What are my Chances?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>I live in New Jersey, but I'm a legacy, my father went to UVA.</p>

<p>I am taking AP Physics C and AP Calculas AB this year, junior year, and AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP Psycology, and AP Chemistry next year.</p>

<p>My GPA is 3.7778 and WGPA is 3.8889</p>

<p>On my SAT, i have got a 710 in math, 630 in reading, and 590 in writing, but that was only the first test, and i felt like it went horribly, so i am hoping for higher scores in the next 2 takings (would you recommend only taking the SAT 3 times, or 4 or 5??)</p>

<p>I have a black belt in Tae Kwan Doe, won 1st prize of a photo contest at school, snowboard, tutor students in mathematics and physics as a hobby, and help out at my church for about an hour and a half each week. I am in photo club, science honor society, martial arts club, mu alpha theta, and Joshua Generation.</p>

<p>I'm hoping to double major in Nuclear Physics and Philosophy (I'm sure thats harder to do than i understand at the time).</p>

<p>I have affected plenty of my teachers, and one english teacher even told me that because of a discussion we had, she changed her mind about how she wants to raise up her child, so I'm pretty sure any recommendation from a teacher will be a big positive.</p>

<p>right now, my greatest desire is to get into UVA, so i would realy, realy appreciate as much information as you are willing to give!</p>

<p>Thank you for your time!!</p>

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<p>Taking the SAT 4-5 times is not an efficent use of your time. Take a really good test prep course and focus on reading and writing. UVa only looks at your highest scores not how many times you took it. Your Math grade is good enough and will probably come up without additional prep.</p>

<p>Pick two SAT subject tests that you can hit out of the park.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I realy appreciate it!
Do you think i have good chances as it is? and is there any area (that you haven’t already mentioned) that I should dedicate more focus?</p>

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<p>I would have to disagree with vistany. I do think that taking the SAT the least amount of times is great. However, I found that after 3 attempts my score was not satisfactory in my opinion. I ended up taking it 4 times and went from 1700 to 2130. I don’t regret it and it didn’t take that much time out of my life to study for it. Just self study. Don’t waste all your money or your parents’ money on a prep course.</p>