Chances for William and Mary?

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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I am currently a junior.
Stats: 3.75 GPA (I know that some schools calculate your GPA from just your sophomore year and junior year, not sure if these schools do that. If so, my cumulative GPA from those 2 years would be about a 4.2)

1300 SAT (I realize it’s low, I am taking it again and will likely raise it substantially).

Male, Caucasian- out of state

I’ve taken AP US History (and did well)
Honors Inorganic Chemistry (and did well)
And by next year will have taken AP Bio, Organic Chemsitry (which is a second year college class), and CP English.
Also, Spanish 4 which in the future will be an AP class.
My school doesn’t offer any IB or HL classes, also few AP’s

My passion is medicine.

I wrote my first proper, independent research paper my sophomore year of high school with the advisory of a Ph.D of neuroscience (Entitled: Alzheimer’s Disease: The Theory of Causation). This paper has been published in a magazine and was inspired by witnessing the progression of my grandfather’s Alzheimer’s Disease. I am currently working on my second (Chronic Irregular Respiration and The Allostatic Load), which will be finished and published by the time I am applying next year.

Also, I have a medical TV spot on a local TV show that I host (broadcasted to around 100,000 people).

In addition, I shadowed a doctor at my local hospital for a week and had the opportunity of witnessing, and to a limited degree, assisting in an actual autopsy.

I also have a website that I started which is dedicated to bringing new and “divergent” perspectives to various medical related topics (currently has 3 authors, me included).

I also co-founded a public speaking organization with the Ph.D I mentioned above, where I gave numerous speeches.

Finally, I have my student pilot’s license and will (eventually) obtain my private pilot’s license.

Other facts:
I will have recommendations from a professor of neuroscience and from a Harvard trained cardiologist (both of which have mentored me in medicincal concepts for a year+)
I am NHS president of my chapter and played varsity tennis for 3 years.

Is it a match or reach?

Thanks,

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What is your GPA on an unweighted scale? If it’s 3.75 weighted, that is a major problem. And yes, the scores are kinda low, and some sources would consider them below the 25%. Definitely retake, and try the ACT.

If W&M is out of state, do remember that they have heavy in-state bias (making it harder for OOS) and will cost more than you may expect. Notice that they consider state of residency as “Very Important”. Have you ran the NPC on them?

Your potential to stand out, however, is very impressive, so hope is not lost. If you’re not kidding, you are a standout where extracurriculars are concerned.

Best of luck. I’d still say reach just because of objective scores at a school like this are important. To be specific, Secondary School Record, Class Rank, Standardized Test Scores, and Essay are all considered “Very Important”. However, if it is of any solace, so are Extracurricular Activities and Recommendations. Best of luck

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Extreme reach, especially if you’re OOS.