Applying ED to Williams, Do I have a chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I need small class sizes and I want to be nestled in the woods. Williams is the school for me.</p>

<p>Asian Male
Midwest
Competetive Public
GPA: W: 3.74 UW: 3.6</p>

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<p>SAT: 750 CR 720 M 630 W (1470/2100)
ACT: 31 (33/31/31/30) (6 essay. ha) may retake later, projecting 33-34</p>

<p>SAT II:
710 Biology
700 Literature</p>

<p>APs:
5 Literature
4 Composition
3 Biology (long story, power went out in middle, riot ensued in hallway.)
- Physics B
- Calc AB
- Macro
- Chinese</p>

<p>Essays: good to very good
Recs: Very good to outstanding</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Swimming, year round, 2 hours a day 6 days a week
Varsity Swimming, section qualifier 3 years in the 100 breast stroke
2 years in the 50 free</p>

<p>Piano 6 years, nothing outstanding
Violin 6 years, nothing outstanding
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Research:</p>

<p>I guess this is where I spent most of my time and energy.
Massive hours in the lab, doing mostly cell culture and a lot of mouse surgeries, competetive repopulation, data analysis etc.
co-authored paper on creatine phosphate concentration in the ischemic heart, published in spring 2008
Summer science program, comparable to RSI, SSP. began a new extremely significant project on proposed regeneration of cardiac tissue, created a model (patent pending), possible co-author.
Certified by ACLU in a few different mouse surgeries.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Helped underpriveliged kids with homework, 100 hours
Hospital, 200+ hours
Random YMCA, local community, 100 + hours</p>

<p>Presidential award, silver
AP Scholar
Some research scholarships</p>

<p>Do I have a shot at Williams ED?</p>

<p>Also,</p>

<p>Tufts
Northwestern
U Chicago
Carleton
Brown
Dartmouth
Colgate</p>

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<p>please please please.</p>

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<p>You seem to me (mho)to be mid-range for Williams - that's really where you want to be then rock the essay and hope that the research gives you a good edge. With acceptance rates in the hi-teens, don't feel bad if you don't get in. ED might help, but only if you KNOW that's where you want to be.</p>

<p>The only other one I know is Carleton - your on the high end of the mid-range and, again, I think high school research will be a good asset. Since acceptance rates at Carleton are higher(30%) it'll be easier to get in but it certainly isn't a safety. So make sure to add one good safety that you'd really like to your list - consider Wheaton (MA) where being male will be an added benefit), and Beloit and Lawrence in WI, Denison (OH) and Earlham (IN)
Good luck</p>

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<p>thanks! I have some safeties in mind as well. I think Williams ED rate was about 37% last year, but this is probably a very self selecting applicant pool.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>please ?</p>

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<p>sats on the low side</p>

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<p>hopefully my 1470/1600 will be enough?</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>last one, i swear.</p>

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<p>Yes, I think you do have a good chance.</p>

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<p>really? oh shoot. i just bumped again.</p>

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<p>ok really this is the last one. for realz.</p>