Hey yall, I have a question! Should I even apply?

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>Should I apply?</p>

<p>My gut is telling me that I should apply to W&M. It keeps telling me to "just apply, you never know what could happen..."</p>

<p>First off, I go to the number 7 school in texas and the number 38 in the nation. Its super competitive and Newsweek says my school "is frequently honored by Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Texas Business and Education Coalition, Just for the Kids, and other organizations as one of the best high schools in America". Even though I don't have the best GPA compared to the other students in my class, I believe it's pretty good.</p>

<p>STATS:
GPA: 3.5
ACT:
-Composite 31
-English 31
-Math 24
-Reading 36 (perfect score!)
-Science 31
We dont rank at my school.</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon</p>

<p>A competitive group that studies to compete in competitions on a given subject, you have to be invited to join the team and there are only nine participants per school.</p>

<p>NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE: Member, Sergeant at Arms (2008), Social Chair (2009) and Corresponding Secretary (2010)

May, 2005 - Present
 Total Hours: 493
A mother daughter organization that helps the community through service. </p>

<p>Fashion Club
Member 2009 President of Model Committee 2010</p>

<p>ASTRA
August, 2009 - 11,12
(All girls service organization- Teacher nominated) Member</p>

<p>Learning Programs International
June, 2009 - July, 2009 
Grade 11
(A 6 week intensive program in Seville, Spain where grammar, communication and culture were taught daily through classes and field trips)</p>

<p>Student Leadership University
June, 2008 - July, 2008
(A 2 week program during the summer in Washington, D.C. to learn leadership skills through visiting national monuments and hearing speeches from members of Congress and different Branches of Government)</p>

<p>Hilites
August, 2007 - 10,11,12
(All girls service organization) Member and Big Sis (mentor to freshmen girls)</p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>Administrative Assistant
 at the top Fashion group in my city (Senior Internship)
10 hours a week
Administrative Assistant
- Law Firm
15 hrs a week</p>

<p>School Choir
Was in top women's choirs all years</p>

<p>I'm so sorry if that was long, I promise I only have one more question. I had a 3.7-3.8 up until my junior year, and I had a very traumatic experience studying abroad, and I wanted to know if it'd be appropriate to write my essay on how that experience has shaped me into a more positive person. I don't want to write a story about fluff, that the admissions office I'm sure gets all the time (like about how I saved cancer patients and I run around at night in spandex saving the world-haha). </p>

<p>Thanks yall! If I dont have a shot at all, please tell me so I can know and not get heartbroken. :)</p>

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<p>It’s a little hard to respond without some additional context (such as your advanced course work and your high school’s GPA scale or rank approximation). Your ACT score is within our mid 50% range (28-32) and you sound very involved in your school which is definitely part of our review.</p>

<p>I like what your gut’s telling you. On all the “chance me” posts I tell students that you never know unless you apply. W&M doesn’t have any minimum criteria you have to meet or any formulaic way of making decisions so everyone is reviewed and everyone stands a chance of being admitted.</p>

<p>As far as your essay goes, if you feel the topic tells us something about you we do not already know and tells us something unique about you then go for it. You can also always just provide that information in the “additional information” part of the Common Application if you choose to write your essay on another topic.</p>