Chance an OOS New York Gal!

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>Ok, I'm a rising senior from Long Island, New York. W&M is my dream, I love history and I fell in love with it four years ago while visiting Colonial Williamsburg. I am female and one quarter Puerto Rican, I have documents to prove ancestry if necessary, because I'm blonde and Irish looking, lol. I'm middle class, nothing special. No 'moving story' or super hook, just a love of history. :/ So it begins...</p>

<p>SAT: 2150
ACT: not taken.
SAT II Bio: 770
SAT II World History: 740
SAT II US History: 760</p>

<p>4.0 unweighted, I'm not entirely sure what it is weighted right now, but it's about 4.3.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Mock Trial – 4 years, head defense attorney
Model UN – 4 years
Spanish Club – 3 years, President
Tri-M, 4 years
NHS, 3 years
Spanish Honor Society
Student Council, 3 years – Vice President
Orchestra – 4 years, Vice President
Journalism – 10, 12
Chamber Orchestra – 3 years
Debate Club - 3 years, president</p>

<p>I did the W&M Summer History program thing last summer. (It was so awesome!!)</p>

<p>Community Service:
Totals about 350-ish hours.
Book Buddies 3 summers at the library, was a bilingual "Big Buddy"
Tour Guide (docent) at local historic house where George Washington slept, 3 years
- note: I am going to use this somehow in my essay, it was really amazing and really used my passion for American history.
Volunteered at Christian book ministry, 3 years
Nursing home
Stuff through Honor Society
Created a jewelry business last summer benefiting HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa</p>

<p>I took two languages throughout high school, taking up my elective period.</p>

<p>Honor Societies:
Spanish Honor Society, 2 years
NHS, 3 years
Tri-M, 4 years</p>

<p>Recs: 1 from Latin teacher/NHS advisor, he is a W&M alum as well. The other from Mock Trial coach who is going to be my AP gov teacher this year. Both know me really well.</p>

<p>Essay should be very strong, shows my love for history and learning.
Everything was honors unless AP, hardest courses there were to offer, except for math where I was one year not two years ahead.</p>

<p>APs:
Soph - AP World, 5
Junior - CLEP Spanish (doesn't count as an AP just including it here)
- AP Language - 4
- APUSH - 5
Senior (this year I will be taking:)-
- AP Calculus (not going to be a 5) hahaha
- AP Comparative Gvmt
- AP Lit
- AP Spanish
- AP Bio</p>

<p>From what I've read, I feel like I am the W&M "type," if there is one. </p>

<p>I'm #7 in a class of about 350. </p>

<p>That's it, thanks so much for reading and please tell me what my chances for out-of-state Early Decision admittance at W&M are! Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Wow. I’d say you’re a future W&M student!</p>

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<p>Are you considering ED? ED is a smaller pool and therefore applicants have an easier time standing out from the crowd and if W&M is your dream school, it might be something you want to consider. Plus, it never hurts a school to admit students who already love the place.</p>

<p>You certainly seem to have many strong qualities. Anyone applying to a selective school should know that great students don’t get admitted because there are simply more qualified applicants than spaces but it never hurts to throw your hat in the ring and give it “the old college try” right?</p>

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<p>Yes I am definitely considering ED, it’s just that if I don’t get enough aid especially because I’m out of state, I won’t be able to pay the very very high price of out of state tuition there. And since ED is binding, my parents wouldn’t be able to pay.</p>

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<p>You can definitely do some on-line FAFSA worksheets to get a sense of your potential EFC (your estimated family contribution) and your demonstrated need. You can subtract your EFC from W&M’s total cost (about $44,000 for out-of-state) and that’s your potential need. W&M meets about 80% of an out-of-state student’s need. This will give you an estimate of what aid you might get. You can also contact our Financial Aid Office for more information.</p>

<p>If in the end, your family wants the ability to compare financial aid and scholarship packages, you should probably apply regular decision.</p>