Chance me Williams ED?

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<p>I'm interested in an econ or bio major and a studio art or music minor.
Also, as I'm a CC newbie, is the right place for this post or does it belong in College Chances?</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA 3.70 UW
GPA 4.28 W
Class Rank: top 7%</p>

<p>AP Courses:
Calculus AB - 4
AP Bio - 4
US History - 4
honestly, how bad does it look that I don’t have any 5s?</p>

<p>Schedule this year: AP French, Physics, Orchestra, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Studio Art, AP Stats (will colleges look down on me for taking these “easy” AP classes?)</p>

<p>Testing:
SAT: 2260 superscored (took twice)
Critical Reading: 770 Math: 730 Writing: 760</p>

<p>ACT: 32 comp (not sending)
English: 33 Math: 32 Reading: 36 Science: 26</p>

<p>Subject tests:
SAT Bio: 790
SAT Math IIC: 730
SAT USH: 720</p>

<p>ECs and Honors----
1st place Concerto Competition + $500, performed w/professional orchestra in front of thousands of people
Winner of Young Stars + $1000
2nd place state piano competition
Concertmaster of Youth Orchestra
Concertmaster of District Orchestra
Spokesperson for Youth Orchestra, attended annual meeting planning the future of the professional orchestra that collaborates w/my youth orchestra
Performed at show of Grammy-award winning jazz pianist as one of three guest artists- other two guests included the host of NPBN and a Juilliard faculty member who has worked w/Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Miles Davis
Performed violin concerto with Grammy-award winning composer (different than from above)
Performed as paid violin soloist w/hundreds of choral singers
Personal essay chosen to be read for a radio program
Performed at many master classes for piano and violin
All-state orchestra, 4th chair 1st violin
First violinist in string quartet</p>

<p>Superintendent's Excellence Award
Music + art department awards
AP Scholar
Gifted &Talented program in Music and Art</p>

<p>Founder and President of National Art Honors Society
GSA, Vice President
Math team scorer
Speech team, won several regional awards
Paid research for PhD student studying the dynamics of phytoplankton and nutrients
NHS High school tutoring committee
Writing club, discontinued
Representative at anti-bullying committee</p>

<p>Volunteering----
Local hospital volunteering, 40 hrs/yr. I played a lot of violin in the hospital lobby too
Pit orchestra for school musical, concertmistress, 20 hrs/yr
Homecoming poster, designer, 20 hrs/yr
Senior T-shirt designer my design won by popular vote of the entire senior class. Money raised went to funding for our graduation</p>

<p>Common App Essay: quirky. It was about pho and piano</p>

<p>Recs: One teacher wrote an outstanding 2 page rec-- he said I was one of the most talented and creative students he has encountered in 47 years of teaching the best. Idk about my other rec from my bio teacher. Hopefully it’s strong as I was one of her best students (no one got a 5 in all her AP bio classes). Also got a rec from my art teacher </p>

<p>Also, I'll apply ED II to Pomona if things don't work out... and also RD to Bowdoin, Wellesley, Tufts, and a few other places. If you have any input on my chances to these schools as well, I'd appreciate it!! :)</p>

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<p>you seem really strong across the board, and if you communicated that list of accomplishments well, I’d say you’re a shoe-in. for perspective, Williams accepts about 45% of its ED app pool, and I’d definitely put you above the 55th percentile if I had to guess. </p>

<p>I’m curious, why did you choose to apply ED to williams?</p>

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<p>There are no minors at Williams…</p>

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<p>Foxboro, you know what I mean. *Concentrations</p>

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<p>There are no concentrations in studio art or music at Williams either. Concentrations are groups of electives offered through interdepartmental programs (e.g. public health, Africana studies, cognitive science, etc.). You can double major if you’d like to study the areas you mentioned in some depth. </p>

<p>I know it’s confusing, but even though concentrations are described as minors on the admissions website, they really are not minors at all. A subject is offered either as a major or a concentration. Sometimes the concentrations only require five or six courses, but some have more requisites than some majors. You have to major in at least one subject; a concentration is something extra (I guess that is where the minor comparison comes in). </p>

<p>Anyway, if I may make a suggestion, I wouldn’t worry about the music major unless you are really interested in theory & composition. I play in many ensembles here, and music-major status has absolutely no bearing on your level of participation in music performance. If music is going to be your side interest but you still want to explore multiple subjects at Williams, use those precious 32 credits to study those other subjects. Send me a PM if you want to talk about anything in more detail (including the music)!</p>

