OOS with a low GPA, ):

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>Hey CC community! I was wondering if University of Virginia was out of my reach, because of my relatively low GPA and weak ECs. Here goes!</p>

<p>GPA: 3.59 UW, 4.19 W
School Type: non-competitve public
Class Rank: Top 10%
Course Rigor: I’ve taken the most rigourous classes our school has to offer (AP/Honors)
SAT: (superscored) CR: 750, Writing: 730, Math: 710, Superscored Composite: 2190
SAT II: Have not taken them yet.
ECs:
Football (9,10)
Wrestling (9,10,11, planning on 12)
Tennis (10,11, planning on 12)
Debate Team (11, planning on 12)
Student Council (11, planning on 12)
Newspaper Club (11, planning on 12)
Income Bracket: 30,000 and under.
Recs: My AP Microeconomics / AP Macroeconomics teacher is going to write my recommendation, and they should be excellent. He was also my coach, and I got an A+ in mirco, and a high A in macro. The guy loves me!
Ethnicity: Korean (born in Korea, came to the US @ age 4. Greencard obtained at age 14)
GPA Rant: My GPA is relatively weak, but there is a significant upward trend. My freshman year, I tried to be someone who I clearly was not, and my grades suffered because of it. My sophomore year was similar, but slightly better than freshman year. During my junior year, I decided to get my life back in order, and got straight As. I’m hoping to get straight As during my senior year as well. I’m going to emphasize this upward trend in my essay, (:</p>

<p>I’m really worried about which college I’m going to go to, and so I’ve been posting “chance” threads all over CC! Sorry if i’m being redundant!</p>

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<p>write really good essays. </p>

<p>I came in as a low-income OOS student with a GPA of about 3.65-3.7 and 2100 SAT. (high school did not weight GPA) I was a major slacker in my ghetto high school, but mostly because I was bored to death for the first two and a half years till I realized I could dual-enroll in stuff I actually liked.</p>

<p>does UVA only use one rec now? I have no idea what my recs said, but I guess my teachers thought I was a rough gem waiting to be discovered or something, because I was surprised I got in. </p>

<p>(and oh yeah I’m Asian if you want yellow solidarity) </p>

<p>I don’t know if you’re that type that slacks off in busywork classes – I was – but I had to do some major habit-changing at UVA. just saying.</p>