Please chance me/ give me advice

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a male from New Jersey.
High school junior.
I need to figure out some match/reach/target schools. I am really interested in UVA but i feel out of state might keep me from getting in.</p>

<p>Freshman year: Honors Language Arts (B+), Honors Bio (A), Honors World History (A-), Geometry (A), Spanish 2 <a href="A">no honors offered at my school</a>, Photography (A), Band (A). GPA= 4.31 W; 3.86 UW</p>

<p>Sophomore year: Honors LA 2 (B+), Honors Chem (A-), AP US History 1 (A-), Honors Algebra 2/Trig (B), Spanish 3 <a href="A">no honors offered at my school</a>, Computer Applications (A), Band (A).</p>

<p>After two years, my cumulative GPA is 4.285 W; approx. 3.8-3.85 UW</p>

<p>Junior year: Honors LA 3, Honors Physics, AP US History 2, Honors Precalculus, Honors Spanish 4, Technical Drawing.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Marching band all 3 years (drumline. Bass drum freshman year and toms sophomore-junior year). Our marching band is very competitive, we enter competitions each year and either win or come in second.
Concert band and symphonic band-freshman and sophomore year
Junior jazz band-freshman and sophomore year (guitar)
Weekly guitar lessons
In a rock band with some friends, we play gigs and may record an album.
Layout editor for the school newspaper (soph-senior year). Our newspaper also wins national awards.
FBLA
Student council-junior class treasurer
NHS inductions this year
Varsity golf
I also went to a summer business conference called Understanding American Business. 1 of 3 kids in the school to go.
I have done around 50 hours of community service (not all that much yet) volunteering at my local church and at local hospital events. I also teach CCD which is one hour a week for the whole school year.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, SAT's and stuff too.
I took a practice SAT and a practice ACT.
SAT- 610 m/500 cr/ 640 w (this was the middle of the summer)
Projected score= 630 m/ 650 cr/ 660 w</p>

<p>ACT composite=27 (also mid summer)
I can probably get it up a few points.</p>

<p>So here is my resume. Please let me know what colleges I should look at, and if UVA is even in the question for me.</p>

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<p>UVA is on the table for you, mister (4.285? 4.285?? You amaze me), but I would probably find some nice alternatives. Nobody should ever apply to just one school.</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmppppp</p>

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<p>Um, Connecticut College and Colby College might like you, and you might like them. :)</p>

<p>You might want to re-post this thread in Search & Selection.</p>

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<p>You need your SAT more than 300 points higher at least to have a good shot at it. None of the EC’s really stand out but you seem to be music focused so try to make that stand out without sound liking all of those violin and flute playing applicants who are in their state ensemble. </p>

<p>I can’t get this from your schedule but how rigorous are you. That will be the biggest part. I would suggest you find some more matches and safety’s because it is going to be a little hard unless you are a legacy or have a hook.</p>