College of William and Mary Class of 2019 ED Results

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<p>Still a few days at most until decisions are sent, but hey! What else am I gonna do while I'm waiting?</p>

<p>Please copy and paste this template, then add your info (template stolen lovingly from the Cornell Class of 2018 ED thread)</p>

<p>[noparse]
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Your "Big Red" factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

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<p>[noparse]
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2110 / 1430 (730 CR, 700 M, 680 W)
ACT: 31, not sent
SAT II: 720 Lit, 650 Math 1, 640 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73 UW, 3.92 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), APUSH (4), AP Psych, AP Latin, AP Lit, AP Stats
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Latin, AP Lit, AP Psych, Calculus, Physics, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective: </p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Thespian Troupe (2x secretary, 1000+ hours),
Band (officer),
NHS (offficer secretary)
Acapella (leader)
Pep band<br>
Take lessons in clarinet and piano</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Teaching clarinet lessons, Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Church Audio / Video volunteering weekly
Summer Activities: Tutoring, taking lessons, counseling music camps
Essays: Stellar, I think at least.
Teacher Recommendation: Good, not amazing.
Counselor Rec: Good, not amazing.
Additional Rec: N/a
Interview: Went very well, probably helpful.
Other Did their optional essay thing, did a comedic joke interview with myself. Also arts supplement theater. </p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: undecided, maybe neuroscience?
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, top 10 in the state
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Higher end, didn’t apply for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: SAT, writing skills, ECs
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: how the theater and the arts make me stand out as an applicant
Weaknesses: GPA /rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: competitive applicant? somewhat unique?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: the blending of everything in my application</p>

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<p>[noparse]
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 800 Critical Reading, 700 Math, 630 Writing
ACT: did not send
SAT II: did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/226
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History: 4, US History: 4, AP Lang: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, Sociology, AP Government, AP Macro Econ, AP Physics C, French III, AP Calculus AB, AP Lit, Theatrical Lighting, Directing, and Advanced Playwriting
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student of the year my Freshman and Junior year</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder and VP of my school’s SSA; founder and Editor in Chief of our Art Magazine, founder and president of our human rights club.
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Organized volunteer Saturdays at the North Texas Food Bank as the foudner and president of my school’s human rights club. We also ran toiletry and food drives.
Summer Activities: AP Essay tutoring for 8th graders
Essays: Very personal. I wrote a supplement about a time one summer when I walked a marathon in street clothes out of boredom.
Teacher Recommendation: Both were by sponsors of clubs I founded. Very good.
Counselor Rec: didn’t read it
Additional Rec:n/a
Interview: Went great! Had an engaging and very fun conversation with my interviewer.
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public art magnet
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 100,000-120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation American on my Dad’s side (don’t know if that helped at all)</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Standardized testing, leadership, and essays.
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Writing a damn good essay. Seriously, take your time on it. It’s important.
Weaknesses: unweighted gpa is only alright
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMN, Waldorf
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Objectively, my perfect reading score. Subjectively, my essays. My common app was about teaching myself to bind books and the supplement was about how journeys are more important than destinations.</p>

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<p>Pick one:</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):650 CR 570 M 600 W (did not submit
ACT: 30 (34 E 33 R 26 M 26 S)
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):83/528
AP (place score in parenthesis): Envi sci 4, US 4, Calc AB not taken
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calc
Honors Physics
Dual Enroll College Comp
Symphonic Band
Honors Government
Honors Latin 4
Honors Research</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (VP 12), Latin Club, NHS, Beta Club, National Latin Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours
Summer Activities:Volunteering at camp for special needs individuals
Essays: Pretty good, 8/10 at least. Wrote about Volunteering and Marching band
Teacher Recommendation: Should have been decent
Counselor Rec: Probably not fab, My counselor retired this year and the new one is, well, new.
Additional Rec: Did not submit, but will.
Interview:None
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Less than $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Decent ACT score
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Marching band + Latin
Weaknesses: Low UW gpa, awful rank, not too challenging course load
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None of my stats were particularly standout.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Mary Washington, Hollins
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Wish I had one. :/</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 700 M, 760 W
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 780 US, 740 WH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a; weighted gpa = 4.3535
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a (if ranked, would be top 5%; that info was sent by school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Lang (5), US (5), WH (3)</p>

<p>This is an abbreviated version of my stats and I filled out the objective portions that other prospectives could compare themselves to (scores). Feel free to PM me any questions about applying to W&M :)</p>