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<p>you have about an average shot (aka, a little under 50 percent). The 40-45 percent acceptance rate ED is deceptive – a high percentage of ED acceptances are recruited athletes, Questbridge applicants, legacies who have been given a good idea of how competitive they are for Williams, or true academic superstars. For someone who is a more typical (meaning still incredibly strong) applicant, the odds are substantially lower. Your academics are about average for that category of applicant, and as you note the only thing that might hurt you are a bit is your GPA/rank, but it’s certainly not a deal-breaker. Also, being an Asian female isn’t going to help you anywhere, but will probably hurt you less at Williams (which has a more balanced ethnic minority population than many of its peers) than at most elite schools. Your real plus which will certainly help you, and which you’ve been smart to emphasize, are your unusual music accomplishments – if Williams is looking particularly hard for a musician with your skill set, you probably stand an excellent shot. Nothing else in your application is going to really get you accepted, nor keep you from being accepted, but your focus on and accomplishments in the music arena will certainly help your cause. You were smart to apply ED. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Another thing: Someone else from my school applied ED as a recruited athlete. Will this affect my chances more than those of someone applying from a different school? If that makes sense…</p>

<p>Thank you everyone!! =)</p>

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<p>@super: Unless your academic stats is lower than that of the athlete, I doubt it. You have to understand that if u r unhooked, you r not in any special pool category that will make life easier for you.</p>

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<p>Hello, I’m also very interested in attending Williams College in the upcoming fall. I’d like to major in Economics or Mathematics. I applied Early Decision.</p>

<p>I’m not from the USA, so I don’t know if my chances are better or worse. I’m actually from Donegal, Ireland, a small county up north along the coast. I attend an St. Andrews College, an international school in Dublin. </p>

<p>Academics:
4.00 GPA unweighted
4.85 GPA weighted</p>

<p>Testing:
2360 SAT – 800 Math, 780 Critical Reading, 780 Writing</p>

<p>35 ACT – 36 Math, 35 Science, 34 Reading, 34 English</p>

<p>AP Classes:
AP US History (5)
AP Biology (5)
AP Macro/Micro (5/5)
AP Chemistry (5)
AP Latin (5)</p>

<p>Schedule this year:
AP Physics, HN Engineering, IB HL Latin, AP BC Calculus, AP Composition, AP Government, IB HL Contemporary Economics</p>

<p>ECs and other Honors:
3-sport athlete all four years of hockey (Basketball, Rugby, and Hockey). Captain of all three teams my junior and senior seasons.
President of Speech and Debate Club (4-year member)
VP of Investment Club (4-year member)
President of Business Club (4-year member)
Secretary of Latin Club (4-year member)
Mathlete (4-year member)
Student Group on Race Relations (4-year member)
Attended the Oxford Prep program at Oxford University in the UK. Studied Architecture and International Economics. Received highest marks in both classes.
Internship at UBS Financial Services Inc. the summer after my sophomore year
Internship at Credit Suisse the summer after my junior year.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Volunteered at local orphanages around Ireland to help teach young preschool-aged children English and how to read.
Volunteered at local hospitals to help distribute vaccines and to help raise awareness for heart disease and circulatory disease.
Several volunteer opportunities through my church’s youth group.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think my chances are! Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think you sound like you should get accepted. I would love to have your resume.</p>

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<p>gingerbreadman, I think you know what we will say about your chances for ED. Your stats are phenomenal. But it would have helped if you found a cure to cancer too. </p>

<p>For less strong applicants like me, the decision is a lot more iffy. Ginger, chance me?</p>

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<p>Run, run as fast as you can…I think gingerbreadman might be pulling your leg. St Andrews Dublin offers either the Irish leaving Certificate or the IB…not a single mention of any AP class options. Sometimes when things seem to good to be true, they just might be.</p>

<p>Unless he were at an American International school it would be unusual to have US style GPA.</p>

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<p>Sorry, Supergrapez, I didn’t even get your original post. I have an app on my phone that just gives me the newest posts in any category with not much backtracking, so I did not see your original post. I probably look like I hop all over the dam place, which I guess I do.</p>

<p>I now see your original post and also think you also have a great resume. I don’t know about the no 5’s on APs, though. Other kids will have that. </p>

<p>Good luck this week.</p>

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<p>Thank you Condor.</p>

<p>I’m feeling really anxious. Dunno what time decisions will come out…</p>

<p>Good luck everyone!!!</p>