As of now, what are my chances of getting admitted to William & Mary

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<p>I am a current sophomore in High School, I live in PA and I'm curious how I should improve myself as a student, as well as the likelihood of my admission in the future. Overall, I would like some advice on how I should improve my chances to be admitted to W&M.</p>

<p>So far, I have:</p>

<p>Freshman unweighted GPA–3.5 (weighted 4.0)
Sophomore unweighted GPA–3.0 (weighted 3.6)</p>

<p>Both years, every course I have taken is honors level, with the exception of an AP World History Course sophomore year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/other courses:</p>

<p>-I play cello in my school's string orchestra for the past two years, and plan to continue
-German for the past two years (and plan to continue) leading me into AP German in my senior year
-Yearbook committee for one year, and plan on joining service clubs for my junior and senior years
-Swimming & Diving for 1 year, and plan to continue for my junior and senior years. I swim and dive for the team.
-Summer swimming for all four years of high
-Ski club for 2 years (I plan to join all four years)</p>

<p>Misc. information:</p>

<p>-professionally diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder as well as depression–possibly reflecting in my grades
-I plan on joining the Army ROTC or another military entity for financial comfort in college, as well as personal interest</p>

<p>Currently I have no real volunteering background, and I plan to volunteer this summer at a variety of places.</p>

<p>Some specific advice on how to improve myself admissions-wise would be appreciated. Thank you very much.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, I’m also a white male.</p>

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<p>“professionally diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder as well as depression–possibly reflecting in my grades
-I plan on joining the Army ROTC or another military entity for financial comfort in college, as well as personal interest”</p>

<p>You need to look at the entry requirements for ROTC in regard to diagnosed mental conditions. W&M, by law, can only accept 30% of its class from OOS. Those OOS that are admitted can’t count on much financial aid. We live in VA and plenty of 4.0 seniors don’t get accepted. Check their admissions page for entrance requirements, for example I think they want four years of foreign language. You can apply but have a good alternative school that you can afford. </p>

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<p>ROTC does not = “financial comfort in college”. As OspreyCV22 said…you need to do some serious research on ROTC. Also…your “professionally diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder as well as depression” is a dis-qualifier for the military without a waiver…and I don’t believe that is going to happen. </p>

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<p>Sorry, I also mentioned other military opportunities. For that information, I’ll talk to a recruiter. I’m mostly interested in post 9/11 GI programs. However, that was just a detail of the broader topic. </p>