Chances as a WM transfer

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>Hi, I had posted earlier in the year, but now I have my midterm grades to add:</p>

<p>At the end of my senior year in high school, I had a 3.8 GPA (I am from Fairfax County, and the average accepted GPA last year to William and Mary was 4.2). I received a 1920 on my SATs and a 30 on my ACTs. I was captain of the crew team, president of three clubs, an Eagle Scout, and a member of three honor societies, one of them the National Honors Society. I also took 7 AP classes, and received the following grades.
AP World History: 4
AP US History: 5
AP English Language: 4
AP US Government: 5
AP Comparative Government: 4
AP English Literature: 5
AP Macroeconomics: 4</p>

<p>For my first semester in college, I received a 4.0. I took the following classes and received the following grades:
Research Methods (General Education requirement): A
Reading the Arts (General Education requirement): A
Liberal Arts Approach to Calculus (General Education requirement, but I will take a stronger calculus class in the spring): A
Democratic Theory and Practice (Elective): A
Microeconomic Principles: A+</p>

<p>Total: 16 credits
Next semester, I will take Intermediate Microeconomics, Introduction to Philosophy, Cross-Cultural Perspectives (General Education requirement), Calculus I, and Introductory Physics.
Total: 17 credits</p>

<p>My midterm grades were all A's except for Intermediate Microeconomics, where I got an A-</p>

<p>During the first semester, I was a founding officer of two clubs, the Campus Rand Association and the Students for Liberty club. I also worked part time as a swimming instructor and a legal assistant. I plan to run a marathon and bike a century next semester.
Tell me if you need more information. Please be brutally honest!</p>

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<p>DCarlen, we try not to provide “chances” once a student has applied because we’ll let you know your actual chances when decisions are released and because at this point there’s nothing you can do to change your application.</p>

<p>We can tell you that the students most competitive for transfer admission have taken a good selection of liberal arts courses (some math, some science, some social science, some English) and have a 3.5 GPA or higher. So far you have done a good job on both fronts.</p>

<p>Know that if you are not admitted, you can always contact our Transfer Dean to discuss why you weren’t admitted and what you could do to become more competitive (we do have transfer applicants who apply a few times and not being admitted is not a blackmark on your application).</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>