GPA 3.9 Competitive and well known high school
SAT 1470 750V, 720M
AP’s Taken
AP US History
AP Environmental Science
AP Psychology
AP English
AP Economics
AP Calculus
Activities:
Varsity Golf
Varsity Lacrosse
Political Action Club/Harvard Model Congress (Vice Pres.)
International Relations Club (Model UN)
Mock Trial
Mentors in Violence Prevention
Volunteer at local hospital past 3 summers
Ski Club (president)
Peer Mentors
Summer Job-Lifeguard
Well thats not as in-depth as my resume but it should give a general idea. My school is pretty well known by colleges as being very competitive. Each year several students are accepted to Ivies. I’m trying to go for the whole political science approach as you can probably tell from my clubs.
Schools:
William and Mary (ED)
Boston College
Villanova
Bates
U Richmond
Bucknell
Brandeiss
Colgate
Gettysburg
<p>Hm... looking at your list you could be aiming... A LOT higher than you are right now. You're almost a sure acceptee at every single one of the schools on your list. Now, if you're perfectly content with the colleges in your list and feel no NEED to aim higher, then that's GREAT for you :) HOWEVER, if you're timid about your record and do not have the confidence to apply to the highest tier schools, I'm just letting you know that you'll DEFINITEly have a great chance everywhere except maybe harvard/yale/princeton/mit/stanford... and even at those schools you have a decent chance. But yes, you're definitely in W&M</p>
<p>Pebbles, what do you mean by "decent chance", more than 50%? Would you say that somebody with such qualifications, which come across as very high to me, would likely get into one of the following: harvard/yale/princeton/mit/stanford if she/he applied to all of them?</p>
<p>Thanks, and sorry to use your post like this redsox05baby</p>
<p>hey no problem...but does everyone feel the same way about my credentials? I'm not the top student at my school, and i'm applying out of state which makes it a little harder...thanks alot</p>
<p>Oh, is it usually easier to get into a college if it is in the state you live in? I really don't know enough...This post seems to be more helpful to me than the original poster, hehe.</p>
<p>William and Mary is a good choice for you ONLY if it is your dream school and you would feel no regrets about not trying elsewhere - ED is binding.
Be aware that financial aid for out of staters at WM is very tight.</p>
<p>W & M is a fine school (one of my best frined's went there). With your credentials, I think that you would be accepted in ED or RD at W&M as long as you are in the top 5-10% of your class, even though you are out of state. But maybe I am overly optimistic.</p>
<p>RedSox - While none of us can <em>guarantee</em> you you'll get in, you do look like a good candidate for WM either ED or RD...my son is a soph there and had similar stats to you (RD, out of state).</p>
<p>The question is do you want to go ED there and be committed, or increase your choices (and fin aid options) by going RD? You have lots of great schools - does WM stand far apart from the rest for you?</p>