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<p>Decison: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 730CR 720M 690W
SAT II: 700 Math I, 700 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): did not send
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:

  • AB Calc
  • AP US Government
  • AP Comp. Gov
  • AP Lit
  • AP Japanese
  • AP Biology
  • Theater Tech
  • TA for theater</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
I got a lot of costuming awards and your generic honor student awards (ex. Honor roll etc.)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Japanese National Honor Society (president)
  • Japan Club (Secretary)
  • Animation Club (co-president)
  • Honor Council (orginal member, head of awareness)
  • NHS
  • National Art Honor Society
  • Fencing</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:

  • paid summer internship but I quit and left on bad terms</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:

  • community club that worked with low income families, mainly did lessons with girls from 5 -12 about confidence, leadership, etc.</p>

<p>Summer Activities:

  • Junior Olympics and Summer Nationals for fencing (wasn’t very good though, only had an E ranking)
  • Sewing costumes</p>

<p>Essays:

  • Common App: wrote about cosplay and costuming, lesson about gaining confidence and discovering my own character
  • W&M essay: Hot glue gun, lesson about “moving on and growing up”</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation:

  • Japanese: had for all 4 years
  • AP Lang: had for one year in 11th grade
  • Theater: had for 4 years</p>

<p>Counselor Rec:

  • our school has a thing called “showcase of learning” and during freshmen and sophomore year I made a wearable paper dress and a soda can dressay respectively</p>

<p>Additional Rec: none
Interview: n/a
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Buiness Finance
State (if domestic applicant): in state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: in VA, top 50 in the country
Ethnicity: asian (chinese)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

  • I am really good at sewing and I love making costumes, which is not something most kids my age are good at/interested in. I’ve won 3 awards so far in the last year. </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: SAT, GPA, interesting essays (not the best written though)
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:

  • costuming and cosplay
    Weaknesses:
  • don’t think I had any
    Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
  • overall good stats, interesting essay topics
    Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
    Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
  • costuming and cosplay
  • also provided my entire costume and fashion portfolio</p>
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<p>[noparse]
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1970: 660 Reading, 700 Math, 610 Writing
ACT: 29
SAT II:na
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9. Weighted; 4.64
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):na
AP (place score in parenthesis):NSL (4) Biology (4) World History (4) English Language and Composition (4) English Literature and Composition, Spanish Language and Culture, Environmental, Psychology, AB Calculus
IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
Senior Year Course Load:AP Psych, AP lit, AP environmental, AB Calculus, AP Spanish, Law, and Yoga
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Best smile for XC :)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of varsity XC, 3 years of varsity indoor track, and 4 years of varsity outdoor track. Captain for 2 years.
Job/Work Experience: Water neighbors plants
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours, give to live volunteer, knitting for humanity
Summer Activities: Running Camp and organizing summer workouts
Essays: Personal essay about my simple way of living, and a list of funny things that make me unique for the optional essay
Teacher Recommendation: AP Bio Teacher and AP World Teacher
Counselor Rec:yep
Additional Rec:nope
Interview:na
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major:na
State (if domestic applicant):Maryland
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NA</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: dedication to my sports team
Weaknesses: not the best standardized test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and Essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: na
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My Essay</p>

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<p>[noparse]
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (1360) M:680, CR:680, W:710
ACT: None
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang and comp (4), world history, latin iii/iv, chemistry
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Latin IV, Calc (DE), Physics (DE), Psych (DE), Gov (DE)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major </p>

<p>Subjective: No idea…can’t even focus….</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): - Table tennis state champion, manager of club, president, coach

  • 150+ hours of community service, including church clean-up days
  • Self-study chess; top 300 US player in online chess
  • Lead basketball JV scorer
  • Varsity basketball starter and letter winner
  • Tennis (top 8 in competitive 50 man field)
  • Forum moderator for various websites and would write reports on events happening
  • Youth group and local mission trips; won some involvement awards </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Over 100 hours
Summer Activities: A few camps here and there, but nothing major
Essays: Very strong I think; I justified one of my extracurriculars which showed passion
Teacher Recommendations: Very good and personable; one of my recs came from a man who sits on the board of AP chem
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: Also personal and well thought through
Interview: None
Other: None </p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology (Pre-med concentration)
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant): —
School Type:
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $160,000-180,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): State champion table tennis player may have helped…idk</p>

