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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the OP 1595 is not a possible score.
3.8uw is below top20-30% for almost public high school in Virginia. 
If the high school offered AP in the courses you listed and yours took DE instead that is a big red flag. There is no chance for T20/ivy and almost no chance for UVA/VT in state. [/quote]

Typo, should be 1590.

Also, I think some of this is overstated.

A 3.8 UW by itself can be ordinary, but context matters. If that includes advanced Northern Virginia Community College math like Calc III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, plus strong CS rigor, that is not the same as a generic 3.8.

I ran it through a simulator and it came back more like:

T20 / Ivies are reaches, but not “no chance”
Georgia Institute of Technology possible depending essays / rigor / profile
University of Virginia competitive, not impossible
Virginia Tech strong chance with this profile

Saying “almost no chance for UVA/VT in state” with a 1590, advanced college math, and strong technical background seems off.

On the DE point, I am genuinely trying to understand it beyond Virginia publics. When I checked official transfer sites for UVA, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Purdue University, they all showed NOVA courses mapping for credit in many cases. So the idea that DE is automatically a red flag does not seem accurate either.

It sounds more like some elite privates may prefer AP or evaluate DE differently, which is a narrower claim than saying DE hurts everywhere.[/quote]

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