<p>UVA is my no.1 choice, and I know it's hard out of state.</p>
<p>caucasian male</p>
<p>Academics -
4.0 GPA unweighted, >4.0 weighted.
34 ACT composite; 35 English, 33 Math, 35 Science, 33 Reading, 31 Combined English-Writing
IB Full Diploma Candidate (this is the hardest course load at my school)
Will probably qualify for National Merit Finalist (I've made the cutoffs for all of the last 5 years)
I took 1 AP test freshman year (got a 4), 2 AP tests last year (got 2 5s), and I'm taking 5 AP tests this year; I'm taking 6 IB tests, including 4 HL's next year
My school does not rank</p>
<p>Important ECA's -
Concertmaster of local youth orchestra
Swim Team - 3-4 practices a week
Teen Court - this is not mock court; more than an hour a week since freshman year
I organized my school's involvement in Race for the Cure
I play violin at a serious level and study with a university professor
Summer study abroad in France; no English allowed
Student Council
NHS (planning on running for President)</p>
<p>What happened to McGill and Carleton?</p>
<p>I’m still interested in them but I visited and UVa is my no. 1 choice. I’m a little unnerved because the rep said that the OOS admissions rate is about 20%.</p>
<p>If you lived in VA you’d be in for sure, but I think you still have a great chance, I’m gonna say high match. Great ACT! Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thanks. Anyone else?</p>
<p>If it makes any difference my SAT is 800 CR, 710 M, 670 R so 1510/1800 and 2170/2400.</p>
<p>Honestly, you have <em>excellent</em> chances. I would say a mid to low match. If I were you, I would apply to the low ivies, like Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, or maybe even Penn. You have great stats and great EC’s. Congrats in advance.</p>
<p>you have a great chance at UVA, but so do many others with your stats =/ stand out with your essay!!!</p>
<p>I’d say you look really awesome! Nail the essay and you’d be in! I would love to have your GPA :D</p>
<p>Hi I just got into UVA, and our stats are very similar, so I think UVA is a good match for you!
That being said, UVA is really picky about what it wants in a student, so having good SAT’s and grades will be helped by a unique set of extracurriculars (being in a robotics program helped me for example), and a strong essay. You should definitely focus on what you enjoy, and take the time to write about that in your application. </p>
<p>However, being out of state hurts a little bit, I am a VA native and at my school, UVA took around 20 students. At the local superschool, UVA is known to accept 200+ people a year.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>