Chances of getting into W&M?

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>W&M is my first choice and I'll be applying early decision this fall.</p>

<p>In-state, female, caucasian
4.44 GPA weighted, 3.96-ish unweighted
1940 SAT, but I just took the ACT and I think I did much better on that
National Honor Society President
Class President
School Newspaper Editor-in-Chief
Spanish National Honor Society
Elementary school mentoring program
Key Club
FCA
2 years of varsity field hockey
Will have taken 7 AP classes by the end of next school year
Average at least 100 hours of community service each school year
Very involved with church activities
Also, I work at my city's public library</p>

<p>I'm also doing an on-campus interview this summer.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a pretty good chance of admission. On the 1940 SAT, was your worst section Writing? Just wondering because I’m pretty sure that W&M still does not consider the Writing section for admission purposes.</p>

3

<p>Well, my scores were broken down this way</p>

<p>650 Reading
640 Math
650 Writing</p>

<p>So everything was really about the same.</p>

4

<p>What are of Virginia? Northern Virginia has a much more difficult time with admissions.</p>

5

<p>Everything looks great except for the SAT scores. If you improve on those or do better on the ACT then I’d say you had a great shot.</p>

6

<p>I’m not in northern VA. I live south of Richmond.</p>

7

<p>I think your chances look pretty good.
I had a lower GPA (but higher SATs), similar extracurriculars, didn’t do early decision, and got in. Also, I’m out of state.</p>

<p>But it also depends a lot on your essays (or so I’ve heard), not just your numbers.</p>

8

<p>W&M considers both objective factors (courses, grades, standardized testing) and subjective factors (extracurriculars, recs, essays, interviews, etc). No particular part of the application carries more weight than any other with the exception of the transcript (grades and courses). For some students the essay might be the tip factor whereas for others it might be the more objective qualities.</p>

<p>It sounds like you’re super involved at your school and an interview might serve you well to add to that subjective side of your application.</p>

<p>You certainly sound like someone with many competitive qualities and the great thing about W&M is that nothing automatically makes a decision for us. It’s a very holistic and thorough process but also a very selective one but students should always apply to schools in which they’re genuinely interested.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the tips. My D is hoping for W&M. She will be a Senior this year.</p>