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<p>Race: Caucasian
Grade: Rising senior
Gender: Female
State: CT
School Type: Public for freshman and sophomore years; private, coed, nationally-recognized for junior and senior years</p>

<p>A bit about me:
-My parents are divorced. Half of the time, I live with a low-income parent and the other half, I live with an upper-middle class parent. I have a stepmother and 6 year-old half-sister. This situation has been a struggle though I don't want to tell some sob story.
-I have traveled a lot more than the majority of my peers which gives me a unique view of the world. So far, I have visited France, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Spain, Denmark, Morocco, England, Ireland, Mexico, Italy, and Jamaica.
-I'm trilingual. Aside from English, I'm fluent in Spanish and French (mostly self-studied). In addition, I'm currently learning Latin. I love words and learning new languages.
-Besides my passions for the environment, writing and photography, I also love music and cooking. I've been playing the guitar since I was 15 and I'm currently learning how to play the piano.</p>

<p>Honors Courses: English 9, Ancient History, Spanish 3, English 10, Civics, World History, Geometry, Biology, Algebra II, Spanish 4, Chemistry [11 total]
AP Courses: Environmental Science, U.S History (11th) Biology, Euro, English and Spanish (12th) [6 total]
College-Level Electives: Research and Experimental Design, Bioethics, Poetry and Playwriting, Art History, Black Gold- Oil, Astronomy [6 total]
Summer Courses: Precalculus</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.62 (Should be very close to a 3.7 after 1st semester of senior year)
Freshman: 3.4, Sophomore: 3.5, Junior: 4.0, Senior: 4.0
*The lowest grade on my transcript is a B.
Rank: My school does not rank or weight classes but as of now, I'm estimated to be #9/72. </p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores:
ACT- 35
SAT Subjects- Literature: 800, Biology: 800, U.S History: 780, Spanish: 770
APs: Environmental Science: 5, U.S History: 5, English Language (self-studied): 5, Psychology (self-studied): 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: *I don't include specific names for privacy purposes.</p>

<p>Sustainability-focused NGO (11, 12)
Outreach Coordinator and Member-at-Large (11)
Media Relations Coordinator (12)
Agents of Change program <a href="11,%2012">Connected to the NGO</a>
-Helped organize, attended, and spoke at numerous summits/delegations/conferences regarding biodiversity, climate change, etc. at the U.N and around the world.. I was one of the youngest, if not the youngest participant at most events.</p>

<p>Environmental Youth Corp. (11, 12)
-Founder and Chair
-Worked on a multitude of projects, most pertaining to environmental issues in my city/state
-Helped start more branches of the group in other parts of CT</p>

<p>City Waste/Recycling Department (10, 11, 12)
-Unpaid intern
-Made tons of presentations at summer camps and schools
-Created a composting program implemented at all of the city's public schools and in some parks</p>

<p>Green Team (9, 10, 11, 12)
-President (12)</p>

<p>Literary Magazine (10, 11, 12)
-Poetry Editor (11)
-E.I.C (12)</p>

<p>Newspaper (10, 11, 12)
-Art Section Editor (12)</p>

<p>Photography
-Photography Club member (11, 12)
-Blogger </p>

<p>Theater (11) [My school requires each student to play a sport or do theater for 1 season/year. I might do sailing next year..]
-Lead in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania)</p>

<p>Volunteer (10, 11, 12)
-Worked with an autistic child almost every Sunday morning</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Freelance writer (Published in local, state, regional and nationally-published newspapers and magazines)
Babysitter</p>

<p>Awards and Other Achievements: *I don't include specific names for privacy purposes.
Published an award-winning children's book about the environment
Finalist in an international environmental competition
1st place in a national environmental competition
Finalist in a national environmental competition
Semifinalist in a national environmental science competition
1st and 2nd place in state and regional science fairs
Local and state awards for my environmental efforts
Winner of three national writing awards (novel-writing, poetry, and creative nonfiction)
Winner of a regional writing award (playwriting)
1st place in two categories of a local literary competition (poetry and nonfiction)
Had photography utilized in my city's recycling campaign
Won local, state and regional photography contests
Had my photography shown in a gallery</p>

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<p>Wow, you have great stats and ECs. Well worth a try to get into Williams! Congrats. Don’t write about your personal background (sob story as you said yourself) in the essay. It is counterproductive. Instead focus on your travels or other experiences working for the NGO (if that is what you like) etc.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Grades are a bit low, trying to get the GPA will help although your senior year 1st quarter grades won’t actually affect the GPA the admissions people see. SAT I and II scores are probably about average for what Williams is going to expect from an applicant. I’m not too sure about your chances though… maybe. Your ECs may help a bit, but I’m not sure if it will allow them to overlook at 3.6… good luck!</p>

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<p>looks strong, good luck! An unweighted 3.6 is about what I had, although I went to a very academically competitive high school. If you live close to Williams, consider going to campus and having a personal interview. (If they still do that…they did as of 2001)</p>

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<p>Good luck it looks like you have a chance now it all comes down to the essays.</p>

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<p>Strength of curriculum is more important at Williams than essays - especially given what is available at your school. Most Williams applicants have two years of AP English and two years of AP Math (either Calc AB and BC or Calc AB and AP Stats). Did you take the SAT I?</p>

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<p>You look like a very strong applicant. You’ll need two great essays, one for common app, the other specifically for Williams. It would help you to explain somewhere why Williams is your first choice (if I am right in assuming that it is).</p>