@smack28752: Kids from our school (which is OOS to both UVA and UNC-CH) having the GPA of the OP have gotten into UVA with a 31 ACT composite, although many have had a higher composite ACT score; with the OP’s GPA, it usually takes a 34 ACT composite to get into UNC-CH absent unusual circumstances. Also, at our school about one-third to one-half of the applicants to UVA have been accepted in the recent past (a somewhat self-selecting applicant pool, of course); a similar applicant pool to UNC-CH from our school usually has a 20% or lower acceptance rate. That’s why I think that the OP’s chances are a little better at UVA than at UNC-CH. Both are very competitive, of course, and nothing can be taken for granted.