<p>Wow thank you all for such great discussion. I spoke with my brother who is now a college freshman about his classmates at UVa. He told me that some were in the “top 10” and others weren’t (although they don’t rank). His school is similar to mine, so that fact along with all of these posts from such kind members is reassuring that I am not automatically cast out.
I can’t exactly recall what the man I spoke with said. He is an interviewer for the Jefferson Scholarship in my area. I was set up with him by a family friend in the hopes that he could advise me a little more. Perhaps this was his way of saying that after reading my entire application that I may not be the best candidate for acceptance into UVa. Regardless, I’ll be sure to take his advice with a grain of salt now.</p>