OOS RD Chances...

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Yes, I understand that it's another one of these, but I would really appreciate some input, to gauge my chances after having received a less-than-savory deferral from my first-choice school.</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Location: New Jersey
College Class: 2011
High School: Public (respectable school, but far from exceptional)
Financial Aid: Applying but not likely that I'll receive it</p>

<p>SAT Is: 800 CR, 710 M, 740 W
SAT IIs: 800 US History, 760 Literature, 730 Biology, 710 Math I
GPA: ~4.2 unweighted, 4.95 weighted (honors/AP classes weighted 1.25 times)
Class Rank: 1/329</p>

<p>ECs:
Marching Band -- I have been drum major the past two years.
Jazz Band (two of them) -- Principal Trumpet Player
Debate Team -- Two years of it
Spring Musical Stage/Tech Crew
Spring Musical Pit Band
Peer Group Connection Leader -- basically I help freshmen assimilate into the high school as a kind of "cool" guidance-counselor type person. you have to apply to the program at my high school, and few are selected to do it
Private Acting Group -- Couple of friends and I shoot about two full-length movies each year and then screen them for small audiences
Church Youth Group -- Heavily involved in a leadership role here as well
Italian Club -- two years, among founding members
Tutor -- Spanish, AP Biology, AP US History, and English
Contributor to high school literary publication</p>

<p>Honors:
New Jersey Bloustein Scholar
Selected to attend New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences
Selected to attend American Legion's New Jersey Boys' State
Member of the National Society of High School Scholars
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Thespian Honors Society
AP Scholar with Honor
National Merit Scholar Commended Student
Jefferson Scholar Nominee (since I'm one of few people from my school applying to UVA)
Achievement Awards in Writing Nominee -- from the National Council of Teachers of English</p>

<p>I understand it's difficult to get in as an out of stater, so be brutally realistic. What are my chances?</p>

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<p>You forgot "Co-president of NHS".</p>

<p>:P</p>

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<p>Oh, right. I forgot that. Mysteryflavored is right. I am co-president of my high school's National Honors Society.</p>

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<p>great shot for OOS, especially with your rank/GPA and SATs...just write some great essays and I think you're a very very stron candidate...just remember, your are OOS so no guarentees</p>

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<p>GREAT chance (aka I'd be surprised if you didnt get in), but there's always a chance that you won't because OOS is unpredictable!</p>

<p>Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Nobody here can tell you your chances but they can tell you what you can do to improve your application.</p>

<p>You did well on the SATs
You have a great GPA
You have e/cs</p>

<p>Just put a lot of work into the essays. When I called the admissions office once they kept stressing essays even if I asked them another question.</p>

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<p>You have an excellent shot at getting in during the RD round. You'll also have a number of other superb options, so please consider UVA in april.</p>

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<p>Much thanks to everyone who replied. UVA will definitely be on my relatively short list of colleges (though I'm sorry to admit that it isn't at the top... yet).</p>

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<p>What school deferred you? They are missing out.</p>

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<p>Harvard was my first choice. So they're not really missing out per se, what with the whole endless supply of wonderfully qualified applicants. Still, I appreciate the compliment.</p>

<p>All the same, still pretty disappointing for me. Oh well, it will all work out, I'm sure, either at UVA or one of my other choices.</p>

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<p>Don't get freaked out when you get a thin envelop from them. The first one is a likely letter which just complements your accomplishments. The second one is from Echols which formally accepts you into the program. The big envolp won't come until a week or so later.</p>

<p>Harvard missed out on my D last year as well. LOL.</p>

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<p>what other schools are you applying to?</p>