Chances if I ED? (OOS)

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>William and Mary is one of my dream schools, but since I can only apply to one school ED, what are my chances, especially since I'm out of state?</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Persian
Gender: Female
Religious Affiliation: Muslim
State: Connecticut
Intended Major: International Relations</p>

<p>GPA: 3.51/3.72 (UW/W) <em>note - I had serious family issues so I tanked second semester of my soph year, but I plan on talking about that in my essay</em>
ACT Score: 33
SAT Subject Tests: World History - 760; Biology - 700; Math 1 - 780</p>

<p>Freshman year classes:
-Honors Earth Science
-Honors Freshman English
-Honors Spanish 3
-Global History
-Intro to Photography
-Geometry
-Painting</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
-Honors Biology
-Honors Sophomore English
-Honors Spanish 4
-AP World (received a 5)
-Algebra 2
-Journalism</p>

<p>Junior year:
-Honors Junior English
-AP US History
-Spanish 5
-Chemistry
-Science Research
-Pre-Calculus
-Journalism</p>

<p>Senior year:
-AP English
-AP Stats
-AP Gov
-AP Euro
-AP Spanish
-Journalism
-Physics
-AP Comparative Gov (independent study)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Editor in chief of my high school newspaper (previously was news editor)
-Editor in chief of literary magazine
-President of DECA/co-founder (I brought the club to my school)
-Active member of Model UN
-Student Government member
-Founder of organization to help bridge differences between autistic children and others
-winner of the Wilburn Fellowship
-internships at law firm/architecture office
-Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth - I took a course for Chemistry and I also did the Civic Leadership Institute
-Volunteer at local library
-summer program with Yale Daily News
-Art Club
-French Club</p>

<p>Do I have a shot or should I not even bother?</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot. You have amazing ECs and great SAT/ACT scores. I see very little that you do not have besides a “perfect” GPA. I would definitely apply ED if I was you. William and Mary is quite good with the “holistic” approach to admission. They don’t just look at the numbers, in my experience.</p>

<p>(I had a higher GPA when I applied, but I didn’t have a fraction of the ECs you do. I’m incredibly impressed, and I can’t imagine who wouldn’t be.)</p>

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<p>Your chances? Pretty darn high… Other than your GPA, your application is perfect! Not just “good enough” but exceptional!</p>

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<p>And how did you get an internship at a law firm while in high school!? I’d kill for that opportunity! Curse small towns…=|</p>

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<p>Good chances! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you all so much! I’ve been freaking out because my GPA is on the lower end and I appreciate the replies - at my school according to naviance, the lowest accepted GPA (weighted) was 3.49, but that was an athlete so I don’t think it’s too reliable… </p>

<p>@EliKresses I live in a really small town too :slight_smile: The internship at the architecture office was an official one that I applied, but I got the law firm one because my cousin recently graduated from law school and started his own firm. In order to save money, he asked me to do an internship with him and I essentially built his firm’s website, wrote a bunch of ad articles in a few local magazines, and have done all the filing crap for him. But hey, it still counts!</p>