<p>I know there are like a million of these "chancs of getting in??" posts, so I appreciate anyone who could help me.</p>
<p>I am a male from New Jersey
My ethnicity is "other".
I attend a Catholic private High School</p>
<p>My best SAT 1 scores are:
640 CR
640 W
760 M</p>
<p>SAT II: </p>
<p>660 Chem
740 Math 1C
570 Biology (freshman year)</p>
<p>School does not rank
94.2 unweigthted average after 3 and a half years
100.5 weighted average after 3 and a half years
I always took all honors(Humanities)
No AP's as a junior - (school doesnt really offer)
this year 1 honors with 4 APs (Spanish, Calc BC, Biology, Stats)</p>
<p>E.C.:</p>
<p>Math Club president (junior and senior years)
Peer minister(junior and senior years)
Eucharistic minister(senior year)
JBMAC board member(junior and senior years)
Student Government Association member(junior and senior years)
Junior Statesmen of America (4 years)- Director of Logistics(senior year only)
Church Basketball team captain (sophomore - senior years)</p>
<p>Community Service:</p>
<p>Volunteered at The American Legion (sophomore)
Volunteered as town library (senior year)
Volunteered as a camp counselor at Camp Sunshine - for the mentally disabled (senior year)</p>
<p>Awards: </p>
<p>Academic Scholar - Awarded scholarship for ranking among the top ten students at my High School
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Garden State Scholar
Middlebury College Book Award - Received for academic excellence
Attended the 2005 National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in Boston - Received full scholarship to attend
Nominated to Who's Who Among American High School Students 2003-2005
Nominated for membership in The National Society of High School Scholars
Nominated to be a Scholar at The National Youth Leaders Conference 2005 Nominated to attend the 2004 National Youth Leadership Forum on Technology Nominated to attend the 2004 National Student Leadership Conference</p>
<p>Sports: </p>
<p>Spring Track and Field (freshman and sophomore year)
Indoor Track and Field (freshman and sophomore year)
Football (4 years)</p>
<p>Collegehopefully, Youve got a lot of good things going on non-white, good scores and grades, interesting but somewhat scattered ECs. In order to get yourself noticed by Williams you will need to focus your application on who YOU are and what YOU can offer to the college community. If presented well, your chances could go from good to very good. If youre good enough to be recruited for Williams football, read no more youre in!</p>
<p>Youll need to figure out a way to differentiate yourself from the pack of applicants. Try to come up with a phrase or handle that describes you. You wont actually use it in your application but it can help to focus your essays, recommendations and resume. After youve decided how youre going to present yourself, spend a lot of time crafting your resume to reflect your strongest points even if it means leaving out some of the less compelling stuff. </p>
<p>To me, the points that could use developing are your ethnic status (assuming that you are an URM), your church involvement which shows character, sports activity ehich even if non-varsity is always a positive for Williams and your leadership roles. This last category seems potentially very strong, but its difficult for a person reading your profile to get a feeling for the strength and significance of the various organizations and events youve been involved in. Think about how to better present this information including your awards and achievement in a leadership resume and reinforce it in your essays and recommendations.</p>
<p>Have you visited Williams? As a small college, Williams favors people who sincerely want to be there and can express (subtly and indirectly) what they could contribute to the Williams community; hence, a familiarity with the school and atmosphere helps.</p>
<p>Colllegehopefully, take momrath's very excellent advice. I will reiterate what I said to you on the Amherst thread:</p>
<p>Your ECs are good, your grades are good, and the football thing will probably give you a leg up, but your SATs and SATIIs are a bit weak for a school as selective as Williams. Academically, I think Williams is a stretch for you and if you get in, you're going to have to work your butt off to keep up. Apply if you think you can handle it, but consider it a long shot and make sure you apply to other schools where the median SAT (CR + M) scores are closer to your score.</p>
<p>There are a lot of very good schools out there where your SATs and grades would be right in the ball park. Take a look at Northwestern, Notre Dame, Cornell, Emory, Vanderbilt, Georgetown and Boston College. If you want a smaller school, consider Colgate, Hamilton, or Lehigh. And these are just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.</p>
<p>i agree with the two previous posts but let me tell you sth. my SAT 1 scores were not that good either but i got in. don't lose your hope but it is always good to take precautions. ;)</p>
<p>well, i had better sat 1 and 2 scores, more sports, about the same/more ECs, not as much community service, and i got rejected flat out from ED, so.... i'm a special exception? or else... yeah.</p>