<p>As a Vermonter, I don't know anyone who applies here. This makes it difficult to assess my own potential as an applicant. Here's my relevant info, though:</p>
<p>White Male
Public School
5/320 class rank
4.08/4.33 unweighted (having taken the hardest classes)
SAT reasoning (from a single test date) CR 700 Writing 720 Math 780 Comp 2200
SAT 2's Math2- 800 US history-770 (will take Chem+Physics in fall)
AP stats and Us history scores not yet received (and I'm taking four more APs next year)
ECs:
9-12 Math League (President)
9-12 Student council (officer)
10-12 MUN (I've won numerous awards and gone overseas)
11-12 NHS
11-12 Varsity Tennis
11-12 Scholars' Bowl
I also work, but that's not technically an EC
Awards:
MUN awards, RPI $60,000 scholarship, History awards, national Merit finalist (probably, because I scored in the 99th percentile)
Miscellaneous:
Did a summer course at Brown U. and also did Green Mt. Boy's State</p>
<p>Thank you for your time and help. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Honestly, I'd never heard of W&L until I cracked open the US News and World Report last year. That's how I began my search, scouring the rankings for schools I felt seemed like good fits academically, had low student to faculty ratios, small populations, rural settings, tradition/history, a solid list of programs, a location not too far from home but not too close, etc. W&L fits the bill, so far as I can tell. I'll be honest-I've never been down south and I don't know if I'll like it, but the pictures I've seen are very flattering and the material I've read is enticing. Also, I've met several Virginians in my life and all of them have been polite and warm; the kind of people I like to be around. </p>
<p>Why not go to Middlebury or some other liberal arts school of W&L's caliber a little bit closer to home? Because I'm tired of living in a bastion of liberalism and would like to be around more moderate to conservative people.</p>
<p>As for what I would contribute- a tireless work ethic, an eagerness to participate in school activities, a love of helping my peers, and a never satiated desire to learn.</p>
<p>I think your application looks pretty strong. Better than mine was. Then again, the competition has gotten a LOT fiercer because of the Johnson scholarship. W&L has everything you listed as things you wanted in a college. Good luck!</p>