<p>I am scared that the C will keep me out everywhere even though I am really proud of my other grades in the absolute hardest classes my school offers. Will it?</p>
<p>By the way, my new SAT score since my deferral is a 2110 (710 math 700 v 700 w) along with a 32 ACT they did not have in time for the decision.</p>
<p>If you had gotten all As you could have been a strong case for acceptance after deferral. However, with a C and two Bs, I'm sorry to say that I don't think you have much of a chance now.</p>
<p>Yeah, thats what I figured that the C would pretty much kill my chances. What makes me upset is that over 25 kids got in early from my school, and most of them were only taking 3-4 IB/AP classes. I could have easily chosen not to take Calculus this year, but didn't due to the fact that everyone told me it was essential to have Calculus to get into a good college. I have learned that is not the case the hard way, but am sure I will be ready for anything that any college has to offer as the result of having to struggle through one course.
I guess overall I am just really upset. UVA is my state school, and I will have well over a 3.7 in all IB classes, a 1400+ SAT, numerous leadership activites, 4 years varsity sports, yet I will be forced to go elsewhere. I dont really know what else I could have done, aside from do nothing outside of school at all. I guess that is what I should have done if I really wanted to UVA. Everyone who decided to do that got in (ok with the exception of my best friend who is a super genius-do nothing-at-all-and still have a 4.0/1490 guy) and I am on the outside looking in. It really sucks.</p>
<p>GGGunit, if I were you, I would definitely write a letter to admissions stating what you wrote in the previous post. UVA is a great school, and you should definitely do all you can to get in! If your high school academic record has been good and consistent up to this point, the admissions office will be more willing to overlook your C. It's not like you took the easy way out; you choose the harder class, Calculus, and unfortunately scored a mediocre grade. Write a letter, be sincere, and you will have helped your chances. Good luck ;)</p>
<p>GGGunit... UVA doesn't really care about strength of schedule. Sorry you only found out now (same time I found out 2 years ago). Go to a school below your level for a year and grab a 4.0, and you will be accepted as a transfer, or go anywhere you want, and you will likely find yourself very happy there.</p>
<p>UVA does care about strength of schedule. I knew a white dude who had a 1250 who got in with a 3.6 and no ECs...presumably because he took as hard of a courseload as anyone in our class.</p>
<p>I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I also got deffered ED (My old GPA was a 3.7 with 4 AP's Completed), and I was wondering if my mid-year grades would help my case...</p>
<p>Business Law - A
AP Spanish Lang. - A
AP Biology- A
AP Government - A
AP English Literature - B+
Advanced Architecture - A
AP Calculus BC - A</p>
<p>My SAT is a 2100 (730 v 700 W 670 m) and SAT II's (Us History:790, Math IIc: 720, Literature: 700). AP Scores: (5's on Us History, Psych., English; 4 on World).</p>
<p>I'm also writing a letter of intent, to be submitted next year with my grades.</p>
<p>when UVA results at many many schools (at least in state) come back with straight GPA splits (which vary from school to school) regarding acceptances and rejections, you can't convince me that strength of schedule is very high at all on UVA's list of what they are looking for, regardless of what the promotional material states.</p>
<p>Obviously most students who apply to UVA will have strong schedules, but the distinction between 3-4 APs/IBs and 6-7 APs/IBs does not seem to help the person who took the tougher courseload, and suffers with a couple low grades in the advanced classes they are taking that they aren't as good in, while the person taking 3-4 advanced classes takes easy A classes to go with the A's he/she will earn in the hard classes which are their forte. If you take all cake classes, you will obviously be heavily frowned upon (assuming you have other options available to you)</p>
<p>I have to agree with Soccerguy. From what I have seen personally, there was a split right at 3.8 for those who were accepted early and those who were deferred. There are simply no outliers at my school. Numerous people got in with sub-1300 SAT scores and multiple SAT II's in the 500's, but a GPA of 3.9 in a few IB classes. It seems to me that nothing else really even matters, that there are no examples of a great essay or impressive ecs or an incredibly difficult courseload or even above average test scores putting someone over the edge. I know a lot of it is determined on a school by school basis, and at my school the cutoff just happens to be a 3.8. I just wish that they would take the hollistic approach that many top private schools take. It would not only open the door to a more varied incoming class, but also one that is more prepared to suceed in college.</p>