Chance for ED at Williams

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>This is my first time posting on College Confidential so thank you so much in advance.
Williams is a reach for me, but I would like to try applying.</p>

<p>(No financial aid needed)
GPA (UW): 3.59
GPA weighted: Over 3.75
Ranking: top 10%</p>

<p>Test Scores:
ACT:
1st) 29 composite (30 English/32 Mathematics/31 Reading/24 Science)</p>

<h2>2nd) 30 composite (33 English/29 Mathematics/31 Reading/25 Science)</h2>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
History: 620</p>

<h2>Biology: 720</h2>

<p>AP Scores:
AP US History: 4
AP Biology: 4
AP Environmental Science: 4
AP Chinese: 5
(Yes, I know my scores/grades are not strong)</p>

<p>This (senior) year I'm taking
French V
Physics A
Calculus H
AP World History
AP Psychology
AP Studio Art
AP English
AP Statistics</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars::
-Key Club: Member 10, 11, President 12
-Varsity Tennis 9,10,11, Captain 12 (ECC All Stars, All-State)
-Fine Arts Magazine 11 Art coordinator, 9,10,11,12 feature
-French Honor Society, 10,11,12 member
-National Honor Society 11, 12 member
-Med-Helpers Club 10.11,12 member
-Southern Connecticut Chinese School, Youth Leadership Council/host 9-12
-Church Youth Group, worship leader, pianist/chorus 9-12</p>

<p>Volunteer:
-Lyman Allyn Art Museum (2007)
-Barnaba Institute- Nonprofit Organization Helping Victims of Human Trafficking (2008)
-Old Lyme Soup Kitchen (2009)
-French Honor Society-Awareness for Haiti
-Church/Nursery Home Performances (with Youth Group chorus/band) (2007-2009)
-Gum Drops and Lollipops window muralist (summer 2010)
-Pequot Native American Museum, Lab/field volunteer (summer 2010)
Total: ~300 hours</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Connecticut College/ELHS, Southern Connecticut Chinese School, Art teacher, 1 hour/week, (8/2008-ongoing)
-Private tennis instructor, 1 hour/week, summer (2010-ongoing)
-Home, Private Art Instructor, (1-2 hours/week, 2006-07, resumed summer 2010-ongoing)
-La Belle Aurore (restaurant), wall muralist, (summer-fall 2010)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
-Shanghai, China, International Youth Foreign Exchange Camp, Summer 2008
-National Student Leadership Conference-International Diplomacy, Summer 2009
-Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Precollege, Portfolio development course, Summer 2010
-String Theory School of Music, Internship, Summer 2010</p>

<p>Awards:
-1st Place -SCCS Chinese Handwriting Contest-First Place, 2007
-1st Place -SCCS Talent Show-Second place, Piano Performance, 2007,2008
-1st Place -Mystic Arts Center Art Regional Exhibition Contest 2008
-1st Place- Beijing 2008 International Juveniles and Children’s Competition of Calligraphy Painting and Photography- 7/23/08
-1st Place- SCCS Speech Contest 2008, 2009
-Silver Key- Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition-CT Scholastic Art Awards, 6/1/10
-2nd place-Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest- 2010
-French academic award, 10
-Painting/Studio Art academic award, 10,11
-AP Scholar Award 2010</p>

<p>I will also definitely be submitting an art supplement of my artwork which I think is very strong.
I have won state-wide to national to international art competitions.</p>

<p>Biographical Information:
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian
Location: CT
Recommendations: strong
(moved to CT from MI freshman year if that even matters)</p>

<p>Thanks so much again!</p>

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<p>As you no doubt know, your GPA is not super high. But I think you really need to emphasis the art as your your defining accomplishment. Also, is your tennis good enough that you could play at Williams? That would surely help as well.</p>

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<p>You can have great test scores and GPA and still not get admitted. But, it looks like your art and EC’s really sets you apart and would make you a desirable candidate in building a class. I would go for it.</p>

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<p>Edit ACT score:
31 composite
English: 34
Math: 31
Reading: 34
Science: 29</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback.
I’ll definitely take it into mind!
and to UT84321, no…I don’t think my tennis is good enough unfortunately.
I don’t play USTA sanctioned tournaments anymore so there’s no ranking to prove anything.</p>

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<p>I would say you have a very slim chance. Someone with your grades and test scores would need absolutely exceptional extracurriculars. While yours are strong, they are not exceptional. I believe that the average athletic recruit has higher scores and grades than you.</p>

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<p>Whoa. </p>

<p>I think to cutthroat someone’s first posting like that isn’t a very cool thing to do.
As a student here, I can’t help but say I am so SO humbled by everyone here.
There are people who were exceptional in their school (like you lakersfan) and those who weren’t so great in school. But every single person here, and by that i mean EVERYONE–has a special unique perspective on the world/ community around them. I think that your ACT score is right in the ballpark, whereas no so much your GPA. If you could really bring out why they want/ need you in your essay/ recommendations, I think your chances of getting in are going to be improved by miles! </p>

<p>And lakersfan… although I am very impressed by your stats/ scores, I don’t appreciate how you seem to be looking down upon people who don’t have as good stats as you do. And maybe that’s not what you mean at all! But you just come off as someone who puts himself on a pedestal in front of everyone else. And i highly doubt that admissions will appreciate that quality in you if they do see it in your application. Be careful in your wordings. It will make or break you.</p>