<p>Howdy. I'm applying to a host of schools, but Williams is probably the one that I'm the most interested in. To ease my mind, it would be great if anybody could gauge my chances in getting into the school.</p>
<p>Basic Info:
-Gender: Male
-Ethnicity: Caucasian
-School: Large public school in Iowa, roughly 1,800 students.
-Academic Interest: English. I'm hoping that the fact that I'm a male applying in the humanities helps me a little bit; from what I can tell I'm the only solid student in my year that's interested in something other than sciency things.</p>
<p>Academics:
-Rank is unavailable
-GPA: 4.0! Only male of my year with a perfect GPA
-Rigor: Have taken every honors course that I could along with 9 APs. The school offers 2 other APs (APUSH, Chem) that I could have reasonably taken, and 3 others that would not have made sense for me (Comp Sci, Stats (it's a joke here), and French).</p>
<p>Scores:
-ACT: 35 (36 Math, 35 Reading and Writing, 33 Science, 10 Writing)
-SAT: 2240 (800 Math, 680 Writing, 760 Reading,)
-SAT 2s: Math II: 800; Evolutionary Biology: 760; Literature: 720
-AP Tests: 5 on Macro and Microeconomics, European History and American Government, 4 on Spanish Language and Biology</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-School Paper (11-12): Humor Editor as a Junior, Managing Editor as a senior. The paper itself has won numerous awards.
-Debate (9-12): Varsity debater in the Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas categories and the Public Forum team captain. Various tournament awards; degree of distinction in the National Forensics League
-Tennis (10-12): #1 Doubles JV player as a Junior; perfect season.
-Speech (9, 11): Participated in Freshman and Junior year.
-Academic Decathlon (11): Participated in Junior year, team got 3rd in regionals.
-Chess (9-10): Played a lot in 9-10 years; was the 2nd best 9th grader in Iowa. Went to a summer chess camp; won the camp-wide tournament as a sophomore.
-Senate (12): Entered as a senior, have created some new activities and whatnot
-Mowing Lawns (9-12): Have for my entire high school career.</p>
<p>Summer Extracurriculers
-Junior Year: Volunteer Summer Intern at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program; worked 12 hours/week for 8 weeks.
-Sophomore year: Did a 3-week overnight leader-in-training course at the YMCA Camp Wapsie</p>
<p>Awards/Recognitions
-Writing Awards:
o Honorable Mention in the Science Fiction Category in the Regional Scholastic
Writing Competition (12-state wide writing contest) (11)
o Writing featured in the University of Iowas Gallery of Writing (12)
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-Member of the National Honor Society
-National Merit Semifinalist (PSAT of 225)
-Hills Bank Youth Salute Program Nominee
-Nominated as one of 3 students in the school's homecoming court's "done most" category. </p>
<p>Recommendations:
-Counselor: He likes me; we're friendly, and the interview went great. Should be businesslike, but good all the same.
-English Teacher: Amazing. I've had her for 2 years, and she loved me. Awesome teacher, and I was consistently one of the best students in the class.
-Government teacher: I did well in his class, but he and I do a lot of stuff outside of class, which makes it even better for a more character-based rec. We're neighbors, and we do Yoga and stuff. Recs overall should be really good.</p>
<p>Essays:
-Main essay: Funny story here. When I visited campus, an admissions person told our group that the best essay that she had read was by a guy describing his first date, and mine (I had already written it) was THE EXACT SAME THING. My essay is where I really hope to stand out; I wrote it to be funny and full of voice. I love it, and a guy that used to read applications for Grinnell College said that the essay was awesome.</p>
<p>-Supplement: Awesome as well. My environment is a drab room with a blank piece of paper lying on top of a table, and I talk about my affinity for English. This was the best supplement essay I wrote for any college, and the former admissions guy also loved it.</p>