<p>Im going to Apply to William and Mary ED, what do my chances look like?</p>
<p>UW GPA:3.46
W GPA:4.44
SAT:1960
HOOK: Im African American
EC's: Robotics Club, Beta Club, National society for high school scholars, debate club, islandkeepers, 2 summer jobs, 200+ volunteer hours at YMCA and food shelter
Rank: top 15%</p>
<p>The only thing im concerned about is that I got a 74 in Advanced calculus. How much will this hurt my chances?</p>
<p>Given that you plan on applying ED, it sounds like you must currently be a junior which means you have lots of time to continue to build upon the characteristics you already present and to add to them.</p>
<p>The most competitive applicants for admission are those who enroll in rigorous courses (generally AP or IB depending on your school) and you should certainly pursue these courses as you schedule your senior year. You should also do your best to enroll in the core subjects every year and include calculus, physics, and the fourth level of a foreign language. Additionally, 80% of those we admit graduate in the top 10% of their class (if you continue to earn good grades for the remainder of your junior year and the first semester of your senior year you should come close to that rank) and the middle 50% of those we admit have a 1280-1430 on the Critical Reading and Math (your score of 1960 includes the Writing section – our evaluation still centers on the Critical Reading and Math). As a junior you still have plenty of time to take the SAT again this spring/summer or try the ACT. We evaluate only your best outcome so it doesn’t hurt you to take the test a second time or take each test once and we encourage all applicants to do this unless they hit it out of the park the first time around.</p>
<p>Finally, pursue leadership positions in some of your organizations as you go into your senior year.</p>
<p>So far, it sounds like you’re on the right track. As we try to build a diverse class, your background will certainly be a positive component of your application. If you’re in-state, our admit rate is 37%. If you’re out-of-state, it’s 27%.</p>
<p>The fact that you earned a C in calculus (if a 74 is a C) will not by itself, cause you to be denied. However, our most competitive applicants earn As and Bs (and hopefully more As than Bs) so work hard second semester of junior year and first semester senior year (you can submit your first quarter grades when applying ED) to show us turn around in your performance.</p>
<p>For more on any applicant’s chances, 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>
<p>Being in state or out of state could drastically affect your chances. </p>
<p>I’d say while you don’t have a laundry list of ECs, you seem pretty devoted to them (200+ hours, etc.), which will actually work out better for you because it shows passion. I would start developing a leadership role or working on attaining one for your ECs.</p>
<p>Your SAT scores are actually right around mine (I got 1940 then 1960). What are your individual CR and M scores? The writing score isn’t counted as W&M uses your common app essay and supplement to assess your writing skills. Top 15% is good and around 80% of W&M students graduate in the top 10% of their class. Just keep improving on those grades.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, my math score is 700 and my cr is 650, so Im in the 50 percentile. Unfortunately im out of state, so my chances take a hit. One more question, which one is more important to WandM, weighted or unweighted gpa?</p>
<p>Your score of 1350 is in the middle 50% although slightly below the middle 50% of out-of-state students. Again, if you’ve only taken it once, try one more time this summer. You may very well improve (even if only in one section). If your Critical Reading doesn’t go up but your math does, we’ll combine your original Critical Reading with your new math for your best score.</p>
<p>Again, even as an OOS student, you have many competitive qualities and as a junior, you have time to sign up for challenging senior courses, maintain stellar grades, and pursue leadership positions in your extracurricular activities. You can also consider interviewing this summer if you’re able to visit campus. Applying ED is great. It allows you to know earlier and you’re in a pool of ~1100 as opposed to a pool of 12,000+ so it’s easier to stand out.</p>
<p>If weighted rank is provided, we utilize that because it gives students who take advanced (i.e. weighted courses) the edge in GPA they deserve.</p>