Decent Chance?

<p>Hi. I am wondering about my chances to get into William and Mary as it is my number one school. Here is my appilcation overview:
-Male High School Senior from NJ
-3.79 unweighted/4.02 weighted GPA out of 4
-3 AP classes (Calculus AB, U.S. Gov. & Politics, U.S. History (already got a 5 for this exam)
-Class Rank: (26 out of 489) (weighted I believe) Top 5.3%
-EC's: work part-time year round at local library, worked as a basketball scorekeeper for two years, played organized recreational basketball since the start of middle school, part of Habitat for Humanity, volunteered at a basketball program for approx. 8 hours, volunteered at library for about 50 hours before working there
-Awards: Spanish Honor Society
SAT Scores: 690 CR, 710 Math, 590 Writing
Does this provide me with a decent chance for admission? Lol
I am also going to take the ACT in October to try and see if I can do better on that exam as I took the SAT two times and got the same score twice. Would applying ED help tremendously?
Additionally, I was thinking about majoring in either finance or pharmacy. Does W&M have either of those majors available?
Thanks for the help!</p>

<p>Ravensfan, glad you’re interested in W&M. Sounds like you have some solid credentials in your grades/rank and standardized test scores as well as your outside commitments. We’d definitely encourage someone with similar credentials to be in W&M’s applicant pool but just be mindful that we cannot admit all of the qualified applicants (I feel like I put this disclaimer on every post but we just want any applicant to be realistic when applying to a selective school).</p>

<p>We do offer four majors in our School of Business (accounting, marketing, finance, and process management and consulting). We do not offer a degree in pharmacy though we do have some sensations science majors (bio, chem, physics, neuroscience, environmental science, kinesiology and health sciences) as well as a pre-med advisory program that would prepare you for grad school in pharmacy.</p>

<p>Are the three AP classes your only AP classes or are those just senior year courses? Depending on your high school 3 APs total may be a bit lighter than many W&M applicants…something to keep in mind.</p>

<p>Applying ED can be beneficial. You’re in a pool of 1000 instead of a pool of 12,000+. It’s easier to stand out in the smaller pool. We also appreciate students who really want W&M and who are super excited about joining the Tribe and take that into consideration during ED as well. So if W&M is your first choice it cannot hurt you to apply ED and it can benefit you.</p>

<p>Hope this is helpful.</p>

<p>W&M Admission,
Thanks for the advice! My senior schedule actually only includes 2 AP classes (Calc AB, U.S Gov. & Politics) as I took U.S. History last year and I’ve also been in honors English the past three years. I had to take Art this year since it is a requirement by my school to take some sort of visual/performing art for a year. I recognize that my schedule is lighter than some other applicants but is that going to have a large negative effect on my admissions chance at W&M or is that just something that you take into account when weighing all other factors?
Just out of curiousity, I visited W&M during my spring break last year. Does this give me a slight advantage over other candidates who have not visited the campus since it shows that I would seriously consider enrolling there?
Additionally, does applying earlier (let’s say November instead of January) for regular decision help me in any way or does the time I send in the application not matter at all?
As always, thanks for the assistance!</p>

<p>As for your schedule, it depends on what’s offered at your school and how rigorous your program is in context of what’s available. Your counselor will help us to determine how demanding your curriculum is compared to others at your school. We evaluate what you took within the context of what is offered.</p>

<p>We do not track interest so those who visited have no advantage over those who do not.</p>

<p>The date you submit your application has no bearing on what decision you receive and when you receive it. You can check out our latest Admit It! blog for more info on this urban admission myth.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>