<p>Female from West Virginia
Dual citizenship w/ Norway</p>
<p>4.0 GPA (unweighted)</p>
<p>Test Scores
SAT I: 800V, 730M, 790W
SAT II: US Hist: 790
(I just took the Literature and Math 1 tests two days ago)</p>
<p>AP English Lang: 5
AP US Hist: 5
AP Studio Art-Drawing: 4</p>
<p>Awards/Honors
National Merit Semifinalist (236 on PSAT)
AP Rising Scholar
2nd place in state on National German Exam, twice
American Association of Teachers of German award
Art Club Service Award (for painting murals in local elementary schools)
Various art awards, most from small-ish local and state exhibits.
I also have won design competitions for making logos for college math departments and clubs, which are used on their web-sites and letterheads, etc.</p>
<p>EC's
President of Art Club (11)
President of Nat. Art Honor Club (11,12)
President of German Club (12)
VP of German Club (11)
Secretary and Co-Founder of ASIA (Asian Students in Action) Club (10,11)
Secretary of Social Studies Club (12)
Nat. Honor Society member (12)
Nat. Art Honor Society (11,12)
Nat German Honor Soc. (9-12)
Science Honor Club (10-12)
Went to foreign language camps in summers after 10th and 11th grades
Also spend 15-20 hours/wk on art stuff (painting, drawing, etc.)
Involved with many local art exhibits- showing my own work and setting up and judging ones with the Art Club</p>
<p>Classes this year: AP Calculus AB, AP Studio Art, AP English Lit, AP Euro Hist, Russian 101 and 102 (at local college), Advanced Physics, Teacher Aide (for German teacher)</p>
<p>I expect an awesome rec. from my German teacher and at least a decent one from my Eng. teacher. Also asked Russian prof. for a rec.</p>
<p>sunniva, your profile is solid for Williams: good grades and scores, international exposure, language skills, geographic diversity, artistic talent. If you are an ethnic Asian, more the better. Just make sure your essays are compelling and highlight whatever it is that makes you standout from the pack, like your Norwegian heritage or your artistic involvement.</p>
<p>Williams has a strong art studio department as well as world class art history and museums and they aggressively recruit artists. Have you visited? The art facility is excellent and the three museums that are on or near campus are an exceptional resource for art students.</p>
<p>I think your chances are very strong, well above average. First, W. Virginia will help, as very few kids at Williams (or any other top N.E. school) come from there. Also, you have two very good, unusual hooks it seems -- and they happen to be perfectly distributed. One, in German, in an area where Williams has very few majors and so forth, and is probably looking for people with that type of aptitude, and another in perhaps Williams' strongest area, art, which the school is always looking to bolster. Plus, your numbers are stellar. </p>
<p>I would craft your application to focus on those two aspects, assuming you genuinely want to pursue both at the next level. And I second the suggestion to check out Williams amazing studio art facility and art department faculty -- second to none among non-research university / art schools, for sure. Plus you have the benefit of a being near North Adams, which has a thriving, ever-growing artistic community and lots of events supporting artists thanks to MassMoca, as well as the Clark and the graduate art history program. I don't know much about German at Williams (certainly MUCh smaller than art) so you'll want to investigate that carefully as well to make sure they have the kind of classes you are looking for, again, assuming you want to continue your studies. Good luck.</p>