<p>I got one! I’m in Louisiana. Rank: 2/82, GPA: 4.0 UW/4.877 W, SAT: 2360 (780, 780, 800 w/ 12 essay), ACT: 35 one sitting, 36 super-scored, Hispanic, and a Questbridge applicant. Average Essays and decent, if not good, ECs.</p>
<p>I got one too! Big white envelope STUFFED with material (bumper sticker!). </p>
<p>OBJECTIVE</p>
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 second sitting (800 W, 790 CR, 750 M)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: Latin = 770, Math II = 770</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.21 unweighted (A- = 3.67, A+ = 4.33)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but I’m in Cum Laude (within 10%)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language and Writing (5)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP BC Calculus, AP English Language, Auditioned Jazz/Rock Band, AP US History, Independent Study in Molecular Biology (1 on 1 with my teacher, almost like Williams’ tutorials), (AP) Economics</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Awards (Golds and a silver), Cum Laude; various local, state, national debate trophies, various school awards</p>[/li]
<p>SUBJECTIVE:</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Auditioned Jazz/Rock Band (3 years); Astronomy club (2 years, founder/president), Auditioned, nationally recognized a cappella group (1); pit band in musicals (1); Editor of school newspaper (1); non-auditioned a cappella group (2); Varsity Science Olympiad (2); JV and Varsity debate (2); Advisory leader in community service (only offered 1 year); liaison to national charity in junior year; Habitat for Humanity ReStore (2)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: 7 weeks (summer) in major university biology lab doing research, outreach research program in astronomy sponsored by JPL (published in major astronomical journal)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: raised about $15k for school WISER, Stop Hunger Now, Amnesty International; organized service project for the junior class, raised $4,000, H for H ReStore</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities (fresh, soph, jun): Debate camp, biology research, astronomy research</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: Common app = Very lighthearted! Humorous essay about my experiences with my Astronomy Club. [/li]Window Essay = VERY PERSONAL, wrote about overcoming illness and how it motivated me</p>
<p>OTHER:</p>
<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, will apply</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended major?: biology, classics, astronomy</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): NC</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: independent</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: white</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: M</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: 100k</p>[/li]
<p>[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE</p>
<p>i got one yesterday! i live in ny, sats 2290 (one sitting): CR 730, W 800, M 760, bio 690 lit 790 chem 700, 4.0 gpa…indpendent study in music, leadership in music and sports…i dont think i have a “hook” </p>
<p>SO EXCITED, CAN’T BELIEVE I GOT ONE!</p>
<p>does anyone here know for sure that williams is their first choice? or do you know if any other schools do the early write thing? i had no idea this even existed…</p>
<p>^ same, I thought only likely letters existed haha. </p>
<p>Sent from my SPH-D710 using CC</p>
<p>Did anyone receive information on perhaps an admitted students website or Facebook? I definitely plan on visiting again and staying overnight to see how I might fit into the community at Williams, but it’d be great if I could talk to other admitted students/current students before then.</p>
<p>Hopefully I’ll meet some of you in the future!</p>
<p>I had no idea ‘Early-Writes’ existed either, I was shocked when I got one in the mail yesterday (I live in Chicago)! I’m hispanic, Rank: 18/410, ACT: 27 (E: 26 M:32 R: 27 S: 28 Wr:11) (super-scored), SAT II’s Math 2: 750, Bio. E: 660, UW GPA: 4.14, W GPA: about 3.7, some science research, some classes at local CC, essays were ok. I’d say good EC’s.</p>
<p>Do they send Early Writes to internationals ??</p>
<p>Just got mine in Canada!
Dated March 6th.</p>
<p>Just got an email from admissions saying I was admitted!!! Ahhh, I’m so happy right now!</p>
<p>@Kgoodwin18 - Congratulations</p>
<p>I was wondering if Williams College sends early writes to internationals in Asia?</p>
<p>Did anybody in CA get one? </p>
<p>Just curious, how big of an effect do essays have for Williams compared to SAT scores and GPA?</p>
<p>I would imagine that essays hold slightly more weight than number stats in lacs than other universities but idk. That’s the impression I’ve gotten in my high schools past, but I don’t think it would always hold true. </p>
<p>Sent from my SPH-D710 using CC</p>
<p>So apparently the email was a follow-up to the Early Write because I FINALLY got it. My school was holding it (I go to a boarding school) and since we had just come off of spring break, I had to wait a week before I could finally touch it!</p>
<p>Has anyone received early write letters from Williams for regular decision class of 2017?</p>
<p>From what I can tell, for the last couple of years, Wednesday of the first full week in March is when early write letters were first received by ED applicants who lived in Mass (which would be today). Anyone receive one yet?? Anyone?</p>
<p>DC just received one in the mail. Does anyone know how many early writes Williams issues typically?</p>
<p>@Alden: was the early write letter received via email or snail mail? If snail mail, what is your geographic location? </p>
<p>Also, maybe someone can create a new thread for this year??? :)</p>
<p>Snail mail in a state in the mid-Atlantic area.</p>
<p>Accepted into Williams!!! My letter came by snail mail. I’m in Eastern PA.</p>
<p>Thank you. It is nice to know the letters are going out. I hope one comes this way.</p>