Chance me please?????

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>I am a caucasian, male senior applying RD to Williams. I go to a moderately competitive public school in NJ.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.983 (4.0 scale)</p>

<p>Percentile: 98th (I think I'm 6/438)</p>

<p>Superscore SAT: CR 800, M 740, WR 790=2330 total</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Math II 800, Chem 720, US History 700, Bio E 620 (freshman year w/o AP Bio)</p>

<p>AP Classes Taken (total of 8): Junior--Chem, US History, Span Lang, Stat
Senior--Physics, Euro, Calc BC, English Lit</p>

<p>AP Grades: Chem 4, US History 4, Stat 4, Span Lang 3</p>

<p>Sports: 4 years soccer ranked as high as 3rd in state, 2 years baseball, 4 years club soccer on a high level team competing in college showcases around the country</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: 4 years math team, Writer on school paper as a junior, Sports Editor as a senior, 2-year member of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation</p>

<p>Volunteer Work: 20 hours at local animal shelter, 32 hours in summer program in Costa Rica</p>

<p>Work Experience: Counselor at nearby soccer camp for several weeks as a rising junior coaching youngsters, private tutor for several students each year ranging from 5th to 11th graders</p>

<p>Common App Essay: Overcoming adversity to make varsity soccer team and win Most Improved as a senior after being on JV for three years, very passionate (pretty well-written)</p>

<p>Recommendations: Excellent</p>

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<p>C’mon guys, stop ignoring this, jeez! 157 views and no replies? I’m just looking for some honest chancing here. Do me a favor and if you’re logged in when you see this, just drop a comment and a speculative chance percentage. I’ll return the favor if you want.</p>

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<p>GPA/SAT wise, you are very, very solid. The only thing I can see that might hurt is the low AP scores, that one SAT 2 and the small volunteer hours. Not many people believe that volunteer hours matter, but when it comes to admission in top schools like Williams, it can be the tipping-over point. But other than that, everything else looks good. I think you definitely have a shot. </p>

<p>(they didn’t recruit you for sports? :0 )</p>

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<p>Volunteer work is only important if you make it a priority on your app.</p>

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<p>Wow, your SAT scores are amazing! That’s crazy. And I don’t know that AP scores matter that much, I only had one AP score (AP Art History, 3!) and I got in no problem. My SAT was 2160 only, too!</p>

<p>I still can’t believe your 800s…</p>

<p>I also didn’t have much community service at all (I only mentioned about 20 hours). </p>

<p>However, I am a first generation immigrant so that might have helped. If your essays were very good I’d say you have about as much chance as I did. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Please don’t take my previous post to mean that the college isn’t selective; I only meant to point out that they obviously do not look only at scores, but at the qualitative aspects of an applicant as well. I’ve learned from my friends’ experiences that volunteer hours can really boost an application. I think your other activities seem very meaningful, however, and that can also help. </p>

<p>Anyway, I just wanted to clear that up.</p>