Chance me please? Also what else can I do?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>I am going to be a Junior in a Maryland Catholic College Prepatory School. My current GPA is a 4.0 unweighted and a 4.4 weighted. My school does not offer AP Classes until sophmore year, and only a history AP is available to be taken. I took AP Government this past year. I have taken around 4 Honors Courses as well, the max I could have taken was 6 these past two years. However, there were scheduling conflicts and that is why I am not in the other 2 Honors courses. I think colleges end up seeing that. I have over 330 Service Hours that include me volunteering at the hospital every week, playing piano for elderly people in nursing homes, and helping autistic children at one of the local special education programs. I am involved in many clubs including The Latin Honor Society, Ski Club, A Club that Raises money for kids with Childhood Cancer, Student Ambassadors (40 students are selected each year to serve as a "leader" to new students for the year), Students Against Destructive Descisions, and A Club that involves debating on recent Political News. I am still preparing for the SAT. I play piano, golf, and ski (as said before) we are planning on starting a golf program next year that I will participate in. I am also pursuing an internship with either the hospital I volunteer with, which I will most likely get, or with NIH, which is up in the air because I am not yet at the applying stage for it. I am also starting up a science club at our school. I want to go into medicine.</p>

<p>My Classes are:</p>

<p>Freshman-
English 09 Honors (A+)
Honors Beg. Physics (A+)
World History (A+) highest grade in the class for one semester
Geometry <a href="A">sophmore course</a>
Theology I (A+) Highest Grade in the class for one semester
Latin 1 (A+) highest grade in the class for both semesters</p>

<p>Highest GPA in Freshman Class (a tie)</p>

<p>Sophmore:
AP Gov (A+) {5 on the exam}
English 10 Honors (A+)
Bio Honors (A+)
Algebra II (A+)
Theology II (A+)
Latin II (A+) </p>

<p>Have a good shot at Highest GPA in Sophmore Class</p>

<p>My school gives out highest GPA's and Highest Grades in classes, but they do not disclose class rank overall. I am either number 1 or number 2 out of a class of 70 kids. </p>

<p>My Junior Course Load:
AP Language
AP Art History
Chem Honors
AP US History
PreCalc Honors
Latin 3</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Auxiliary Award for Hospital
100 Hours award for hospital
200 hours award for hospital
National Latin Exam Cum Laude Award
Presidents Award for Hospital Service</p>

<p>I left out my electives from my classes because they are not very notable, but I had no choice in taking them the past two years because I needed to take a theology course, health course, and music/art course the first two years, as a requirement. They were all A+'s if you're interested. my sat, through looking at my PSAT (180) and my recent practice and sat prep, figures to come out at a 2200, hopefully. </p>

<p>Last years salutatorian went to middlebury and valedictorian got into jhu and georgetown but chose pittsburgh. The salutatorian at our school got denied from Brown this year, however she got into bates and the valedictorian of our school and another student got accepted into Cornell.</p>

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<p>I also am a semifinalist in a poem competition and am published in a poem book.</p>

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<p>You look good, dear, but you can’t really chance a rising Junior. You are certainly on the right track. My advise is to also consider other schools no matter what.There is no one and only school that a person can be happy at.</p>

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<p>My advice would be to get your PSAT score up…way up. Your grades and ECs are excellent, much like the majority of applicants to top tier schools like Williams. I am assuming, since you are a rising junior, that your 180 PSAT score was from your sophomore year. That score is below the 80th percentile and not in the range for Williams, generally speaking. I am not sure how you are making the leap from a 180 PSAT sophomore year to a 2200 anticipated SAT score. My son did improve his PSAT score from sophomore to junior years, but his sophomore score was 198. We are convinced that his high test scores and National Merit Finalist designation helped him gain admission to Williams and other top schools. His high school was not competitive, and an admissions officer at another top school told us that SAT/ACT scores are one way colleges equalize the playing field since grade inflation is so rampant in high schools today. Perhaps you could take a test prep course to raise your scores?? In all other ways, you appear to be a solid candidate.</p>

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<p>That is what I am doing and why I am anticipating a 2200 from a 180. I’ve been taking sat classes and have a big class coming up in august. My PSAT writing and critical reading scores were well below what I am capable of and all of the scores have improved greatly. Without using my teachers recommended stragey of omits (which can increase scores quite a bit) and trying all questions, I have scored a 2000. When using the strategy on practice tests I have gotten a 2200.</p>

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<p>One other thing too - It is clear that you are looking at anumber of top tier schools including the Ivies. Please know that for these super selective schools, when they are admitting they are building a class one student at a time. You are involved in a large number of activities. When you apply to these selective schools, be sure your passion for a particular activity/area of learning shines through. You don’t want to have dabbled lightly in a large number of activities. Your passion might be just what they are looking for to fill a spot in the class!</p>

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<p>You look like you’re on the right track! Keep up the momentum through Junior year and try and keep strong all year, it’s easier said then done, but the payoff is fabulous! =)</p>

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<p>I got into Williams by emphasizing my passion for Space, NASA, and writing a damn good essay. I had only taken 2 APs by the time I had applied. You really can’t chance anything based on these grades and figures… </p>

<p>It comes down to whether the admissions officers think you’re right for the class.</p>