If everyone else jumped off a bridge...

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>Apparently I would follow. Just like everyone else I decided to do a chances thread</p>

<p>ME:</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: Pennsylvania
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Private
High School Type: generally a few to really top schools but everyone goes to college
Will apply for financial aid: Yes
Major: applying to CLAS
Jeff Scholar Nominee</p>

<p>ACADEMICS:</p>

<p>GPA - Weighted: 4.19
Class Rank: school doesn’t rank but I know I’m somewhere in top 20 of class of about 100 because of an award I won
Class Size: a little more than 100
Curriculum: 3 APs during sophomore and junior year combined (school doesn’t offer very many). 2 during senior year. and a lot of honors classes throughout high school.
Honors: Won a dual enrollment scholarship for senior year and I am taking 2 classes each semester at a local university. Its a very prestigious award in our area and my GC is highlighting it in my rec letter.</p>

<p>SCORES:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 730
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 780 (10 essay)</p>

<p>ACT Comp: 33</p>

<p>SAT II
US History: 700
Math II: 690</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:</p>

<p>-Volunteer basketball coach for middle school girls team. About 8-10 hours a week for 4 months. 10th and 11th grade.
-Public Relations Club. 9th-11th grade: Homeroom Rep. 12th grade: Vice President
-Community Service Organization. Chair for Thanksgiving Drive and homeroom represenative
-National Honor Society
-Math Honor Society
-Language Honor Society</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:</p>

<p>Have worked at a gym for two years. 7 hours/week during school year. About 20 hours during summer</p>

<p>OTHER:
National Merit Commended
AP Scholar
Recs: Great</p>

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<p>good chance, definitely will be competitive, if you’re an under-represented minority then I’d say in for sure.</p>

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<p>yea i’m not urm</p>

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<p>You seem to be above all their averages when looking at the numbers, so I wouldn’t fret. Write good essays and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>The fact that you are a Jeff nominee is a big deal. You should be in.</p>

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<p>Hmmm…be careful about your expectations. This can be tricky. The Jeff Scholarship Organization people are not UVA, they are separate. I know of people who were Jeff. Scholar nominees who were not accepted to UVA.
Most OOS students are in the rank of the top 3-10% of their class. You are OOS, you have nice SAT’s, but your rank is in the top 25% as an OOS student. Dunno what that means for sure in your case, but it’s one of those red flags that goes up.
My advice, FWIW: keep your feet on the ground. Have your reaches and safeties in terms of colleges/universities that you’d like to pursue. Congrats on your Jeff. Scholar Nomination.
You’ve probably got a strong shot at UVA. Just curious though, where else are you looking?
Good luck to you.</p>