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in-state, 4.3 GPA, 8/350 class rank, 2090 SAT, SAT2-(math2-720, us hist-750, world hist-750), 8 sports varsity letters, 50 volunteer hrs. per sem in Key Club, various other extracurricular clubs, first generation college student in this country, bilingual
I think my stats might get you optimistic about admission but keep in mind..I had a mega-hook.
GPA:3.97/5
SAT:1970
SAT Math:670 Physics:720
Decent extracurriculars: Jazz band, Newspaper..some community service..
What really made me stand out was my essay about my experiences in the singapore army..and one of my recommendations..
So bottom line..theres no winning formula for admission into UVa unlike a lot of the other test score/GPA intensive schools like UC berkeley for example.
ACCEPTED!
SAT Reasoning: 2270(cr 720,w 750, m 800)
SAT 2 : 2380/2400
GPA: 4.33 (weighted)
Class Rank: 2/150
senior course load: 8 APs (7 5s and 1 4 in Latin)
International A levels 4 As
GCSE 11 As
ECs: Internship at DCD factors.
Internship at a business magazine
Varsity Golf and Soccer
Founder of High School Science Club
Member of Disciplinary Team
High School Math team captain
1st in Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge 2007 from South Asia
Selected for the National Math Olympiad
Earned an honor roll from the Canadian Math Society and an invitation to write the Canadian Math Olympiad.
President of two clubs at high school.
and a few more...
I think UVA's the only public school that doesn't rely too heavily on test scores/GPA. They look at your application as a package, so applicants with perfect SAT scores can still be rejected anyway.
