Help Narrow Down My Options?

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<p>Currently a junior. I need to start visiting colleges, and I have way too many in mind. I’m a VA resident and I can probably pay around $25,000 a year, but I am looking at scholarships. I would like to cut my list from 10 to 5-6.</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian
Desired Major: Information Systems or Accounting</p>

<p>GPA: (will probably go down after junior year, sadly)
Cumulative UW: 3.8
Cumulative W: 4.2</p>

<p>Freshman: 4 Honors Classes (Biology, WH1, English 9, and Algebra 2), 5 A’s and 2 A-'s (in Biology and Algebra 2)</p>

<p>Sophomore: 4 Honors Classes (Chemistry, WH2, English 10, and Pre-Calc/Trig), 3 A’s, 3 A-'s (in WH2, English 10, and math), and one B+ (Chemistry)</p>

<p>Junior (So Far, 1st semester): 1 Honors (Physics), 2 AP’s (AP Lang and AP Calculus BC), 5 A’s, 1 A- (AP Lang), and 1 C (AP Calculus BC)</p>

<p>Senior Classes (what I plan to take, as of now):
AP Stats, AP Lit, AP French, AP Physics B, Government (6th class is non-academic [orchestra] and 7th is study hall)</p>

<p>I know my Calculus grade is awful…</p>

<p>SAT’s:
Took them for the first time in December, got an 1880 (680 W 600 CR 600 M)
Planning to take them again in June, aiming for a 2000+, but we’ll see…I’m a really bad test taker.
Planning on taking three SAT II’s (Math II, Physics, and Literature or French)</p>

<p>EC’s
-Music (8 years violin and 9 years piano)
-French Club (9th/10th)
-French Honor Society (9th/10th/11th)
-Asian American Students Association (11th)
-Environmental Club (11th; it was created just this year)
-Less than 50 hours of volunteer work currently.
-I’m thinking of getting a job this summer. If not, I’ll just continue my volunteer work and try to get 100+ hours.</p>

<p>College Options:
NVCC
Virginia Commonwealth University
James Madison University
George Mason University
Howard University
Virginia Tech
American University
George Washington University
College of William and Mary
University of Virginia</p>

<p>Do I even have a chance at anywhere other than NVCC? MY EC’s, SAT, GPA aren’t really that stellar…and my Calc grade will stand out horribly.</p>

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<p>Shameless bump…</p>

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<p>You’ll at least get into Howard. Check the Common Data Set (section C) for each school to see how your stats match up.</p>

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<p>Okay, thank you, Erin’s Dad, for the advice.</p>

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<p>Erin’s dad is right you need to check your stats against these schools. Also check out naviance if your school uses it. I think you will be surprised. Also if you want scholarships from va public schools look to the less competitive schools (CNU, ODU, Radford or Longwood).</p>