<p>Male, from Texas, Hispanic
Common App essay was about being away from Hispanic culture and moving to Texas
and discovering my culture
Supplement was about being a military brat and its effects and benefits</p>
<p>National AP Scholar with Honor
ACT- 26
SAT- CR:600, M:530, W:560
SAT II's- U.S. History-710, World History 650
Ranked 55/601, top 10%
Moved from Virginia my sophomore year to a school in Texas.</p>
<p>Over 400 hours of community service</p>
<p>Sports:
Cross Country for all 4 years, Team Captain, Team District Champions 2 years in a row,
Most Valuable Runner, Personal Best of 16:11 in the 5K
Indoor Track for all 4 years, Most Valuable Runner, Personal Best of 4:50 in the mile, 10:10
in the two mile
Indoor Track for 2 years, Most Valuable Runner</p>
<p>Extracurricular's
Yearbook- 4 years, Sports Editor
University Interscholastic League(Academic Competition) in Social Studies and Current
Events-2 years, Team District and Regional Champtions, 2nd place individually
Student Council- School Secretary, Class Vice President, 2 years Class Representative
Spanish Club- Vice President
Beta Club- Secretary
National Honor Society- Historian
National Spanish Honor Society</p>
<p>Please, and Thank You for any feedback....</p>
<p>Glad to hear you’re interested in W&M. You certainly have many competitive qualities to offer. Don’t know if you still have Virginia residency but if you do, that will obviously increase your chances. As a public university, 65% of our undergraduate student body and Virginians have a higher admit rate than out-of-state students.</p>
<p>You didn’t supply any information about the courses you’ve taken but know that the most competitive applicants will have taken advantage of the advanced courses offered at their high school (generally AP or IB courses) and will have enrolled in the core subjects each year. While we do not require any classes for admission we do recommend calculus, the fourth level of a single foreign language, and physics. Given you’re in the top 10%, it’s likely you’ve taken advantage of these courses and done well in them. The middle 50% of our students score between a 28-32 (your ACT is better than your SAT so that will be the score we consider). While your ACT is a bit below our mid 50%, remember that standardized testing is one part of our review; no more and no less. Additionally, a range is just that. 25% of those we admit score lower than a 28.</p>
<p>Your extracurricular activity continuity and leadership is very impressive especially given that you transferred to your current high school.</p>
<p>Your personal statement topic sounds great. We appreciate understanding a student’s cultural identity development. As for your optional essay, make sure it has a distinctive voice and style. The military brat or moving essay is very common and can easily sound like hundreds of other students’ essays. So make sure you put your own stamp and flare on it to make it stand out.</p>
<p>For more on any student’s chances, check out our Admit It! Blog ([W&M</a> Blogs Chance Me](<a href=“http://blogs.wm.edu/2010/12/14/chance-me/]W&M”>http://blogs.wm.edu/2010/12/14/chance-me/))</p>
<p>hmm well in Virginia AP courses could not be taken until 11th grade, therefore, I did not take any until I moved to Texas. I took 2 AP’s, got 4’s on them and then took 2 AP exams without having taken the class and passed both of them with a 3. All of my core classes (except 2 years of math) have been Pre-AP which is basically Honors. This year I am taking 5 AP classes… oh, and I still do not know if I am in for in-state tuition or not. I spoke with W&M but they said most likely not because I have been gone for one year. However, I am going to try to prove it because I lived there for 6 years and have only lived here in Texas for 1.5 years.</p>
<p>7 APs is a good number. Likely a challenging schedule and hopefully it includes some of the courses mentioned in our last post (calculus, physics, the fourth level of a single foreign language). Not taking APs before junior year is just fine.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, how long you lived in VA vs how long you have lived in TX doesn’t factor in to your residency. If your parents changed their residency to TX you will be considered out-of-state. You had mentioned being a military brat and residency status with military students has some different rules and regulations which is why I asked but if our domicile officer/Registrar’s Office told you you are likely out-of-state that is unfortunately likely the case. If your parents now pay income taxes to TX and not VA you will be an out-of-state student.</p>