Chances for William and Mary and UVA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Salute. </p>

<p>I'm a freshman currently enrolled in an online (virtual) governors school in Virginia. Whilst I may still be young, I have started to think about college options (which isn't too abnormal on this forum). Both of these schools will be approximately two to three hours away from my house, but that doesn't play a major part in my decision making process. I have heard that males that live in VA have a 60% chance or so of making it into The College of William and Mary, but I am yet to find reliable sources pertaining to that statistic. </p>

<p>Presumably you'd like to see my grades and other criteria: </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (uw); (4.4 w)
ECS: 1 Year of Varsity Basketball; Captain of Table Tennis team; Article writer of two websites; forum moderator; 100+ hours of community service along with a plethora of hours to my local church.
Awards: Timothy Award winner; JIHS; 1st place Table Tennis in state.
Other Details: I've created a video game and a computer - all in the same month. Also, I hate texting jargon. I find it pre-linguistic. </p>

<p>As of now, I intend to become a Pediatrician, so my plan to is major in pre-med (Biology or Chemistry). UVA would be a better choice for that, but William and Mary's Science program is becoming more popular. I also would rather go to a small college like William and Mary, but it's hard to tell at this point in my life. </p>

<p>Am I even smart enough to get into any of these schools? </p>

<p>Salute.</p>

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<p>Bump to the top of the list.</p>

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<p>Bump to the top of the list, yet again.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>I’m assuming no one will reply…</p>

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<p>W&M is better prep for pre med than UVirginia and less chance of running into a homicidal lacrosse player.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I tend to agree. </p>

<p>But, do you think I even have a little chance?</p>

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<p>There’s honestly nothing I can say because as a Freshman, so many things will change.</p>

<p>First of all, your GPA will probably go down because maintaining a 4.0 is a very hard thing to do whilst taking AP classes (I’m assuming you take AP classes because you can’t take IB classes as a freshman/sophomore unless your school is weird, yet your weighted GPA is very high).</p>

<p>You don’t have an SAT or any SAT II scores. Those scores are a pretty good indicator of whether you have a decent chance of getting into the colleges of your choice.</p>

<p>Your EC’s might stay consistent (which is good) or they might go all over the place (which is bad). What I mean by this is you might end up sticking to basketball, table tennis, your community service, etc. or you might end up quitting all of that and joining a whole bunch of random clubs 1 year at a time. The first shows consistency and dedication while the latter shows that you’re probably only doing those clubs just to add to your resume and not because you’re actually interested in it.</p>

<p>You can do a lot of stuff to help your future application though.</p>

<p>First, ignore this thread totally. Post back here when you’ve taken your PSAT (either for junior or soph year), because without at least an accurate prediction of your score, it’s hard to judge how you compare to other prospective applicants.</p>

<p>Your EC’s are rather impressive but they’re kind of random and yet it doesn’t show a well-rounded applicant. What I mean by this is that your EC’s don’t show a definite interest(s). If someone likes math and science, they probably have a lot of math and science EC’s. If someone is able to show passion towards one subject but still has a little bit of everything, that’s good too. You’re not really in either of these categories. You say you want to major in pre-med, but nothing from your EC’s suggest that. If anything, I’d think you’d want to major in something technology related because you built your own computer and created a video game. In the future, I’d suggest doing more Science EC’s to show that you have a passion for it. </p>

<p>Lastly, William and Mary has a policy that 2/3rds of accepted applicants must be from Virginia. I’m pretty sure this extends to University of Virginia as well because if William and Mary has it, then it’s most likely a state public university policy. According to what I’ve seen from other Virginia students, if you have a decent 1800+ SAT score, maintain at least a 3.8 UW GPA, get your EC’s to be a little more focused, and win some more prestigious awards, then yes, I’d say you’re a match for UVA and William and Mary.</p>

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<p>Thanks sumobats. I will definitely post later when I have my PSAT done.
Great advice on the science ECs. I am going to shadow a local M.D., so maybe that will make it more concentrated.</p>

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<p>I heard a fun factoid once that 98% of W&M grads that apply to medical school get in. It may not be on the first try into medical school (ie: some have to apply more than once), but that is a great statistic. Also, if you are male, I think the competition may be a little less severe than for females, but I can’t find the breakdown of GPA and SATs for male vs female.</p>