Love UVA...Out of state chances for College of Eng.

<p>GPA UW- 3.8
Weighted- 4.0
SAT- math 740 critical reading 640 writing 610 (retaking)
SAT II- math II- 710
AP Exams- W Hist-5 US Hist-5 Cal AB-5 Chem-4 English and Language-3
Taking very rigorous courses
Top 5%
Rank= ~18 out of 600</p>

<p>Varsity Soccer and Swimming
Club Soccer
Junior State of America Vice President
Habitat for Humanity
National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
Part of the Mission Council at church...works for outreach in Honduras (Been there twice on mission trips)
Teen council at church
100+ volunteer hours</p>

<p>White male
Top ten public high school in Texas</p>

<p>I’d say your chances at the moment are 30-40%. Since you are OSS, the bar is set at a very high level. </p>

<p>Your GPA is average (for OSS) and your 1990 SAT score is very below average. You have only taken one SAT II and received a slightly below average score of 710. </p>

<p>Your EC’s look great and your course work seems to be very challenging since you are at a very competitive public school. Your top 3% school rank is also very good.</p>

<p>If I were you, I would focus very deeply on improving your SAT I about 200-250 points. I would also take 2 additional SAT II’s and try to get 700+ on them. You are also going to need excellent essays, teacher rec letters, and a guidance counselor rec. You should take some challenging AP’s next year and try to get A’s in those classes.</p>

<p>I know this sounds like quite an uphill battle but getting into UVa is extremely difficult out of state. With the improvements I suggested, your chances will rise dramatically (up to around 80%).</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice…I will definitely be taking the SAT again and have 6 AP courses lined up for next year. Im just hoping my teachers will write excellent personal recs because there are so many students at my school.</p>

<p>The only negative I can foresee is the SAT. Bring that up and everything else looks good.</p>

<p>Boost the SAT I and take some more SAT IIs. Looks good!</p>