Chance an OOS who hasn't taken Calc?

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>So, I just saw the requirement of taking calculus in high school, and the way my scheduling worked out, I wasn't able to take it this year--I want to study Stats in college, and really wanted to take AP Stats and AP Bio. I've taken five years of language (2 in Spanish, up to Spanish 4) and 3 in Mandarin. I've also taken physics, got a 96.</p>

<p>W&M is one of my top choices, but I'm freaking out because of the calc thing. Can I still get accepted?</p>

<p>SAT: 2300
SAT II: 800 USH, 680 M2
GPA: 95, top 10%</p>

<p>-captain varsity sport
-captain debate (awards)
-have studied 3 languages, and tutor in one, speaking competitions in another
-two internships
-one research publication that won an international award
-camp counselor</p>

<p>Do I have any chance?</p>

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<p>Here’s my schedule, for a bit more perspective:</p>

<p>Junior:</p>

<p>H. USH-95
AP Gov-98
AP English Lang-92
H. Physics-96
Pre-Calc-91
Spanish 4-93</p>

<p>Senior:
AP Bio-88
AP Stats-95
Psych 101 (college)-95
AP Lit-90
Chinese III-97</p>

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<p>While we no longer respond to Chance Me threads (see our post: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-william-mary/1219572-w-m-admissions-presence-cc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-william-mary/1219572-w-m-admissions-presence-cc.html&lt;/a&gt;), we do want to clarify that taking calc is not a requirement for admission, it’s simply a recommendation.</p>

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<p>2300 SAT, 2 internships, published research, nearly perfect GPA… Your chances are very strong. Strong and fit as a bull moose, Mr. Roosevelt…(; History reference; you should get it with that US History SAT II score. But like I said, your chances are very strong(: The only thing I might recommend is raising you Math II SAT a bit.</p>

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<p>Yes, I thought I was a strong candidate, but will not taking calc hurt me that much?</p>

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<p>I’m sure it won’t make much difference… Most people don’t have your SAT score, Internships, or published research, regardless of if they’ve taken calculus… I think you’re not taking calculus will be overlooked quickly haha. But again, raise that Math II SAT, it’ll show that you’re capable of upper-level math, even though you haven’t taken calculus. But like I said, the rest of your application is outstanding, so I’m sure this will be overlooked(:</p>