Chances? Murray Candidate from out-of-state school

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<p>White Jewish Female from Savannah, Georgia attending small private school. I am a senior. I am the Murray Candidate from my out-of-state school. I am not asking for chances for Murray Scholarship, but for my chances to get accepted to W&M. Thanks!</p>

<p>Rank: School does not rank, but I am in the top 10% (the only reason why I know this is because I was inducted into the Cum Laude Society as a junior, which means that I am in the top 10%) I am ranked either anywhere from 5,6, or 7 in a class of 80</p>

<p>SATs: 720 CR/720 M/650 W
SAT IIs: US History: 740
Math IIC: 710
Bio-M: 610</p>

<p>GPA: 91 unweighted (colleges do their own weighting of grades, so there is not point in putting that down)</p>

<p>8 APs total, and they are not offered in freshman or sophomore years. No more than five APs are allowed in any one year, and only four APs are offered to Juniors.</p>

<p>Jr. APs: 4s on US History, Calculus AB, and English Language
Sr. APs: Calculus BC, Environmental Science, Government, English Lit, Spanish Lang</p>

<p>Only two honors classes are offered each year in math and science, which I have taken since freshman year.</p>

<p>ECs (in no particular order):
Girl Scouts: I have been involved since I was five. I have earned my Bronze and Silver Award.
Journalism: 3 years, and I have been Editor for the past two.
Amanuensis: staff of the literary magazine for 4 years
Crew (rowing): 3 years, varsity since freshman, boat was 2nd in region Freshman year.
National Honor Society: Inducted Junior year
Cum Laude Society: Inducted Junior year
Quiz Bowl: 3 yrs, Varsity for 2. Captain in Senior year. Soph yr- JV won 2nd at State. Jr year- Varsity won 2nd at State
Pillow Pals for Tots- a community service project that I organized in collaboration with the United Way where pillows are filled with baby food, toys, and toiletries to give to foster children when they are taken to a new home
Piano- I have been involved since I was 9. “Perfect Practice” Award. I know it sounds weird, but it is the runner-up award to “Student of the Year”.
World Quest/Council on World Affairs- 2 yrs. World Quest is a national competition held in Washington, D.C. Sr year- Vice President of the Council.
Students Advocating Living without Substance Abuse (SALSA)- Head for Two years, been a member for four.</p>

<p>Awards:
Georgia Certificate of Merit- Signifies that I am in the top 5% of my junior class, but that is debatable.
Wellesley Book Award- presented by Wellesley College
History Award- received freshman and sophomore years
Spanish Award- received freshman year
Cum Laude Society
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Work experience: I worked on a film this summer entitled Molly and the Good Shepherd as an assistant director. I am originally from Los Angeles, and my whole family is in the film business (my father is a director and cinematographer and my mother is a stunt woman), so that is how I got the job.
I also babysit a lot. It's a good thing I don't have a real social life ;)</p>

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<p>you look like a fairly strong candidate to me</p>

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<p>Thanks!!! Anybody else with comments? Good, bad, ugly, constructive, I don't mind!</p>

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<p>I just saw that you had a job recently filming, are you interested in this as a career?</p>

<p>Just wondering, because If I were accepted into William and Mary (which is a slim chance) I would major in theater minor in business so one day I could be a producer/ theater manager of some sort. Would you be majoring in theater too?</p>

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<p>haha...no. I hate the film business. I have literally grown up in film, and I can't ever imagine having a career in it...it is WAY too stressful. This is what my personal essay is about, actually. I purely did this job as a favor to my father, because he needed another assistant director, and I am pretty good finding my way around the set and working in rhythm with everyone else.</p>