My Chances RD

[SAMMIE]

<p>I'd appreciate any thoughts on my chances at UVA. I'm not an URM, I live in Illinois.</p>

<p>1450 SATs 740 Verbal, 710 Math
34 ACT
SAT II's 710 Math IIC, 710 Writing, 660 US History
4.4 weighted GPA
3.76 unweighted
ranked 115/~800
National Merit Semi-finalist
work 2 jobs year round
I run a powerpoint slide show that advertises all the dogs and cats at the local animal shelter.
varsity lacrosse
taking hardest schedule school offers </p>

<p>AP's Completed
U.S. History - 5
Microeconomics - 4
Macroeconomics - 4 </p>

<p>I'm currently taking AP English, AP BC Calc, AP Environmental Science, AP Government and Honors Latin</p>

[Globalist]

<p>I think you have a 50/50 chance of getting in out-of-state. Make sure your recommendations & essays kick ass.</p>

[SAMMIE]

<p>Gobalist,</p>

<p>Thanks for your comments.</p>

[wahoo2007]

<p>I would have to pretty much agree with Globablist maybe around 40% shot. What will probably get you is your class rank, UVA is really looking for someone in the top 10% of their class. Good luck</p>

[SAMMIE]

<p>wahoo2007,</p>

<p>Let me give you more informaton on my class rank.</p>

<p>I go to a large public school in Chicago. Through six semesters 40 kids have never gotten a B. In addition they don't give you weighted credit for more than 3 honors of AP classes. I typically took 5 honors or AP classes every year and only got weighted credit for 3 of them. So you see that a kid taking a non weighted class can have an advantage in class rank. Too bad I didn't think about that when I was a freshmen.</p>