<p>Yeah I mean I’m pretty sure I don’t really stand a chance at UVA (and especially Penn for that matter), but you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take so there’s only one way to find out for sure! 
And fortunately I do have some other things going for me. Also, based on my school’s naviance, UVA has accepted some (albeit few) students from my school who, based on that BS bar graph, fall in the same “rank” (3.5-3.75) category as me. </p>
<p>This year, a kid at my school was accepted EA with a 3.75ish and 33 ACT. I, too, have a 33 ACT. This is why I’m wondering if I should wait to have that 3.7 as well. However, I think I have been convinced to just go with EA and let the adcom take control of the rest. Thanks for the opinions everyone!</p>