<p>I am a rising senior in a suburb of New York. I attend a large and diverse public school. White, Jewish female. </p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I: 780 (E) 730 (V) 650 (M) I'm taking the test again in November to try and up my math score.
SAT II US History: 800
SAT II Bio: I got a 680 the first time, I retook it and got an 800
AP World History: 5
AP French: 5
AP US History: 5
AP English Lit: 5</p>
<p>Next year I'm taking AP Spanish, AP Government, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, and AP English Writing.</p>
<p>I'm ranked 3 in a class of 520-something or other.
Awards: I got this local social studies scholarship, can't remember the name. Harvard book award.</p>
<p>Employment: I'm working as a counselor at a day camp this summer.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: - I've been practicing yoga for years and I assisted my teacher in teaching yoga to young children with autism.
- I was Assistant Lifestyles editor of the school newspaper, then Opinions editor, then Associate editor, and now Editor-in-Chief
-I was co-president of my school's environmental club and I organized an event that involved a fashion show of recycled goods and we raised $300 which was sent to an NY environmental organization. we got a speaker from the group to come speak at the event and local organizations around where i live to present information to the guests. We've also visited many local elementary schools to teach the students about environmental topics
- I'm an officer in my county's student environmental group
- I scored a 97 out of 100 for voice in NYSSMA (a music competition) and sang in the area all-state choir, and this year i scored a 99.
- i took piano lessons for ten years and recently began violin
- I've been swimming for my school's varsity team throughout high school
- Member of National Honors Society
- I've participated in high school musical productions </p>
<p>last summer I went to a french immersion camp and the summer before that I did a volunteer program in Peru for a month.</p>
<p>Potential hooks: I skipped a year in French and the language coordinator at my school loves me and has offered to write me a recommendation which I think would be good because she's also heard me sing and raves about my voice.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of applying to Williams ED. Does anyone have any idea of what my chances would be like? I'm afraid I might just be throwing away my ED by applying to such a competitive school, and I would appreciate any comments. If you've read this really long post, then thank you so much!</p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot to mention that I would probably say my prospective major would be a double of foreign relations and arabic. Maybe with a minor in voice. Can I even do that?</p>
<p>Williams doesn't have majors/minors in foreign relations or arabic or voice. Do some more research before you apply ED--Williams is not a big language or performing arts school (though there are definitely opportunities for both). An interest in foreign relations might mean a concentration (minor) in international studies or a major in political science.</p>
<p>Well, Williams doesn't have minors at all, but you can get essentially the same thing (for voice) by taking a few music theory classes and lots of private lessons. Between having lots of acapella groups and a great choir director, Williams is a decent place to be a singer.</p>
<p>Arabic is a pretty small program at Williams, but other than that I don't know much about it.</p>
<p>I don't know how central languages are in your plan, but I second weakness there. Dartmouth and Midd. would both be better. However, contrary to popular opinion and the opinions expressed here, music is strong at Williams and music is a "hook". Go on the music website and click on admission information. And it is possible tp double major and have a concentration.</p>
<p>yogini, I think you have a lot of strengths, but just need some focus to your presentation. Aside from your other accomplishments and interests the combination of sports and music is a powerful draw. Even if you are not up to Williams varsity level, your commitment to swimming is a plus. </p>
<p>Music IS an important element of the Williams community and there are many performance opportunities for non-majors. You should submit a recording as a supplement to your application.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I think you need to choose one other activity to focus on in your application: music, swimming +? Yoga is quirky but interesting, and makes a good combination with environmentalism. Williams is not too crunchy but sometimes it helps to go against the grain. Your essays, recommendations and resumes should reinforce each other in describing your persona. </p>
<p>I wouldn't say that languages are one of Williams great strengths, but they do offer reasonably good programs in a range of languages. Arabic is new and extremely limited. Williams doesn't come to mind as a destination for international relations; however, with a solid liberal arts education you'd have an excellent foundation for graduate school. (Susan Schwab the USTR and cabinet member went to Williams.)</p>
<p>You have some very interesting extracurriculars and your profile looks pretty solid to me with only a few areas for improvement. Just remember that, as with all top schools, admission isn't going to be a cakewalk for anyone and it will be largely up to chance. I will say that applying ED will probably boost your chances.</p>
<p>I would have to partially disagree with the blanket statement that languages at Williams are weak - East Asian languages at Williams are pretty strong, especially Chinese (though this has little to do with the OP's particular inquiry). Romance languages are weaker than other departments at Williams, but I get the sense that the department has realized this somewhat recently and is taking steps to improve. In direct response to the OP, Arabic is a growing program; they added the taught second year and largely self-taught third year recently (second year was a largely self-taught course before, and third year did not exist) and hired another professor, so I would assume it will continue to flourish. I've heard only good things from current Arabic students.</p>
<p>Williams doesn't have minors, but it's possible to have "concentrations" in a limited number of subjects that don't offer majors (as someone has already said, international studies is one of these), and it's also possible to receive certificates in French, Spanish, Russian, and German; these certificates typically require five to seven courses, close to what a minor would be at another institution.</p>
<p>IR is a very popular subfield in the Political Science major.</p>
<p>My son had similar qualifications and was waitlisted applying regular decision. It is worth a try if you love it more than any other place. ED is supposed to help</p>