<p>Reflection: Incredible…not sure how I got in, but I’ll take it!!!</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Besides sport involvement, I just tried to really play to my ec’s. It worked!
Weaknesses: Only 1 AP exam score and no subject tests.
Why you think you were accepted: No idea. But thrilled nonetheless!
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Table tennis? lol</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 660 math 660 CR 650 writing (ikr… ouch)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not provide at my school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not provided at my school
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AB calc, 3 on Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Japanese, AP Physics 2, AP Literature, AP BC Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): non really</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of piano, work, interned with a cardiologist, some clubs
Job/Work Experience: worked at an ice cream place for 1-2 years and worked as a piano accompanist for a music school, church, and freelace violin teacher
Volunteer/Community service: habitat for humanity (not that much though)
Summer Activities:
Essays: great (had my teacher perfect them with me them 5+ times)
Teacher Recommendation: great. one was a W&M alumni
Counselor Rec: general I guess
Additional Rec: one was from a piano teacher I had studied with for +10 years and one was from someone I had interned for
Interview:
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: undecided. probably biology?
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia (in state)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 50,000<
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I talked about being a from a family of immigrants but that’s pretty uch it.</p>

<p>Reflection
I honestly have no idea why I was accepted. I feel pretty unworthy of this awesome school so getting the acceptance email was a HUGE shock.</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I made my essays pretty quirky and personal. My statement focused on personal growth and my supplement essay was a little thing about my name.
Weaknesses: SAT score, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no clue
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: this was my first acceptance and also binding
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I guess playing piano for all those years payed off?
I also submitted the music supplement. I don’t know how much that impacted my application but I’m sure it helped.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>ACT: 29</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (3) AP Lang (3) APUSH (3)
Senior Year Course Load:</p>

<p>Honors Calculus
AP Lit
AP French
Spanish 4
AP Human Geography
AP Comparative Government </p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>(President and founder) Globally Free, a non profit that educates about human trafficking and assists victims in the Tampa Bay Area </p>

<p>Excel service club (VP)
Spanish Club (committee head)</p>

<p>USEF varsity equestrian athlete </p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: I volunteer at an orphanage in Kenya every summer plus all the hundreds of hours I have put in through my service club and Globally Free</p>

<p>Essays: My common out essay was about Globally Free and how it has been the greatest experience and proudest accomplishment of my life </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were good. One was from a French teacher, language is my strongest subject and the other was from my home room teacher who knows me very well.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: I know for a fact this rec was awesome. It was about how despite a “perfect” life (well off, dating the quarterback, etc.) I still give back to others. </p>

<p>Interview: I interviewed over the summer and it went really well, better than I had expected.</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: international relations
State: Florida
School Type: private/prep
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: the highest?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): starting my own mom profit, multiple languages </p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my non profit is definitely the most compelling part of my application. </p>

<p>Weaknesses: if I didn’t get it it would have been because of my less than perfect ACT score.</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was pretty confident I would be accepted because of my essays and Extracurriculars </p>

<p>Where else were you: accepted</p>

<p>Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I started my own non profit </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 720 M 680 CR 650 W
ACT: 30 (did not submit)
SAT II: 690 chemistry 690 math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.76 W 4.13
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not submit any
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Government
AP Comparative Government
AP Lit
AP Calc AB
AP HUGE
Leadership
Economics
Astronomy</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School Academic Letter, All American Academic for US Lacrosse, West Point Leadership Conference Award, State Lacrosse Academic Team</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class executive council, school rep to school board, state championship captain 4 year varsity letter, homecoming dance committee (chair), club lacrosse 9 years (captain), gender equality club, NHS
Job/Work Experience:
Sales position at store
Tutor for tutoring center
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of homeles shelter volunteering
Summer Activities: none besides job
Essays: very strong and funny
Teacher Recommendation: 2 strong
Counselor Rec: great
Additional Rec: WM alum
Interview: yes
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major: Double in Neuroscience and Government
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top 100 public schools in US top 5 in VA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: girl
Income Bracket: top
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):no special circumstances outside of application</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my essays were very humorous wrote about working 11 hour shift on black friday and how I want to be a pirate
Weaknesses: not the highest gpa/test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hit all the requirement good essays in state and luck
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: first acceptance
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Again my essays were really the key</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send but 1350 (M+CR)
ACT: 32
SAT II: none
Weighted GPA: 4.02
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4), USH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, College Art Therapy, AP Environmental Science, Honors Calc, AP Psychology, College Econ/government, Public Speaking/health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-President of English Honor Society
-Co-Founder and secretary of Junior State of America Club (like a debate club)
-member of national honor society, national society of high school scholars, science, italian, and history honor societies as well</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
-2 years as a camp counselor for 5 year old boys</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-2 years ambulance corp
-2 years local hospital
-2 years planned parenthood volunteer</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
-work at camp </p>

