Do I have a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>black male living in northern va- applying ED
gpa around 3.6 (weighted) with an upward trend
SAT: math-620 reading-620 writing-700
in top 15% of class
ECs- Football (2 years)
Indoor track (2 years)
Outdoor Track (3 years)
Recreational League Baseball (3 years)-made it to all star team that won 4th place in state tournament and was acknowledged at city hall
Co-president of Sudanese Club
FBLA member
National Honor Society Member
Sophmore Honor Society Member
National Junior Honor Society Member
Member of the Academy of Finance
Recieved 2 Scholastic Letters
Member of National Society of High School Scholars
Selected to represent my high school in Boys State program
Possibly getting an internship at Smith Barney
Over 100 volunteer hours
Other schools I'm looking at: Virginia Tech, CMU, JMU, GWU, Cornell, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, University of British Columbia
Possible Major- Finance</p>

<p>Any feedback would be greatly appreciated</p>

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<p>Probably a pretty good shot.</p>

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<p>---------bump</p>

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<p>The only advice I can give you is raise that SAT score. It's that's the only thing weak I see.</p>

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<p>gosh..ur lucky, u get affirmative action, i want that so badddd</p>

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<p>UVAMalex09, u think i can get in with a 3.6 weighted gpa?</p>

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<p>I thought the 3.6 was unweighted. Sorry about that. You are in the top 15% so that just means that you need to work a little harder. Since you are going in an upward trend, you can get into the top 10% like that.</p>

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<p>lemme update that since i just got my report card:
9th and 10th grade gpa:3.57
11th grade gpa: 3.96</p>

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<p>Top 15% is fine. It helps to go with the 'upward trend' but as of now I would still say you're probably in.</p>

<p>Your weighted GPA isn't important. Unweighted has more emphasis- the only real use for weighted GPAs is for class rank</p>

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<p>those r weighted??..do u take extremely hard classes?</p>

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<p>no, why do u say that?</p>

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<p>cuz u.va likes hard classes, as ive heard from other posts</p>

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<p>i think that GPA matters very littlein in college app anyways. Its all about your rank, course load, standarized test, and extras.</p>

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<p>i been taking hard classes, but not the hardest available</p>