Do I still have a chance at getting into UVA?

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<p>I'm a high school junior right now, and here's my resume.
-4.33 weighted GPA 4.0 unweighted GPA (does not count my junior class grades, so far)
- 4 on AP World Exam
- Scored around a 1850-1900 on the SAT Practice Test, but I'm working diligently to get it up to 2100+
-Member of Keys Club, Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society), National Honors Society, Science Honors Society,School Guitar Ensemble, and Christian Fellowship Club. Also, I'm thinking about running for secretary of Mu Alpha Theta or National Honors for my senior year.
- 100+ hours of volunteer work
- Currently ranked in the top 4% of my class, but I project my rank to fall to top 8 or 9%
- Might do Leadership on the Lawn at UVA depending on whether or not I get accepted
-Have an internship at a music venue</p>

<p>The other day, I got my interim reports back for the 1st half of the 1st quarter of my junior year, and here's what my grades look like
Chemistry A+
Advanced Guitar A
AP US History A-
AP English Lang./Comp. A+
Pre-Calculus A+
Personal Finance A+
Spanish IV H A-
So I guess my grades are OK, but I have two A-'s, which is something that I've never had before. I'm definitely going to work even harder than I do, but I still may end up keeping an A-. My mom also told me that if I don't get my A-'s up into regular A's, I have no chance of getting into UVA. So is she right? And how are my chances of getting into UVA?</p>

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<p>You and your mom’s standards for A minuses and A’s aren’t good… those are highly respectable grades for rigorous classes.</p>

<p>A 2100 alone, with your grades will make you a Match for UVA. </p>

<p>You should have no problems being a competitive applicant by the time your senior year starts.</p>

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<p>In state or out of state?</p>

<p>Makes a HUGE difference!</p>

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<p>I went to an informational session at UVA and they said they don’t even differentiate between A’s and A-'s, so that shouldn’t be an issue.</p>

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<p>^^^^That doesn’t make sense…an A- will be worth less when calculating GPA…UVa does pay attention to GPA.</p>

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<p>They told me that they look at your transcript and count how many top level classes you got an A (A- included). They expect to see 5 or so of these each year. So GPA does matter to an extent, but since it varies so much among schools, they prefer to measure it this way.</p>

<p>This is simply what I was told.</p>