Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>Can people please evaluate my friend's chances?</p>

<p>Background: White female, California
Large competitive public school
GPA: 3.91, 4.28
Rank: 8/512
SAT: 730 Math, 760 Critical Reading, 760 Writing
SAT II: 780 Math IIC, 800 Chemistry, 770 Biology
AP's: 5 Macroeconomics, 5 Microeconomics, 5 Chemistry, 5 Biology, 5 Calculus BC, 4 English Language, 3 Statistics</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semifinalist
President of Girls for Math and Science
Founder and President of March of Dimes Club
Social Manager of ASB Student Council
Treasurer of National Honor Society
Varsity Track and Field
Member of FBLA</p>

<p>Schools:
Caltech EA, Georgetown EA, MIT EA, UChicago EA
Williams, Amherst
Northwestern
Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale
UC Berkeley, UCLA</p>

<p>Her main interest/major is Mathetmatics and Economics. It may seem like she's applying to a lot of schools, but I think she said she wants to narrow her list down later.</p>

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<p>In the running. EC's seem a little light. Essays will be very important. How did she get a 3 on AP Stats and 5 on BC Calc?!</p>

<p>The list of schools is very diverse - some of those schools are very different from others on the list. Aren't some of the EA's SCEA?</p>

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<p>No, they're actually all EA. She "self-studied" the AP Statistics. Yeah, the colleges are pretty spread out-- she was just looking for schools strong in math/econ.</p>

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<p>Fantastic test scores, plus a decent GPA and rank. I suppose everything now completely hinges on how she presents herself to the admission officiers through her essays and recs from her teachers, for Williams is not accustomed to accepting applicants with only sparkling scores ( Just so you know, I know a guy from my HS who got a seat at Williams with just 12xx SAT score. So, he must have something special. I guess it's his essays )</p>

<p>Just a stab in the dark ! No one can know for sure anything about this :)</p>

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<p>^^ on the old SAT or new??</p>

6

<p>thanks for the feedback! yeah, I'm sure she'll rock the essays.</p>

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<p>You D's stats' look great, but, all Williams applicants stats are great.
She needs a "hook." I.e. somebody within Williams who will stick their neck out for her admission because she can provide some help to their program, whether it's sports, theater, debate, etc. This is the same at all the most selective colleges.
Good luck!</p>