Really Really want to go to UVA

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<p>I really want to know how my chances are so far and what I should improve do this summer and what I should try to get on my SATs (TAKING this saturday... and probably June and October next year)
And heres my info:</p>

<p>Basic:
Male; born in India; from Forest, VA.
High Schools: Go to two (public school thats sends 10/360 to top schools) and Central Virginia governor's school (sends 30+ out of 60 to topic schools)</p>

<p>Academics: (will be after Junior Year)
GPA - Unweighted: 3.88 (3.91)
GPA - Weighted: 4.00 (4.00)
Class Rank: 20/360; 6 percent (~10-12, 3 percent)</p>

<p>This year I am taking 5 honors/ ap classes and 1 regular. Next year I plan on taking the same amount. I'm taking Principles of Psychology at a local community college this summer.</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: (600 CR, 670 M, 640 W) - 9 essay
I know it's low, I have been studying and getting around 2100 on practice tests, what final score should I get?
AP European History: 5; Taking AP Language/AP US history/ AP Psychology this year (expecting 4 or 5). Taking AP Calc, AP Bio, AP Stat, and possibly AP Lit and AP spanish next year.
Taking SATII Physics, US history, and Math II this year</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
-Key Club
-Spanish Club
-Varsity Club - those with athletic AND academic varsity letter
-NHS
-Latin Club</p>

<p>Leaderships Positions:
-Governor’s School SCA
-Public School's SCA
-Head trainee at hospital</p>

<p>Sports: (20 hrs/week - all year round, including summer)
-Indoor Track - Varsity Letter
-Outdoor Track - Varsity Letter
-Cross Country - Varsity Letter</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
-Volunteering at the Lynchburg General Hospital
-Relay for Life - 10,11,12 - will make own group
-Participated in the 9th Annual Central Virginia Kidney Association Race
- Turkey trot (cancer) and other awareness races</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
-Accepted to Central Virginia's Governor's School - a school for Science and Technology. For more info: Central Virginia Governor's School
-International High IQ Society as 9th grader
-Participated at annual school trig-star tournament (trigonometry) - placed 3rd
-Chosen to be one of four ambassadors to represent CVGS at the annual NCSSMST conference - an association of Specialized Secondary Schools</p>

<p>Summer:
-Taking Principles of Psychology (possibly another) at local community college (CVCC)
-Volunteering</p>

<p>Extra:
-At Governor's School I have been doing a semester long research project involving memory and perception that I will talk about in application (I think i want to major in cognitive science for undergraduate.
-I improved a lot from freshman year and after (3.75 freshman to 4.00 to 4.75 this year)
-Hook might be that I was born in India and learned to speak English when I immigrated here at age 6... and now take AP English classes; also 5 different elementary schools
-trying to learn how to write and read native language (can speak fluently)</p>

<p>Essays will probably be above average (but not amazing) talking about hook, love of running, and something else.</p>

<p>So what are my chances?
What SAT score should I try to get?
How should I do in my subject tests?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>is it bad to have the free essay about how bad you want to go haha..</p>

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<p>uh 74 views and no replys?</p>

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<p>chill. no worries about no replies. Its just that a lot of us (including me) don't like answering chances posts since admissions is really hard to predict. </p>

<p>Honestly, go speak to you GC -- They'll have the stats from people that have been admitted from your Gov School. The GCs at my Governor's School were really great about that kind of stuff, and I'm assuming yours will be about the same. You're in a different boat than a lot of other people applying since you're from a Magnet School, and one of the smaller magnets at that (Not huge like TJSciTech) so its hard to really give you a good prediction. </p>

<p>I'd say you've got a good shot -- you have a strong application, and if your SATs are in the 2100 range, you should be a good candidate. Really, I encourage you to go see your GC at your Governor School. They will be able to compare you against the stats of some of the students from your school that have gotten in from the last past years. </p>

<p>And remember, work hard on your essays and your apps, and pick plenty of other schools as well. Admissions sometimes is just really hard to judge; how do you pick just 3000 great students out of the other of all the great students that apply? So do your best, cross your fingers, and expect anything :)</p>

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<p>we dont have a gc at our governor's school.. I only go there for math science and reserach on the morning and take the rest of my classes at my public school... we have a gc there but I don't think he gives us access to those stats</p>

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<p>ours would give us advice about whether our SATs and GPA were in the range of accepted students from our school in the past. They should be able to tell you that kind of stuff and how to best strengthen your application. Building a good relationship with your GC is so valuable during junior and senior year -- they know so much and can be soooo helpful!</p>