chances...i'm getting paranoid

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>ok, what do you think?</p>

<p>in-state</p>

<p>rank: 7/151
gpa: 4.0 weighted, 3.8 unweighted
grades: mostly a's, a b in 10th grade and a b in chem last year, c in precal :(--midterm grades should be a's (maybe 1 b)
essay: pretty confident
sat: 750 v, 620 m, 800 w (do they consider writing?)
rec: really good
ec's: here's my problem...i dont have a ton</p>

<p>oil/acrylic paint classes & other art (it's my hobby) 9-12
academic challenge team 11-12
cared for ill grandmother last summer (that's my concentrated activity on the app)
varsity soccer 11, prob. 12th (it's a spring season)
christian formation church group (sunday school, but we did charity activities as well, Confirmation, retreats) 9-11
volunteer camp counselor last summer
volunteer playing flute for a children's choir 9-10
band grade 9, soloist award @ festival
national honor society 10, 11, 12
national merit commendation</p>

<p>a lot of my friends are getting in ed...most have lesser sats, but they all have all As through hs, more activities, jobs, etc. i'm also worried...does w&m consider satIIs that don't enhance the app? </p>

<p>maybe i'm being overly worried, but i'm going crazy these days...what do you think? are my chances decent?</p>

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<p>My opinion, for what it's worth (not a lot): Accepted.</p>

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<p>To answer one of your questions, when I went on the campus tour one of the people from the admissions staff told us that they would only be considering the Verbal and Math portions of the SAT this year.</p>

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<p>oh wow...that really sucks for me but thanks</p>

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<p>Your V/M is still very solid for an in-state applicant.</p>

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<p>100% accepted, imo. My friend just got in with identical stats except way lower SATs. You have nothing to worry about as long as you don't bunk the essay.</p>

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<p>you have a good chance, but I wouldn't be surprised to see you waitlisted. If you paint well, you should've sent a piece.</p>

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<p>ok thanks...yeah, i was thinking about sending slides or something, but i couldn't set it all up w/ my art teacher. oh well--i'm not planning to major in art anyway, so i don't know how that would look.</p>

<p>i really hope i get in anyway!</p>

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<p>It doesn't matter if you are not planning to major in art. Maybe you can submit a page of some photos of your art as part of the optional submission. Your gpa is good and so are your SAT scores. Art would show another dimension to you and help round out your application. This has been a significant part of your life for four years and that's important.</p>

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<p>ok , i will think about it. do you think they will accept photos? does anyone know?</p>

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<p>You can submit photos of your work in two ways. One is with a visual arts evaluation, <a href="http://www.wm.edu/admission/downloads/visualarts.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wm.edu/admission/downloads/visualarts.pdf&lt;/a>, where you can submit a slides or a cd of scanned images along with the proper form. Or you can create a collage with photos of your favorite pieces with comment for the "optional submission." The guidelines for the optional submission are in the supplement. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks...i will start making a cd for the eval.</p>

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<p>Most likely accepted.</p>