<p>I am a rising Senior in a very competitive public school in NJ and i'm interested in Uva. I wanted to know how I stand and what my chances are next year
here we go</p>
<p>Stats:
93 % GPA (3.8 in my hs) - senior year will bring it up
2150 SAT (780 M, 660 CR, 710 W) - retake in october hopefully 2250+
SAT II- 800 Math II, 800 USH, 790 Bio M, 780 Chem - plan to take english lit
AP= all 5's - Chem(10), Bio (11), USH (11), Stat (11)</p>
<p>Senior Year courses
AP Physics - A-
AP Calculus BC - A
AP Economics - A+
AP Art History - A+
English Honors - A+
Photography - A+</p>
<p>EC's
Science Olympiad (10 - 12) - won several awards
Science League (10 - 12) - 2nd state for Bio II at one point
Science Bowl (10 - 12) - Captain (6th state)
Science Honors Program @ Columbia - start this september
Research Experience @ Columbia Neurology Dept - Muscle biochemistry
Brystol Myers Squib Pharma course in summer
FIRST Robotics - (9-12) hopefully captain next year
S County Youth Council - (8-12) President
S County Youth Leadership (11-12)
Peer Leadership (12) - seniors help freshman transition to highschool
TREND (11-12) VP
Chorus (9-12)
Varsity Track (both winter and spring 10,11,12) - not good enough to be recr.</p>
<p>what are the chances for OSS???am i okay, or should i kill myself??
suggestions</p>
<p>dude, chill out! This is just college admissions...What are you going to do in a real crisis?</p>
<p>I'll tell it like it is. UVa is the #1 or #2 public school in the United States. However, UVa has pretty high admission standards compared to Harvard or Yale with <10% applicants accepted. I think UVa has acceptance rates in the high 20's, low 30's. Out of state/non-legacy/non-recruit means you are fighting for the 1/3 of the class whereas everyone else is competing for the other 2/3's.</p>
<p>What does this mean for you? It means that you are in pretty good shape. Your GPA is top notch especially considering the fact you are in a competitive NJ school. Your SAT II's are obviously stellar. I have no idea why you would want to retake an SAT II like Lit (apparently very hard) considering the fact that SAT II's don't mean a whole lot to UVa admissions. Your EC's look like they are in the Ivy League level. You also have shown you can take challenging courses and score very well. Your time spent in Varsity track shows dedication and well-roundedness.</p>
<p>Your weakness? If anything, it would be your SAT I. You SAT I is very competitive but as an OSS candidate, it is slightly below average. I would concentrate on that and try to raise that a bit (50 points extra would be great.)</p>
<p>Focus on your essays and recommendations. I have heard that UVa spends a great deal of time reading the essays and rec's because they are a strong reflection of who you are and not what you can do in a 4-hour standardized testing period. Try to focus on what you have done in 4 years, not 4 hours.</p>
<p>Overall, I wouldn't be surprised if you receive a likely letter in the fall because UVa admissions will probably assume that you applied to several Ivy's and will most likely be accepted by one of them.</p>
<p>Good Luck. If you are wondering, I was accepted to UVa and will be attending this fall. I had stats way below yours and received a likely letter. I hope this response helped ease your nerves!</p>
<p>Also, as an OOS student I got in with a 2100 SAT (I also had a 32 ACT that was never sent). For OOS students in fact, I think the essay is one of the most critical items.</p>
<p>From what I've seen from statistics actually, UVA will admit high-GPA students with not so top SAT scores (when moderated by good rank and when inflation is compensated for), but they won't be as kind the other way round. You're on the right track.</p>
<p>What I did was also take a bunch of dual-enrollment courses -- that could help, if you don't mind the tighter schedule and extra workload.</p>
<p>they didn't lower, did they?
the only thing on that thread was the 2260 SAT, which I predicted would be my grade after two SAT's, but yeah, my GPA dropped 1 pt after junior year :(</p>
<p>it looks like you have a pretty good shot of getting accepted to UVa. If you are very interested in the university, you should visit the campus before application season starts, it can only leave you with a more positive outlook on UVa.</p>
<p>By the way,if you want to get a likely letter and be accepted into the Echols program, work on getting your SAT score up.</p>