<p>female, caucasian, will be a senior in the fall, i go to a really good public school
my grades aren't the best, and i could have tried harder but I don't think they are too bad
(only included core classes, but got As in all the others)
Freshman year:
Honors English I: A-
Honors Geometry: B+
Honors Biology: A
Honors French III: B+(i suck at french)
World History: A
Sophomore:
Honors English II: A-
Honors Chemisrty: B
Honors Algebra II: A-
Honors French Iv: B+
AP U.S. History: B+
Junior:
AP Art History: A+
AP Government: A
AP Physiucs B: A
Honors French V: B+ (got A's all four marking periods, sucked up the final-hate myself)
Honors English III: B+(got A's all four marking periods, sucked up the final)
Honors Pre-Calculus: A-
Senior Year: (to be taken)
Ap Euro
AP Environmental
AP Calc
Ap French VI
literature of the fantastic/ literature of war</p>
<p>Weighted GPA~4.26, unweighted, ~3.7
(a lot of those B+s were so close to As, not that it matters to colleegs, but its been eating at me)</p>
<p>SATs: 790 CR ,760M, 780 W (2330)
PSATs: 222 (in the running to me national merit semifinalist)</p>
<p>I'll have like 400 volunteer hours
ECs: rowing, yearbook club, honors and service society, internship, and a few smaller things</p>
<p>anyway, i would like you to chance me and also tell me if all those Bs are going to hurt me a lot</p>
<p>Glad to hear you’re interested in W&M. Your academic course load and standardized tests are very impressive and certainly competitive for admission. Hard to say if the B+s will decrease your chances any. Does your high school rank? That would help us put your GPA in context although if your school uses a 4.0 scale, your 4.26 would likely put you near the top of the class. We don’t expect all applicants to have straight As and B+s, especially in more challenging courses, are certainly fine. And we appreciate students who continue to pursue subjects that challenge them as you’re doing with French. Do not “hate yourself” or believe yourself to “suck” for earning a high mark like a B+. Putting that kind of pressure on yourself is unwise, especially given that you, and all students, are unlikely to be straight-A students in college.</p>
<p>Not much information on the more personal qualities of your application. Are any of your ECs 4-year commitments? Do you hold leadership positions in any of them? Such things will help to distinguish your application. </p>
<p>Also, not sure if you’re IS or OOS. Either way, you have a lot of compelling credentials but remember that W&M is selective and we admit only 1/3 of those who apply. For more on any applicant’s chances and our process, 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>The OP has taken Physics and will take Calculus, though. :-)</p>
<p>I can’t help but wonder how the admissions folks winnow through the many applications and what they do when an otherwise super applicant has not taken Calculus … or Physics.</p>
<p>Yes, this student has taken calc and physics which is great.</p>
<p>If applicants haven’t taken calc or physics but are so stellar in other parts of their application (say a special talent or unbelievable leadership or a unique background or outstanding essays), we’ll admit that student provided we believe they’re capable of being successful at W&M. That’s why calc and physics aren’t required. We don’t want to prohibit ourselves from admitting any student who is capable of being successful academically at W&M and who has something unique to add to our community.</p>
<p>Keep in mind however, that any applicant to W&M is competing with 13,000 other strong students for admission and if we’re looking at two strong students (both have comparable GPAs, SATs, and personal qualities) but one has challenged themselves with calc and physics (two of the most demanding classes a HS student can take) and one hasn’t, that is certainly something that could weigh into our decision making process.</p>
<p>Again, the lack of calc and/or physics will never automatically disqualify a student from being admitted but it could make his/her transcript a bit less competitive than other applicants.</p>