I have no clue, can i get in??? (chances back)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>SAT (single test date)</p>

<p>CR- 730
Math- 790
Writing MC 800
Essay- 8</p>

<p>Overall- 2290</p>

<p>GRADES</p>

<p>Our school doesn't rank, but definitely top 10%. Cum Laude also.
UW gpa (including freshman year is like a 3.6 and weighted a 3.85 (we have small weights :/ ) if you don't include freshman year its more like a 3.78 UW and 4.05 W (and all this is only core classes)</p>

<p>Freshman Year </p>

<p>English 9 honors- B
World History I honors- B
Physics honors- B+
Acc. Algebra II- C+
French II Honors- A-</p>

<p>Sophomore Year</p>

<p>English 10 Honors- A
World History II Honors- A-
Chem Honors- A-
Pre Calc- A-
French III Honors- A-</p>

<p>Junior Year (so far)</p>

<p>English 11 AP- A-
US History Honors- A
Chem AP- A-
Calc AB- A-
French IV Honors- A</p>

<p>Senior Year courseload-
English 12 AP
Micro/Macro
Physics AP
Calc BC
French AP</p>

<p>Ethnicity- Hispanic (cuban)
Private School</p>

<p>EC's- </p>

<p>-community service about 300 hours, playing piano at local nursing home
-varsity basketball 2 years, jv sports before (lax, basketball, football)
-solo & ensemble music festival awards- 5 state solo superiors in piano, mallets, and drums so far and 15 distric superiors so far. been playing drums for 6 years and piano for 8.
-young republicans president, spanish club for 4 years
- did harvard summer school program last year, have a prof rec (but i have no idea what its like considering i never really got to know him THAT well)</p>

<p>I know that its still early, but can i please know if im wasting my time or if i actually have a good chance. Assuming i score 4's and 5's on the AP exams this year, 700+ on the sat II's, and excellent essay and teacher recs, what are my chances?? (will chance back!)</p>

<p>I know this is a Williams forum but I'd also appreciate chances for </p>

<p>Amherst
Princeton
Dartmouth
Columbia
Duke
Stanford
Georgetown
Bowdoin</p>

<p>Thanks so much, I just really have NO clue</p>

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<p>Your scores are fine, but your activities are pretty boring. Nothing sets you apart, and Harvard professor recommendation probably won't help too much. I would say that you have small chance of being admitted to most of the colleges listed. Sorry if I offended you.</p>

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<p>not at all, thanks for your honesty. so is this the common consensus? anybody else? Please i would really appreciate the input.</p>

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<p>Hey, it's all a crap shoot. Apply wherever you want to go, and as long as you have a respectable, realistic backup, then go ahead and shoot for those schools. You sound like a decent candidate. </p>

<p>If you want to up your odds a little, try to get involved in something interesting. Maybe you could teach kids piano? You seem to be pretty good at that :) .</p>

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<p>If you apply to Stanford, they don't look at your first year grades aren't considered. Below are links to where you can see profiles and stats of other students who got into those schools. There are a lot of statistics for Stanford and some of the other schools.</p>

<p>myCollegeSTAT</a> - Williams College
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Amherst College
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Princeton University
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Dartmouth College
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Duke University
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Stanford University
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Bowdoin College
myCollegeSTAT</a> - Georgetown University</p>

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<p>I would say your shot is good, the URM status will boost you, but I agree with jinlee: the EC's are a bit boring.
Chance me back? My thread's a bit below yours on here.</p>