Chances (ED perhaps)

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>I go to school in the same magnet program as Austro43 (and am friends with him), so I was wondering if I could get some feedback, because W+M is very competitive.</p>

<p>Scores: 800CR/800M/720W=2320 Composite
SAT II: Bio E- 710, Math II-720, USH-780
APs:
Junior: AP Euro-5, AP US-5, AP Bio-5
Senior Year: AP Macro Econ, AP Micro Econ, AP Gov,AP Psych, AP English
GPA: 3.5UW, 4.4W
Course Rigor: Hardest possible:
Rank: 42/372</p>

<p>School: Large Public
Hooks: nope
State: VA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Religion: Jewish?</p>

<p>Essays: solid
Recs: solid</p>

<p>EC: Keep in mind i'll be getting leadership positions in these as a senior
Selected to be in special school for leadership in 8th grade (11% acceptance rate)
Academic Team Co-Captain (3 years, 5th in state- Damn you Maggie Walker!)
History Club-4 years
Model UN-4 years
One of 2 students selected from each school in the county to go to the Hague International Model UN
NHS (2 years)
Friends of the Earth Club (3 years)
Beta Club (2 years)
Worked at temple as teacher's aide for 300 hours/3 years
Misc. 150 volunteer hours
Capt. of Rec. tennis team
Boy's State-Supreme Court Justice!
I fence (not competetivly)</p>

<p>Boy's Nation </p>

<p>Internships:
State public defenders office-100 hours
Historical park-160 hours</p>

<p>Total Community Service-~600 hours</p>

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<p>Solid stats. Excellent test scores. UW GPA is a bit low, as well as rank outside of top 10%, but I’d say a decent shot for ED.</p>

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<p>^He’s an in-state boy, too. </p>

<p>I’d go with a probable In for ED. Especially with some killer app essays.</p>

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<p>Sounds like you have a lot of competitive qualities. If there are any outliers in your GPA/grades, you may want to explain those so the Committee can understand why your class rank is a bit lower (especially given the great courses you’ve selected and your outstanding SATs).</p>

<p>Anyone who applies to W&M should recognize that we admit only about 32% of those who apply so no one is a shoe-in and as more in-state students apply each year that pool is growing more and more competitive but take advantage of the opportunities to showcase yourself (recs, essay, optional submissions) so that you stand out to the deans who read your app.</p>