<p>I have always considered CWM as my FIRST choice, so hopefully i dont fall flat.
Junior at a small private school in GEORGIA.
Hindu, speak 3 languages if it matters.</p>
<p>GPA: 4.2 Weighted/3.95 Weighted
Courseload: Plan on taking about 4-5 AP courses in high school.
I know this seems like a few, but our AP program sucks, and my school is running out of money. Consequently, I will be enrolling in dual enrollment courses at the University of West Georgia for my senior year, DESPITE the fact that most colleges warn against it.
ALL other courses are honors.</p>
<p>Extra-Curricular
Varsity tennis 4 years
NHS
Mu ALpha Theta Math honor Society ( Founder and President)
MAth Team- Captain
environmental club
Latin Club
Headmaster's List (3.9+)</p>
<p>Community Service
Key Club - Editor
Habitat for HUmanity Campus Chapter- (Founder and President)
Junior VOlunteer at local hospital 9th grade
thru ALL of these, I will have 500 service hours before I graduate</p>
<p>Also plan are partaking in a year long internship at the same hospital during senior year to enrich my current knowledge of the Medical Field.</p>
<p>SAT-
math-700
Writing-680
reading- 600</p>
<p>Not yet taken ACTbut plan on it Senior Year</p>
<p>THanks in advance to anyone that can help me!!!</p>
<p>dara128, glad you think of W&M as your first choice. It sounds like you’re working really hard to take the most demanding courses you can. Know that W&M evaluates your transcript within the context of what’s available to you at your school so if few APs are offered, we don’t expect you to take as many as those students who go to schools where dozens of APs are offered.</p>
<p>We would encourage you to continue with taking challenging courses and receiving high marks. Also, consider searching out leadership positions in your extracurricular organizations and maybe visiting campus this summer for an on-campus interview. Let the Admission Committee know what makes you unique and special (whether that’s the three languages you speak, your background, perspective, etc).</p>
<p>You mentioned you plan to take the ACT. We take your best score so if you take both exams, we evaluate your best composite score. If you take the SAT multiple times, we combine your best individual components into your best possible composite score.</p>
<p>If W&M remains your first choice, you can also consider applying early decision where you have the advantage of competing with fewer applicants and thus making it easier for an individual applicant to stand out.</p>
<p>Thank You for your quick response to my questions. This helps me tremendously, and know I can feel more confident about applying ED next year. However, I have one last question concerning my AP situation. My Headmaster, In spite of my afforts to dual enroll, told me that next year my school will be offering 3-4 new AP classes that I already plan on taking at the university. My problem is that I KNOW that the class will be slow and NONchallenging, as it will be the first year many of the teachers will be teaching those AP courses. Will there be a chance for me to explain this to the admissions office during an interview, or will the interview be too late. If I even make it to the interview. ALso I read that your mid-50 range was 1380-1440 on a thread in this forum, But collegeboard says the mis-50 is 1240-1400. which one is wrong? THANK YOU.</p>
<p>1380 is definitely not the 25th percentile of all W&M students… the 1260 range is more accurate. I don’t know exactly what thread that number came from, but it is possible the 1380-1440 is the out of state mid 50%?</p>
<p>We’d encourage you to talk with your guidance counselor/teacher/headmaster regarding which new APs will be offered next year and how the school plans to implement the new curriculum. If after that, you are wary of taking the AP courses you can certainly explain that either in an interview or in the additional information section of your application (your guidance counselor can also discuss it in his/her letter of recommendation).</p>
<p>The middle 50% range for all enrolled students is 1270-1430 (Critical Reading + Math). For out-of-state students it’s 1380-1430 (Critical Reading + Math) give or take.</p>
<p>Thank You to everyone that has helped me with my previous questions. Lastly, I am hoping to resolve some issues I have with my class ranking. Im not sure if ive already already Discussed this, but because we are a class of 15 VERY competitive students, the ranking percentiles are sort of unique. I am the 5th in my class (even though ONLY 2 of us have taken a challenging courseload ALL through high school), and even with that ranking I dont make the top quarter, much less the top 10 percent. Obviously I know that ranking doesnt solely affect my chances, But will this be that big of an issue, or can it be overlooked? Thank You.</p>
<p>When class size is so small, ranking is somewhat skewed and therefore not considered to the same extent as it is when class size is much larger because in a class of 15, the salutatorian is out of the top 10%. </p>
<p>However, how you’re doing within your environment (vis-a-vis course selection and grades) will still be considered and your guidance counselor can certainly use his/her letter to try to explain why some students might be ranked higher.</p>