<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I just finished my freshman year at a good school in NYC and wanted to apply for a midyear transfer. I really love Williams so any advice would be helpful. I know the school is probably a reach for me but things can only improve from trying. Here is my info.</p>
<p>High School:
Top 20 boarding school in northeast
Graduated top quarter
Overall probably about a B+ average with serious upward trend (all A's senior year) <em>school does not weight AP's</em></p>
<p>College:
Overall 3.3 gpa again with serious upward trend (mostly B's fall term, mostly A's spring term)</p>
<p>Testing:
SAT: 2140
AP Art History: 4 (took class)
AP Euro History: 4 (took class)
AP English lang: 4 (didn't take class)</p>
<p>College EC:
New Student Orientation Leader
Volunteer at local public school 3 hours a week
Volunteer with autistic children at local day camp 15 hours a week (had to cut back)
Participated in pre-orientation volunteer trip
Graduated emerging leaders program
Organized a number of fund raisers through the year
Board member of campus activity board
2 part time jobs
Volunteer tour guide
Started free writing tutoring program in town</p>
<p>High School (Important) EC's:
Varsity level golfer (current school doesn't have girls team though :/)
Volunteered 50+ hours with H4H
Leadership position in tour guide group
Won awards for golf, made honors senior year</p>
<p>I know my gpa is low, and I'm not sure how much testing scores make up for that/ how much an upward trend really counts for. I've felt really busy this year so maybe all the EC's I've done will help? I was thinking of including a writing sample. I know schools don't like having too much extra material to go through, but it's where my strength is and my major so possibly a short story or poem? I'm not sure...
I want to be a teacher in a few years so most of my activities are geared towards that.</p>