<p>3.5 GPA unweighted (6APs,4honors)
1330 SAT (1960 SAT)
30 ACT
good ECs etc.</p>
<p>applying to
VA TECH
JMU
College of Charleston
South Carolina (accepted)
Clemson</p>
<p>Prefer southern schools…</p>
<p>I think you are aiming too low. For southern colleges, I would look at Furman, Centre, Rhodes, Tulane, Sewanne, University of Richmond, Elon. These are all matches or slight reaches for you.</p>
<p>What do you plan to study?
Vanderbilt
UVA
U Florida
Georgia Tech
Emory</p>
<p>Wake Forest, Davidson</p>
<p>History is my passion; however I will probably end up studying Business.
UVA or Vandy would be my dream colleges, however I figure I don’t stand a chance at these schools??? I guess that’s why it’s called a “reach.”</p>
<p>Davidson has great history but not a formal business program. Many of its graduates end up working for businesses in the Charlotte area though. You won’t stand a chance at UVa or Vanderbilt if you don’t apply. May as well give it a shot.</p>
<p>meco:</p>
<p>Are you a Virginian? If so, you’ve certainly got a shot at UVA if your class rank is in the top 10%. Mabye even if it’s not.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt
Washington U. (St. Louis)
Elon
Richmond
UNC-Chapel Hill
Virginia
Tulane
Centre College (not too familiar with it, but it has a good rep, according to Princeton Review and it’s in Kentucky)
Truman State
Rhodes
William and Mary</p>
<p>The only southern schools of note that may be out of your league are Duke and Emory.</p>
<p>I don’t think that Duke, Emory, Wash U, Vanderbilt, Washington and Lee and Davidson are realistic. I think UVA, Chapel Hill and William and Mary are reaches. The others mentioned in this thread are matches. The colleges that you say you are applying to are probably safeties.</p>
<p>Wow…you guys are making me feel better. Maybe this site has distorted my view, it seems everyone has a 4.0 (uw), 2300 SAT and they have cured cancer.</p>
<p>Maybe I should change my choices. What does this look like?</p>
<p>South Carolina (accepted)
VA TECH
College of Charleston
Elon
UVA (instate)
UNC
Vandy</p>
<p>Creativity is the ability to see possibilities where no one else does. 30 is a great ACT score.</p>
<p>Your SAT puts you about dead center for UVA, and probably above dead center for in-state students. If you’re from NOVA, you chances fall a bit. If you’re from outside NOVA, they improve (about 1/2 of in-state students are from NOVA and the other half from the rest of Virginia, as I recall). On the other hand, UVA tends to pay a fair amount of attention to class rank. Your chances will improve a lot if you are in the top 10%.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>your new list looks good. Vandy would be your reach, and maybe UNC. UVA is a perfect match. The others are safeties.</p>
<p>Duke (rep) and WashU (emphasis on raw score and weird admission) is pretty much out. Reach for Vandy, Emory, Davidson. Drop some of that match or safety.</p>
<p>You might even realistically want to add Davidson (like someone else mentioned.</p>