Junior Year:
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Physics 1
Senior Year:
AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics C
Total AP courses throughout high school: 7
Extracurricular Activities:
-President of a club (2 years)
-President & Co-founder of a club (2 years)
-Vice President of a club (1 year)
-Officer of Math Honor Society (2 years)
-Semi-finalist for The Posse Foundation (organization for giving full scholarships)
-150+ hours of community service
-NHS member (2 years)
-Key club member (2 years)
-Debate Club member (3 years)
Other Details:
State: VA (in-state)
Race: Asian
Gender: Male
Recommendation Letters:
Counselor Rec Letter: 10/10
English Teacher Rec Letter: 8/10
College Essay:
-Supplement: 9/10
-Common App: 9/10
Work Experience:
Internship (Marketing) for six months
Notes:
-Please be sincere and do not sugarcoat your words – I would appreciate it if you give me constructive criticisms.
-Could you tell me how likely I would get in (e.g. 0%,35%,70%,80%)
-I will be applying Early Action.
-Applying to School of Engineering and Applied Science (major in computer science)
Look at your school’s Naviance data for UVA. At my daughter’s VA high school, the average final weighted GPA for UVA is 4.2, and the data shows that test scores don’t carry much weight. My guess for you is 25% but the Naviance data should give you a better idea than my guess.
I have been using Naviance data, but I’m not sure if it is really good data for calculating my potential acceptance rate because those data are just about our school and there are many other high schools in Virginia.
Also, the background information (just GPA and SAT score in this case) of our school students who got accepted into UVA and Virginia Tech are relatively good for an in-state student (I have researched for like months about all the in-state schools I will be applying to, so I know nearly-accurate background information of average in-state students who got accepted into UVA & VTech). This makes me suspect that, while those data collected ARE accurate, those are not accurate source to calculate my acceptance rate.
My dd had a much higher SAT and GPA instate a few years ago and did not get in. If you were my kid, I would recommend that you try to get that reading SAT up, do amazing on your first semester grades, and then apply rd. Good luck either way!! I hope you get the answer you want!
I tend to think if you’re in-state, in the top 10% of your class, and aren’t super “boring” or have something negative going for you, getting into UVA is a pretty good chance. I’ve only known a few people who were qualified not get into UVA. Definitely check Naviance though. Gpa matters.
@HardOREasy The data from Naviance is valuable BECAUSE it is specific to your school. It is those students who you will be competing against, not the rest of Virginia. At her school, the average final GPA for accepted students was 4.2 (5 point scale) and the average SAT was 2100. Looking at 6 years of data (~700 applicants) I see very few acceptances below a weighted 4.0, regardless of SAT score. Assuming the Naviance data for your school is similar, this tells me that for you to have a shot, you need straight As this semester…a higher SAT won’t matter nearly as much.
@collegemom3717 maybe I should have said top 5%. I’m from Nova and I definitely agree it’s harder for students here to get in. My school’s a bit smaller than the average nova school, so our top 10% is not as many kids, most of them being pretty qualified. But like all colleges, nothing’s guaranteed. OP, try to raise the gpa and reading SAT score if you can.
@bucketDad your school must be more competitive than mine! I don’t know the percent of the high school class that is accepted but we normally have like 50 apply, 20-something get in. But I think really only the top 10% at my school do apply. I’ve been to the graduation ceremony for the past three years and they read out the top 10% of the class and where they’re attending; last year a ton of them went to UVA. But lot of kids think they don’t have much chance so they just don’t apply.
@corbeaux The acceptance rate at my daughter’s school is about the same as yours - around 35-40% or so. I have also seen kids who take themselves out of the running and don’t apply. I know one girl who didn’t apply because she felt her grades were borderline…and she’s now getting $30k/year in merit to attend Tulane.