<p>2.5 unweighted freshman gpa
1200 PSAT
no clubs until sophmore year</p>
<p>chances?</p>
<p>bad..............</p>
<p>i would say no chance unless u bring that gpa and sat up</p>
<p>instate? where in virginia so?</p>
<p>yea instate, northern virginia.</p>
<p>its harder from northern virginia</p>
<p>They're great if you can play on their football team and take them to the rose bowl or if you can get the basketball team to the final four. Outside of that, you'd need to donate $100,000,000+, lol. Is this a joke?</p>
<p>millertime... u said it was harder to get instate northern virginia? where is it easier comparatively? why is it harder in northern virginia to get in?</p>
<p>It's harder because northen VA is a much more competitive area. High schools are more prestigious, and averages are higher. We in Richmond probably have it about average. Some place like the west, out there in the Shenandoah valley, where basically everyone hunts and doesn't give a **** about school (pardon the stereotypes; there it's a lot easier to rank high in your class, make above-average grades, etc... therefore a better chance into UVA. But yeah, bring those numbers up. A lot.</p>
<p>BDD, that was a very biased statement that has very little basis in truth.</p>
<p>crichessil, it is slightly harder from northern virginia, but it is not impossible. UVa certainly is not the holy grail of colleges that people make it out to be in state...you're pretty much in if you're a standard CC type kid (1400+, top 5%). In fact, at my school, every one over the past few years with 1300+ and top 5% has gotten in.</p>
<p>Hey, I -did- say "pardon the stereotypes" but it does have plenty of basis in truth. Northern VA has some of the most competitive high schools in the nation, and the highest concentration of parents with Masters degrees. Out in the west, there is a much smaller percentage of students who are even going to college, for one reason or another. Let me restate that in a watered-down, less stereotypical statement that you might approve of...</p>
<p>"Since a much higher percentage of high school students from northern VA apply to competitive schools like UVA, applicants from less competitive areas may get in with stats that may be rejected in the northern VA area."</p>
<p>Happy?</p>
<p>I'm not going to dispute the higher percentage of highly educated people in northern VA, but you seem to make it sound like the rest of VA (except for certain other urban areas) is full of slack jawed yokels who hunt all the time and easily get 4.0's and get into UVA. HA~HA. It's not THAT hard to get into UVA from ANYWHERE in VA (by CC standards)...just be top 5% or so and get around a 1300. BTW, I am from a fairly rural part of VA and know firsthand that it is not "easy" to rank high in my school (or any of the others in the area), and the students certainly don't hunt all the time. You might be interested in reading this:</p>
<p>As you can see, the NoVa acceptance rate is 47.7%, versus 54.5% for other urban and suburabn areas in the state. And, from what it says in the Washington Post article, only the best applicants from rural areas have the chutzpah to apply to UVA. A 47.7% acceptance rate from NoVa is hardly competitive, and UVA admissions are not random once you get into the range of students that they typically accept. It's not impossible or even statistically unlikely, like gaining admission to HYP is.</p>
<p>Back on subject, I think you will have a harder time getting into UVA unless your</p>
<p>a) GPA comes up
b) extra curriculars really stand out by the time you apply</p>
<p>your sat score is fine, i know kids who got in ED with that SAT score, but maybe they got in because of ED? I would try maybe to bring it up at least another 100 points, and definitely work on your GPA and ECs bigtime. be sure to have other options as well.</p>
<p>Haha okay i think its about time to unveil my purpose.</p>
<p>See, my friend started off with this 2.5 fresh and 1200 PSAT and no clubs. I told him as well as other people on CC that he had no chance. He got a 3.6 soph year and 3.8 junior year. 5 ap's overall and 3 honors. </p>
<p>He got a 1520 on his SAT and got 700s on his SAT IIs. </p>
<p>I still didn't think he was gonna get in and some CCers didn't either because overall his gpa was still a 3.3 and UVA's avg is a 3.8 instate. However he got in to UVA through ED and I was completely shocked.</p>
<p>This just goes to show you that anyone can improve and that even if you have an extremely avg gpa of 3.3 or whatever, upward trends ARE VERY important. I called up Carnegie where I was accepted and they told me upward trends were a crucial factor in admissions.</p>
<p>i have a 4.32 gpa now, i was deferred ED from uva.. this semester my gpa willl be 4.43 cumulative.. i dont know what it is UW. and i got good sat ii scores. is that going to help my chances? i know a lot of people have commented, but i just cant help thinking about my chances and good/bad .. i just wanna hear more thanks</p>