<p>I was just wondering how much my chances would increase if I applied ED to either Vanderbilt, Rice, or EA to UVA (I'm in-state) based on my stats:</p>
<p>4.1 w, 3.7 uw
Competitive public school, no ranking
2100 SAT - 750 M, 720 W, 630 CR (just recently retook and looking for increase in writing/verbal section)
SAT IIs 710 Bio-M, 760 Spanish
All honors/AP courses (9 APs by graduation). Mostly A's, with a few B's and couple C+'s</p>
<p>ECs:
Vice President of two clubs (9-12, leadership positions 11-12)
Student Government involvement (9-12) in committees/chairs
Relay for Life Committee/Team Captain (10-12)
Manager of tutoring company, 250+ hours (10-12)
Debate team (10-12)
Camp Counselor (9-12)
Spanish ESL Partnership project, out of school (11-12)
Spanish tutor (11)
NHS (11-12)
Biotechnology internship/research with possibility of publication (this summer) </p>
<p>Awards:
3rd place science fair animal sciences category
poem contest finalist; published to school literary magazine
academic letter (4.0 GPA)
2nd place Spanish Poetry competition</p>
<p>I'm also expressing interest in those schools listed above by contacting the admissions counselors, scheduling visits, eventual interviews, etc. :)</p>