<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I'm British - been living stateside for a few years. I've applied to six British universities, & I'm also applying to some American ones. I'm in Virginia, so I'm planning tentatively to apply to UVA, William and Mary, and UNC as I know these well, and perhaps NYU. What do you think my chances are at these schools? Do you have any other suggestions as to what schools to look at applying to?</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>GPA - 4.0 weighted, 3.9 unweighted (one B in ninth grade!) will be above a 4.0 by graduation.
SAT- 620 Maths/ 700 Verbal / 760 Writing = 2080.
ACT- 31 composite.
Rank - 1/243.</p>
<p>Courses: always taken honours for every class it's been available.
- Took AP US History last year (5 on the exam), and am taking AP English Lit, and AP French this year (amongst other courses, naturally).
- Taking Dual (college credit) US Government and plan to take the AP exam.
- Also planning to take an Intro Italian college class at a local college in the spring.</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
US History - 720
Will take French and Literature in Dec/January. May also take World History.</p>
<p>Awards/Honours/Extracuricculars:</p>
<ul>
<li>National Latin Exam - perfect score. Will be taking it again for Level 2 this year. Also taking the Medusa mythology exam.</li>
<li>Outstanding US History student award (ironic!).
-First place in Chem science fair locally, regionally, and specially asked to attend state competition.</li>
<li>Academic letter for honour roll every year</li>
<li>French Club member for years.</li>
<li>Film society member.</li>
<li>One of the two officers ("co-president") for our school French Honours Society. </li>
<li>Also Latin Club Member, and Beta Club member (community service/ academic honours club).
-Contributed to creation of high school literary magazine, also founded and continue to co-edit another lit. mag.</li>
<li>Should receive a VA Govenor's Seal / VA Early College Scholar.</li>
</ul>
<p>I will be applying to do English Lit. at university as a major, and a foreign language/ history minor. Being British, though, I'm not sure which schools are known to have good English departments here.</p>
<p>Thanks for any advice/ feedback!</p>