Chance Me for William and Mary?

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<p>I am an incoming senior and am wondering my chances of getting accepted to William and Mary. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>White Male from Connecticut
3.7 GPA (weighted) / 4.0 (unweighted)- I don't completely understand my school's GPA system because everyone's weighted GPA is lower than the unweighted. </p>

<p>Class Rank: 23 of 239 (top 10%)</p>

<p>Projected Major: Exercise Sciences</p>

<p>SAT:
Reading: 530 (I was really upset with this score and hopefully will increase it the next time around)
Math: 620
Writing: 640
(I obviously plan on taking them again in October; I was disappointed overall)</p>

<p>High School Courses:</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
English 1 - A
Algebra 2 Honors - B
Band - A
Physical Science Honors - A
Modern World History Honors - B
Spanish 2 - A-</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
English 2 - A-
Geometry Honors - B
Band Honors - A
Biology Honors - B-
US History Honors - A
Youth and Government Honors - A
Spanish 3 - B+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP European History - B
Band Honors - A+
Chemistry Honors - B+
Language and Literature - A
Pre Calculus Honors - B-
Spanish 4 - B+</p>

<p>Senior Year:
Calculus
Spanish 5
Physics Honors
AP English Language
Band Honors
(I had major schedule conflicts due to limited number of classes being offered, which is why my schedule is lacking and may appear to be on the easier side)</p>

<p>EC:
Band (marching/concert): 9,10(section leader, stage manager),11(section leader, secretary),12 (section leader, president)
Drama Club: Tech Crew 9,10,11,12
National Honor Society: 11, 12(vice president)
Tri-M Music Honor Society: 10,11,12
Natural Helpers: 9,10,11,12(president)
Tutor for student
Full year CERTO (assist teacher during free period)
Relay for Life Team Captain (twice)
300+ community service hours
Over 250 hours with Special Olympics of Connecticut (volunteer coach and unified partner with athletes)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
Accepted to the Connecticut All-State Orchestra and Southern Region Band
Medal for excellence in Spanish 2 and Concert Band
Outstanding Service to the Community Award
CAPT Scholar
First Honors every year</p>

<p>Again, any feedback would be appreciated. I know my grades could always be higher and I really look to improve my SAT scores. Hopefully my extra curriculars and talents will increase my chances at any school I apply to.</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>Glad to hear you’re interested in W&M. Your ECs seem to be consistent and demonstrate leadership which is always positive. Given your involved in music and your all-state designation, you might want to consider making a fine art submission to W&M facutly. Their evaluation of your submission becomes part of your application and if that evaluation is strong it can be a plus factor. [William</a> & Mary - Arts Submissions](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applicationprocess/artssubmissions/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applicationprocess/artssubmissions/index.php)</p>

<p>We would definitely recommend you register for more AP classes your senior year assuming they are offered. We like to see the rigor of your course work increase each year with senior year being the most challenging. Maybe take AP Spanish 5 and AP Calc instead of regular-level courses. You do have calc, physics and the Spanish 4+ on your schedule which are great courses and courses we look for.</p>

<p>Your GPA system does seem counterintuitive but hopefully your school’s profile will explain it. Your class rank is in the top 10% which is great.</p>

<p>Your SAT scores are not the strongest unforutnately. While they are only one part of our process they can make you a more or less competitive applicant. The middle 50% of our OOS students score between a 1380-1430 and you’re currently 100 points below our overall mid 50% range (1280-1430). The good news is we take only your best scores so taking it again cannot hurt you. You might also want to consider taking the ACT in September (1/3 of students do better on the ACT than the SAT).</p>

<p>With W&M, no student is automatically in or out because of thorough and holistic review but on the flip side, we are highly selective admitting only 33% of applicants (only 27% of OOS applicants) so we encourage any applicant who’s interested to apply but to also be realistic.</p>

<p>For more on anyone’s chances of admission, check out our Admit It! Blog ([W&M</a> Blogs Chance Me](<a href=“http://blogs.wm.edu/2010/12/14/chance-me/]W&M”>http://blogs.wm.edu/2010/12/14/chance-me/))</p>