think that will help, essays- ill prob spend a long time writing them cuz I really wanna get in, recom- aren’t they always good?, volunteer 250+ hrs</p>

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<li>i know that uva is getting more and more competitive so suggestions of anyting i can do to make my app better would b greatly appreciated.</li>
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<p>bummmmmmmp</p>

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<p>What's your UW GPA? What's your rank? Bringing up you SAT would definitely help.</p>

<p>BTW, UVA isn't getting "more and more competitive" - that's just a myth created by PTA moms and idiot guidance counselors.</p>

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<p>UW ~3.6 and rank 49/469</p>

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<p>do u think i can get in?</p>

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<p>You have a very slim chance. Your GPA, test scores and rank are all on the low end - and they're the most important factors in admission.</p>

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<p>even though im an instater?</p>

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<p>Yes. Both your SAT and your rank are below average. You're outside of the top 10%. You might still get in, but the odds are low.</p>

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<p>o...well if i study for the reading on the sat and bring that up sig. and get in the top 10% cuz next year im taking all honors/aps again (im pretty sure i can get into 10% cuz all i need is 4as 4bs), will that significantly increase my chances of getting in?</p>

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<p>Acing all of your classes and bringing your SAT score up significantly would definitely help. It never hurts to be an above average applicant.</p>

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<p>k..thx for ur advice...ill try my hardest to get in</p>

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<p>u will get in....you are instate</p>

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<p>And you can back that up...how? jaw, being instate isn't a free pass into UVA.</p>

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<p>Yes, standards don't go out the window just 'cause you're in state. =)</p>

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<p>haha...i think jaw is trying to make me feel better, thx though</p>

<p>but r ecs really important for uva?</p>

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<p>o yeah, and also, whats more important, gpa or class rank</p>

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<p>Class rank gives meaning to GPA. Grading isn't consistent among schools, so GPA gives an idea of how a student stacks up against his peers.</p>

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<p>hmmmmm, last year (class of 06) like 80 ppl from my school of like 470 applied to u.va, yet only 30 made it, and 18 chose to go, im 49/470 (hopefully will try to make it better). So that means there will b a/b 45 who have better ranks. Would u.va. pick those 45 ppl over me? (assuming i have ok sats scores, 2100-2200)</p>

<p>btw. in ur last comment, does that basically mean rank>gpa?? who would fare better, someone who challenges himself but gets low gpa, high rank due to gpa inflation (weighted gpa), or someone who gets good grades but doesnt challenge himself (high unweighted gpa), o yeah, thx for ur time!, i greatly appreciate ur help</p>

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<p>The people ahead of you may not have a better chance per say. I have spoken to Dean Gregory about this and she said that it can happen that someone who is ranked 12th and be accepted over the salutatorian. Rank is the better way to decide how well you did in high school than GPA. </p>

<p>To answer question, both would have about equal chance to get in. Actually, if I remember I think I took the hardest classes next to APs except for physics and got in easily while one girl who took APs out of the yin-yang got waitlisted.</p>

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<p>thx for u posts and advice!</p>