Do I have a good shot?

Byong4
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:50:32 +0000

So, I visited the University of Richmond after my sister got in and I absolutely love it. The campus is amazing and since I’m undecided, I think Richmond gives me enough room to decide and has a lot of programs. I just want to know if I have a good shot or not.

GPA: 4.22 weighted, 3.67 weighted
Class rank: 28/225
SAT: 550 CR, 580 M, 620 W (this is the part I’m most worried about not getting in)
Honors Classes: Honors English 10, Honors American Studies 1 & 2, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Economics, Honors Art History, Honors Spanish 4
AP Classes: AP Literature and Composition, AP Language and Composition, AP Statistics, AP USH, AP Environmental Science
Possibly taking SAT II in U.S history and Spanish

ECs:
4 Years of FBLA, local Secretary, 5 State Level Committees, Head Chair for one committee, was selected out of the entire northern region of NJ twice to assist president, served on 2 campaign teams, attended 7 leadership conferences
4 Years Chambers Choir: Traveled to Boston and Washington D.C and was awarded Gold ranking at Heritage festival. Section Leader for Bass, Section Leader for Tenor (I was running back and forth between rehearsals)
4 Years Backstage Crew: Actor Freshman year, backstage runner in sophomore year, Assistant Stage Manager and Co-Stage manager junior year, Stage manager for senior year
2 Years Honors region Choir: Ranked 5th in the northern region
1 Year All-State choir: Ranked 25th in the state
2 years National Honor society
2 years Foreign National Honor Society (Spanish)
2 years Science National Honor Society
2 years Calliope (literary magazine)
3 Years of Peer Counseling
1 Year Academic team
2 Years of Cross Country (ran JV/Varsity)
2 years of Science research club

Boys State Attendee
RYLA Program attendee
FFFE Business Camp Attendee
YMCA Service Corp member

High Honor/Honor Roll every marking period
Over 84 hours documented for community service, 67 hours undocumented
Work experience: Worked at local fair during the summer as part of the parking crew.

Other info that I think is important: I’m Asian (underrepresented?), my sister is a sophomore at UVR, and I’m applying ED. I’m not the best essay writer, but I think I’m decent. My recommendations should be good. Thoughts?? I really want to know if I’ll get in because of my low SAT scores and GPA…

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