<p>Essays: really good, strong point is my writing skills, I wrote about failing to make the varsity tennis team after 2 years on JV but how it led to new opportunities for me as I gained more free time, and how i started countering at planned parenthood, which i feel is kind of unique
Teacher Recommendation: 2 teacher letters, one from last year english teacher who really loved me because we talked about politics a lot, and my italian teacher who loved me because we talked about social justice a lot haha
Counselor Rec: didn’t see it, i’m sure it was average, nothing special
Additional Rec: none
Interview: yes, i thought i could have interviewed better
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes</p>

<p>Intended Major: child psychology</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): OOS (New York)</p>

<p>School Type: Public </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>

<p>Gender: Cismale</p>

<p>Income Bracket: 80K-110K</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I noted I’m openly gay which is an underrepresented group idk if that really did anything haha</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays, ACT score (I think), Letters of rec (I think)</p>

<p>What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: That I’m a very quirky individual whose main goal in life is happiness, and I will help as many people get there too as i can</p>

<p>Weaknesses: OOS applicant, interview wash’t as smooth as i would have hoped</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my essays and holistic sense of quirky individualism that seems like is what WM prides itself off of</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t hear back yet, but i applied to Tufts, UVA, JMU, UNC(CH), Davidson, Emory, and Vanderbilt</p>

<p>Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I’m just a fun loving guy who will look for the positive in everything and try to make new friends and try new thing (a bit cliche ill admit), and my volunteerism at planned parenthood is unique (i love the stigmatized topic of human sexuality and love to help people if i can)</p>

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<p>for those of you who want to know, here’s the fb page: <a href=“https://www.facebook(.)com/groups/wmclassof2019/”>https://www.facebook(.)com/groups/wmclassof2019/</a></p>

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<p>put “Facebook(.)com” where the stars are, idk why it did that</p>

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<p>no parenthesis on the “.”</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2150, CR (730) M (730) WR(690)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: US History (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.20 (Weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 43/401
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (3) APUSH (4) Ap lang (4) AB Calc (4) AP Econ (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Gov, Dual Enrollment English, AP Stats, AP Spanish, Global studies, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): VA Governor School for Performing Arts, VA Girls State, Prudential Spirit Award, Regionals (music)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Founded volunteer music group (president, 4 yrs)
MUN (Vice president 3 yrs)
State and county wide orchestras
(many more but not going to list all)
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: basically music ensemble throughout highschool
Summer Activities: Gov school, GIrls state
Essays: I felt good about them. Common app about finding my identity through the mistakes I’ve made
WM supplement about an awkward experience at gov school
Teacher Recommendation: one good, one great
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Rec: very good (from my sponsor for music emsemble)
Interview: didn’t have one
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Government/computer science
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: NA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: essays and commitment to extracurriculars
Weaknesses: shying just out of top 10% of class, avg GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, honors
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Essays</p>

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<p>Accepted to William & Mary, 2019!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (790 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math 2-800, Chemistry-780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Neither given at my school
AP (place score in parenthesis): All 4s or 5s on 6 exams so far (Spanish Language, Microecon, Macroecon, English Language, BC Calculus, Chemistry)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, AP US/Comparative Government, American Sign Language I, Advanced Theatre IV, Independent Study in Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Honorable Mention (??)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Black belt in tae kwon do, teach special ed tae kwon do, have teched or acted in every show at my high school available since freshman year, NHS, curriculum creation committee for sexual assault awareness/women’s rights group, thespian honor society, student run improv troupe
Job/Work Experience: Worked all 4 years in high school, 2 jobs senior year (teacher’s assistant in religious school and hostess at local restaurant)
Volunteer/Community service: I have taught special ed students tae kwon do (recreational therapy) for the past 5 years
Summer Activities: Working
Essays: Strong, one written as a narrative/very dialogue focused, other connecting my experiences with communication in teaching special ed with my desire to become a polyglot
Teacher Recommendations: One fairly strong, one very strong
Counselor Rec: Very strong, know my counselor very well and she is a W&M alum
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Went pretty well, I think it helped
Other: Sent in first quarter grades</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: I said Mathematics and Spanish, but hopefully will replace Spanish with a major of my own creation (combining Spanish, French, and Italian for a Romance Languages major)
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation American, URM (Hispanic), billingual</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My work in special education/recreational therapy, my experience/interest/talent in foreign languages
Weaknesses: GPA a little low (3.97 unweighted) from straight B+s freshman year, not close to straight A’s junior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Passion for things I want to study, demonstrated commitment to those areas, very strong essays, counselor/alum rec, and testing scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No results yet, but applied to UChicago and McGill
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My knowledge of languages fluent in 2, nearly proficient in 2 more</p>

