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<p>THE STATS:
white female, wealthy suburban Pennsylvania (no extra help there)</p>

<p>GPA:3.8-3.9 (an upward trend...I missed about half of freshman year with a very serious illness and ended up with two C's second semester in honors classes. All of this will be explained on my app. I got all A's both semesters junior year.)
QPA: 4.6-4.7
SAT I: 740M, 760V; 690M, 750V, 720W (10 essay). Do I need to take the ACT?
SAT IIs: US History (780), Math II (740), French (660, will retake with listening)
PSAT: 70M, 77V, 80W (227 combined). National Merit semifinalist.
AP tests: US History (5), Environmental Science (5)
Rank: not calculated, estimated top 10% at a very competitive (one of the best in the state) public school</p>

<p>Classes: (advanced and electives)
Freshman year: Honors Integrated III Math, Honors English, Dance, Orchestra, French II (plus mandatory Biology and History/Civics classes, none of which are offered as honors)
Sophomore Year: Honors Advanced PreCalculus, Honors English, Orchestra, Honors French IV, Honors Chemistry (plus mandatory History which isn't offered as honors)
Junior Year: AP Environmental Science, Honors Calculus, Honors Physics, AP US History, AP French, Honors English (and orchestra audit)
Senior Year: AP Statistics, Honors Organic Chemistry, AP English, History Electives (International Relations and a research-based class), AP European History, Independent (Small group) study Post-AP French (and orchestra audit)
Also: My junior year calc was run through the University of Pittsburgh (I got a 98%, so I have an official transcript with a grade for Calc I). I'm taking Arabic I there at night this semester.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: figure skating (13 years, high test/competition level, about a 15-25 hour/week commitment), flute (9 years), orchestra (principal, chamber orchestra member, played at Carnegie Hall), musical (pit, every year of high school), political discussion group co-founder and president (since 10th grade), Model UN (since 10th grade, national awards -- WAMUNC, COWAC, JHUMUNC), a couple academic based summer programs ("nerd camp," writing workshop, world affairs discussion/guest speaker program, 2-week homestay in France, etc.), NHS</p>

<p>Community Service: tutoring, skating competition aid/preformances/coaching, musical preformances, environmental litigation summer internship, Children's Hospital (it will be about 250 hours when I graduate)</p>

<p>One problem: I haven't had a chance to visit/interview. How much will this hurt me?</p>

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<p>tkb6, Everything about your profile looks good for Williams. Of course, there are no guarantees, but at the same time there's nothing in your resume that would preclude acceptance, including your 2 C's.
Your ECs are well suited to Williams as well. You should showcase your musical ability with supplemental material. Though figure skating is a club activity at Williams it's still a plus. Strong recommendations and essays will round out the package. Being white and presumably middle class is probably your biggest detriment. ED would be a boost. If that's not an option, then make sure you put together a knockout application.</p>

<p>You still have several months in which to visit. You should do so, both because Williams likes kids who demonstrate interest and because it would be good for you to see if you really like Williams once you're there, especially if you're thinking about ED. Reaction to Williams tends to be immediate and visceral. Those that love it, love it at first sight. Those that don't, know right away. Interviews are not an important part of the admissions process.</p>