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05-03-2006, 02:17 PM
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#1 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UVA!!!
Posts: 796
| Chances at UVA OOS URM
I am african american male and I go to a Catholic Private school in D.C.
I live in Maryland
SAT 2000 (660 M, 690V, 650W)
Just so you know...4 years of religion is required in my school
Freshman (hardest courseload) 3.928 uw (4.5 w)
Hn. Geometry /A
Hn. English 9 /B+
Hn. Scripture/A
Hn.Biology/A
Spanish 1/A
World History/A
JROTC/A
Sophemore (hardest courseload)..messed up that year 3.35 uw (3.928W)
Hn. Algebra 2/C+
Hn. American Lit/B+ ( 1 point from a B)
SPanish 2/ A
Hn. Jesus and CHurch/B+
Us. History/B+ (1 point from an A)
Hn. Chem/C+ (1 point from a B)
JROTC/ A
Junior hardest courseload (i could have taken AP PHysics B) 3.78 uw 4.214w
Physics/A
Scholars Seminar (socratic seminar)...advanced course/A
Psychology/A
Hn. Pre-Cal/B+
Hn. Brit Lit/B
Spanish 3/A
Morality/A
Cummalitve 3.7 uw (4.214 w)
Senior Courseload= ( Most AP classes can only be taken as seniors)
AP CAl AB
AP environmental science
Honors World Lit
Honors Spanish IV
History of Medicine
History of American Music
Seniuor Religion (required)
EC's:
National Honor Society (11,12)
Spanish Honors Society (11,12)
Middle States (Accrediation for Growth)- leader (9,10,11)
National Youth LEadership Forum (10)
Leadership Development Institute (9)
Track and Field (9,10,11,12)
Spanish Club- Leader ( 11,12)
Multicultral Student Alliance (11,12)
Job at grocery store as Cashier (10,11)
Government Job (11,12)
Yearbook CLub (11,12)
National Honor Role
Who's Who Amongst american high school students
De LaSalle Scholars Program -$6000 annually
100+ hours of communiy service
...other things i cant remeber right now | 
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05-03-2006, 05:10 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 4,011
| You're in. | |
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05-03-2006, 06:11 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,082
| Wait are you sure he can get in. he looks pretty good, but those grades might bring him down. Can you elaborate? Please Thanks. | |
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05-03-2006, 07:03 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,581
| he's black, he's in | |
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05-03-2006, 07:08 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 4,011
| He's got a 3.6 at what I'm presuming to be a good private school in DC. His SAT score is very good. And he's black. In the words of George Tenet, I'd say it's a slam dunk. | |
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05-04-2006, 10:35 AM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 212
| jaw, not trying to bring you down..but you're not a guarantee "slam dunk." You do have a good shot though. | |
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05-04-2006, 03:20 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,581
| theres that statistic that im not going to go find again - its been around here for so longs im sure you can find it on the boards - 86% of black people who apply with over a 3.3 and 1100 on their sats get in. considering hes well over that i'm sure he's a slam dunk | |
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05-04-2006, 03:28 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 4,011
| Agreed. His odds are very good. If he doesn't get into UVA, he'll end up somewhere like Columbia or Duke anyway. | |
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05-04-2006, 03:33 PM
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#9 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore...soon to be Atlanta
Posts: 423
| I live in and go to school in MD. I have a friend whos black, applied to UVAwith a slightly higher gpa and SAT score and he got waitlisted. But then again he got into all the ivies he applied to...so make what you can of that. | |
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05-04-2006, 03:33 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 4,011
| Yield protection. | |
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05-04-2006, 07:38 PM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 80
| In the words of George Tenet, I'd say it's a slam dunk.
hahaha | |
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05-04-2006, 09:56 PM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 212
| thanks pprn00dle - you prove my point exactly. | |
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05-04-2006, 10:07 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 4,011
| No one doubts your point, bo_bombers. People with great stats, from time to time, don't get in to schools. It happens. But it's been shown that black applicants do have a better chance of getting in, particularly if they have numbers that would have made them competitive as white or asian applicants. When people ask for chances on CC, I try to give it to them straight. | |
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