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<p>Accepted ED:
SAT: 2230; Math 750, CR 760, Writing 720
GPA: 4.2 (Weighted)
Virginia Resident</p>

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<p>[noparse]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 640 Math, 610 Reading, 600 Writing
ACT: 26 Did NOT submit
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 UW , 3.92 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20% (Very competitive school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): None submitted
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stats, AP Lang, Computer Math, Econ and personal finance, Chamber Orchestra, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology (I took calculus Junior year)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-StarTalk Arabic Program Instructional Assistant (Payed Job)
-Proficient in the Arabic Language (Mainly Reading and Writing but I can speak some)
-Virtual Virginia Arabic I-III Courses. Only student in my county to complete
-Varsity Tennis (4 Years): Co-Captain Senior Year
-Lead Student Mentor for school’s mentoring program (2 Years)
-NHS and Math Honor Society: Active member (2 Years both)
-150+ Volunteer hours at hospital Emergency Room
-Founded a string quartet (I have been playing cello for 7 years) where we play at hospital, old folks home, weddings, school functions, and more (2 Years)
-Started a lawn care business that has had 5 clients (All I have time for) and made $1500+ I also have a website (3 Years)
-Student Council Representative (4 Years)
-School Ambassador (3 Years)
-Member of high schools Chamber Orchestra (Advanced/Tryout) and other orchestra involvement (4 Years)</p>

<p>Essays: Fantastic
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing (2 teachers, an outside source, and a guidance counselor)
Counselor Rec: Not sure
Additional Rec: Stellar
Interview: Went really well</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
Intended Major: Geology
State (if domestic applicant): VA (In-State)
School Type: Public (Small/Medium Size)
Ethnicity: White (European)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Parents are retired. When working $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Proficient in Arabic (Reading and Writing), took every Honors and AP class I could since freshman year, well rounded and passionate, started my own business and quartet.</p>

<p>Reflection
My application confirms that William and Mary truly views their applications holistically. I did not have the highest SAT scores nor the highest GPA but I had the most challenging schedule I could take, strong extra curriculars, and great essays and recommendations. I highly recommend everyone to do the interview if possible. Get good grades in challenging courses and get involved in meaningful activities. </p>

<p>Strengths: Course rigor, EC’s, Recommendations, Essays, Interview, GPA (somewhat)
Weaknesses: SAT Score (On the lower end), Not in top 10%
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed interest, passion, and commitment.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I do not know yet since this is ED/my first one :slight_smile:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Arabic</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT: Not Submitted
ACT: 33 (Composite)
SAT Subject Tests: 760 (US History)
Unweighted GPA: 3.6 (4.0)
Rank: School does not rank
AP: US History (4) Psychology (4)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology/English H/Calculus H/Physics H/Comparative Government H/AP Spanish Language/Multimedia Web Design
Major Awards: Honor Roll</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Student Representative to the School Board, Environmental Club (Vice President), Crew (Captain), Newspaper (Editor), Marching Band, Photography Club
Job Experience: Waterpark Lifeguard for 2 summers
Volunteer: Church and Hospital support group
Summer Activities: Lifeguarding
Essays: I felt very good about it. About recovery from a surgery I had.
Teacher Rec: 2 from Biology and English teachers (both great)
Counselor Rec: (great)
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Yes (summer before senior year)</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid: No
Intended Major: Biology/Premed
State: Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks: None (that I know of)</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: Maintained rigorous courses throughout high school. Leadership in many extracurricular activities. Strong test scores.
Weaknesses: Not the highest GPA
Why you think you were accepted: Strong essay, and continued interest (I visited the campus 3 times). I showed leadership in many activities, and my recommendations were good.
BIG RED Factor: Again, I think I really had a strong essay. I am also the Student Representative to the School Board, an elected position in the student government.</p>