What is my chance at getting into UVA?

collegebound8967
Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:28:27 +0000

I’m a junior in high school and UVA is my dream school. I feel like it’s a bit of a long shot, but I would appreciate it if I could get some feedback on my chance at getting in.

I have a 3.86 GPA (though I’m going to try to get it to at least a 3.92 by the end of senior year) and I’m in the top 5% of my class (17 out of 310). I’m also a Virginia resident, I know they take that into consideration.
I have yet to take the SAT but I did get an 1170 on the PSAT (but I didn’t study). I’m currently putting in serious study time for the SAT.

Here are the classes I have taken so far and the classes I will take senior year.

Freshman year:
Latin I
Algebra II
English 9 Honors
Earth Science Honors
World History I Honors
Art I
PE 9
Econ and Per Finance

Sophomore year:
Latin II
Trigonometry Honors
World History II Honors
Art II
Graphic Design
English 10 Honors
Biology Honors
PE 10

Junior year:
AP Literature
AP US History
Art III
Latin III
Photography
Chemistry Honors

Senior year:
DE English
DE Government
AP Psychology (hopefully)
Physics honors

The second semester of senior year, I will be enrolled in a program called First College, where I take classes at my local community college and earn transferable credits.

Activities/Clubs/Experiences
Residential Governor’s School (A summer state program that selects 200 students in Virginia to attend Radford University for a month and take classes. It’s very selective and, as my counselor told me, very prestigious.)
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
Placed 2nd in the Virginia High School League Film Festival in both 2015 and 2016
Animation Club (2 years)
P.A.W.S Club (A club that helps cats, dogs, and other domestic animals) (3 years)
Recycling Club (3 years)
Junior Marshal (A privilege that is rewarded to juniors with a 3.5 GPA or above)
Artwork published in the Virginia Art Education Association magazine Winter 2017 edition
Currently serving on the 2018 class committee (I help coordinate graduation and prom)

As of now, I am:

1. Planning to apply to a 2 week summer humanities program at Christopher Newport

2. Writing an essay for the Elie Wiesel Writing Competition for 2017 (A competition that spans the entire Hampton Roads area

3. Getting a summer job or internship after junior year

4. Submitting an art sculpture to the Hampton Roads Student Gallery. If I place, my art sculpture will be shown at the Chrysler Museum or the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art.

I know that UVA is EXTREMELY selective. I’ve gotten A’s and B’s in all my classes except Trigonometry Honors (C+). Even though I’m not going into a math related field, I feel like they’ll severely penalize me for that. I also feel as if my GPA isn’t high enough and that my class rank isn’t that great. My school also doesn’t offer too many AP classes. I’m really stressed and I’ll feel like a failure if I don’t get accepted. I’ll be applying to the University of Mary Washington, Virginia Tech, Georgetown University, and George Mason University. So, what are my chances?