Chance me please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>White, male, small private school in Northern NJ.</p>

<p>SAT I: 800 CR, 780 M, 720 W
SAT IIs: Math IIC - 770, US History - 740, Spanish - 710
GPA: 3.825 UW (school doesn't weight)
Rank: School doesn't rank, though I believe I'm in the top decile.
APs: BC Calc - 5, Comp Sci - 3, U.S. History - 5, European History - 4, Spanish Lit - 5
Academic Honors + Awards: Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar Award, inducted into school's Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, final essay entitled "Reform in the Progressive Period and Beyond" nominated for my school's term paper award, Honor Roll, Superior Performance on American Mathematics Contest, Participation in American Invitational Mathematics Examination, Continental Mathematics League Award, school-given Achievement Award in English.</p>

<p>Senior Courses (6 majors including Senior Focus and AP English Seminar = most difficult courseload possible here):
AP Physics C
AP Art History
AP English Seminar
English 12 Seminar
Twentieth Century World History H
Senior Focus H (Senior project, first semester we write expository essays, second semester is field work)
Spanish Literature 6 H</p>

<p>(Note: I took BC Calculus in 10th grade and Multivariable Calculus in 11th grade, so that's why I don't have a math in my senior schedule.)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Non-credit 1-on-1 Independent Studies: 11th, 12th - 2 independent studies this year (one of Rainer Maria Rilke the other of Kierkegaard), one independent study last year (of the history of philosophy and Nietzschean philosophy)
-Indoor Rock Climbing: 11th, 12th - 3 times a week on average, member of local rock gym, occasionally do volunteer belaying for birthday parties.
-School's Literary/Visual Arts Magazine: 10th, 11th, 12th - participate in weekly meetings and also submit drawings/writing that have been featured in the magazine. Co-editor this year.
-Math/English Tutor: 11th, 12th - Volunteer work tutoring kids in kindergarten through 12th grade in Math and English. (Total of 66 hours community service.)
-Bergen Country Mathematics League: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th - participate in 6 contests each year.
-School's Tour Guide Program: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th - Give tours to prospective families.
Varsity Lacrosse: 11th grade - played starting varsity defender, won Most Improved Player Award.</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
-Sprachcaffe International Plus Languages: Summer 2007. Participated in three-week educational Spanish immersion program in Barcelona, Spain. Completed daily coursework at the advanced level and practiced Spanish via interaction with native speakers.
-New Jersey Scholars Program: Summer 2007. Participated in daily lectures and seminars during five-week intensive study program focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. Study culminated in independent final research paper.
-Centro Ling??stico Conversa: Summer 2005. Participated in three-week educational Spanish immersion program in Santa Ana, Costa Rica. Completed daily coursework and practiced Spanish via interaction with native speakers.</p>

<p>Recommendations: Counselor and teacher recommendations will all be excellent; I'm sending three teacher recommendations, one from a teacher with whom I have only done an independent study to give a different perspective of me, and two have told me that they consider me to be one of the best students they have ever taught.
Essay: I wrote about a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke and how it has inspired me and influenced my life. Should be very good.</p>

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<p>with your stats...i'd say about 17%..</p>

<p>no seriously...no one here can tell what your chances are, so go ahead and apply. you have nothing to lose</p>

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<p>I love Rainer Maria Rilke so much! What poem?</p>

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<p>Archaic Torso of Apollo, the Stephen Mitchell translation. I actually did my senior project on his poetry as well, so it was difficult for me to cut what I had to say to a reasonable amount =p</p>

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<p>Oh that's fantastic. I wrote about his "everything is lunar" poem from "Uncollected Poems" as one of my supplemental essays for another school.</p>

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<p>Awesome =) Have you ever seen this? Cosima</a> Underwater: Da Count: Rilke</p>

<p>Play the audio file, it's wonderful and I want those CDs now. Is that the translation you were working from? Have you looked at the German originals? I wish my school taught German.</p>

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<p>Oh I've totally been to that site before! Wow, I hope we both get in just so we can talk about Rilke.</p>

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<p>Ditto. =) What other poets/authors do you like?</p>

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<p>For poets I really like James Tate, TS Eliot, Michael Ondaatje, Louise Gluck, and Aesop Rock right now, and for authors I'm currently into Thomas Pynchon, Margaret Atwood, Alan Moore, David Sedaris, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. What about you?</p>

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<p>I love Poe for both fiction and poetry. I've only read Oryx and Crake by Atwood, though I enjoyed it and I'll definitely be reading more of her soon.</p>

<p>John Crowley, Neil Gaiman, Mark Z. Danielewski, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Aldous Huxley are all writers that I enjoy.</p>