What are my chances of ED to UVA

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Senior in Highschool in NJ</p>

<p>GPA - 3.1
ACT- 30
SAT - 2000</p>

<p>6 APs in total taken
AP- Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics, Econ (Macro/Micro), Comp govt, Prob and Stat</p>

<p>Achievements-
An Inventor- have over 15 patents and developing more.
Signed to an invention company and working on my first invention
Willing to send UVA my patents with patent #s</p>

<p>Varsity Track (1 yr)</p>

<p>Clubs-
Founder and President of Stock Market Club
Junior Statesmen Association
Medical Futures Club
Asian Clutural Club</p>

<p>Extra Cirriculars-
Research Assistant and Internship at Princeton University ( Engineering department)
Internship at JPL (Nasa California)
Internship at Rutgers University in Astrophysics (Published a Paper)
Internship at Whittier College ( California)
Attending IEEE conference in Montana to present a Paper I worked on
Indian Violin for 5 years
100+ hours of volunteering at Saint Peters Hospital</p>

<p>Great Recos from princeton and school.</p>

<p>Really amazing essays.</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are if im applyin early D
and What major? Engineering or Econ?</p>

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<p>you have great chances. bring your SAT up a little high er though</p>

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<p>does UVA care about ECs at all? If i were applying ED, do think id have a pretty good shot?</p>

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<p>Your GPA will not be smiled upon. UVA does care about extracurrics but the GPA and SAT scores are probably the most important thing.</p>

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<p>whats your rank? they look at school rank before GPA since some schools are tougher than others</p>

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<p>I gotta give it to you straight. You will have a very slim chance if any at all for gaining acceptance with a 3.1. I am an in-state student and the vast majority of my friends who got into UVA had 4.0's or well over. And I hear that getting in from out of state requires statistics very similar to those that Ivy League admissions committees look for. My best advice is to apply, but, with the knowledge that you probably will not get in, start looking for a less competitive school where you would be equally happy. </p>

<p>Gandhiji: You're estimations are way off.</p>

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<p>As far as your stats are concerned, a 3.1 gpa applying to UVA is low. Those generally accepted tend to have very high gpas, even during ED.</p>

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<p>If you go to collegeboard and search UVA, their very important factors listed are: school rank, GPA, Residency (in/out state) , Recs, and Alumni/AE Relation. SAT is considered Important. Just thot id let u guys kno that, cuz im thinkin of apply ED also</p>

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<p>2tiredofwaiting : WWTTFF ... what do you mean way off?? they dont just look at GPA and say hey! a 7.8gpa! he's def. in!! they have to look at class rank to see how you did compared to others in school. plus its not fair that some schools have +1 and other +.5 for AP </p>

<p>so STTFU</p>

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<p>gandhiji has a point there</p>

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<p>If your GPA puts you in the top 5-10% or so of your class, then it will make you a competitive applicant. If not, you will be faced with an uphill battle. Your ECs (patents and such) will certainly stand out, but your test scores won't (for an out-of-state applicant) and your GPA could possibly be an automatic disqualifier.</p>

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<p>No, but UVA will look at a 3.1 GPA (weighted or otherwise) and think that that is really low, even given a decent class rank.</p>

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<p>Not necessarily, theslammer. There are grade-deflated private schools out there where the top GPA's tend to be in the low 3's. However, there aren't many of those schools around, so it is reasonable to assume that a 3.1 isn't so hot.</p>

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<p>hey cav, does UVA do grade inflation?</p>

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<p>Not really. A good number of the classes are curved - so if you want to count this as grade inflation, that's fine, but it also often turns into grade deflation. It's curved so that the median grade in the class is a B-. So while you could get a 50/100 on a test and if the rest of the class did poorly, it'll be a B, you can also get a 90/100 on a test and if the rest of the class studied harder it'll be a C-.</p>

<p>The school is not known for its grade inflations, just like most publics.</p>