<p>I’m sorry I miscontrued your post as a chance thread. I guess your title – “Does D Have a Chance?” – threw me off! </p>
<p>If you really want to know what U-Va expects of its applicants in terms of course selection, it’s best to hear it from the horse’s mouth. This from U-Va’s website:</p>
<p>"What courses should I take if I want to get into U.Va.?</p>
<p>Your academic program is very important to us; we need to see you challenging yourself in the classroom. In general, this means that you should take one of the toughest (if not the toughest) academic programs offered by your high school. In other words, if the toughest program normally taken by a college-bound senior at your school consists of four AP or dual-enrollment courses plus another honors-level academic “solid,” such a schedule would look good to us if we saw it on your transcript. On the other hand, if the best program for a senior at your school is two honors-level courses plus three academic “solids,” that would look good to us, too. Because terrific students come to us from many different kinds of high schools and because, in fact, most students don’t have any say-so in where they go to high school, we try to evaluate each applicant’s academic program within the context of his or her school."</p>
<p>You said earlier that “her school offers plenty of AP classes (she will have 3 under her belt). She is staying away from AP classes that she feels she will not perform well in. She’d rather have an A in honors, than a lower grade in an AP class.”</p>
<p>This is flatly at odd with what U-Va is looking for. Your daughter needs to step it up.</p>