Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>white male, in-state</p>

<p>Private Catholic HS</p>

<p>GPA - 3.93 UW
Class Rank: 1, weighted GPA (am ineligible for valedictorian b/c I transferred in before Junior year)
Class Size 350 </p>

<p>SAT I: 1510/2310 (taken October of Junior year; plan to retake)
SAT I Math 730
SAT I Critical Reading 780
SAT I Writing 800
(Will probably take one additional SAT II in German)
SAT II U.S. History 800
SAT II World History 800
SAT II Chemistry 790 </p>

<p>8th Grade:
Hnrs Algebra 1, B+</p>

<p>Frosh:
German 1: A
Hnrs Geometry: A
Hnrs English 9: A
Hnrs World History: A
Biology: A
Symphonic Band: A
Gym: A</p>

<p>Soph:
AP World History: A, 5
Hnrs Chemistry: A
Hnrs English 10: A
Hnrs Algebra 2: B+
German 2: A
Latin 1: A
Gym: A</p>

<p>Here, I transferred to private HS</p>

<p>Junior:
AP US History: A, 5
AP Chemistry: A, 4
Hnrs German 3: A
Hnrs English 11: A (school didn't offer AP Eng Lang)
Precalculus: B+ (I see a pattern here...)
Latin II: A
Religion: A</p>

<p>Senior classes (confirmed):
AP Calculus AB
AP English Lit
AP European History
AP German 4
AP US Government
Hnrs Physics
Hnrs Java Programming (like I was really going to take a study hall...)
Religion</p>

<p>So far all my non-A classes have been in math; does this make the GPA look any better, considering I hope to double major in IR and Russian? I'm really going to have to work at Calc next year...</p>

<p>Model United Nations. Academic Team. European History Team. Significant Church involvement. German Honor Society. </p>

<p>Leadership positions Captain, Academic Team. Captain, European History Team. Treasurer, Model United Nations (soph. year). Youth Leadership Council at Church. Will hopefully have another leadership position w/ Model UN next year.</p>

<p>Volunteering/service thru Church youth group. </p>

<p>Awards: Summa Cum Laude, Nat'l Latin Exam lvl 1 and 2. Top-10%, Nat'l German Exam, lvl 3. Virginia Governor's School for German, 2007. Numerous Model UN related awards. Numerous academic awards.</p>

<p>I know the ECs might look a little weak, but what do you all think?</p>

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<p>You're in.</p>

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<p>i would not trust cavalier302. he thinks he is the dean of admissions at UVA. no one is guaranteed. saying, "you're in" means nothing.</p>

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<p>dude, why did you bother to post this? your in, no worries :). You def wont get anything special like Jeffs or Echols, but your in.</p>

<p>of course, that comes with the disclaimer that I may be totally wrong, and if you answer to the essay questions are "omlet du fromage," and "No, thank you" you probably wont get in. But great GPA and SAT + In state = IN</p>

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<p>You're an idiot, JStew.</p>

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<p>can anyone think of something specific that I should improve on? thanks much for the input!</p>

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<p>Nothing in particular. Make sure your essays are polished and get your app in early. Maybe you could try a sport?</p>

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<p>Cav, in the era of no ED please define "early", and the benefits.
t/y</p>

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<p>vistany, I'm just saying to get the application in as soon as it's completed. Many schools both at the undergraduate and graduate level begin reviewing applications before the deadline and sometimes will view an application being in early as a sign of interest. At worst, it won't hurt to finish the application and submit it in november.</p>

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<p>Thanks Cav, I wasn't being snarky I just wanted to understand timing issues. Never know what could be helpful, especially in the new system of RD only.</p>