Is College of William & Mary a match or a reach? (OOS)

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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Bio:

  • Citizenship: US, Egypt
  • State of residence: Ohio
  • Class: 2018
  • Race: White (Middle Eastern)
  • Gender: Male
  • Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)

School:

  • Private school (around 240 students total, 57 in my grade)
  • Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year (there’s normally only around 30 students in a graduating class)
  • APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
  • Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take

Academic Profile:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.90 (calculated this myself, school doesn’t send unweighted)
  • Weighted GPA: 4.10
  • SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
  • AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
  • Rank: school does not report class rank

Senior Year Courses (APs):

  • AP Calculus AB (school doesn’t offer BC)
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP United States History

EC (I have more, this is more quality over quantity):

  • Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
  • Science Olympiad co-president
  • 45+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
  • 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
  • 75+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
  • Math Club

Honors:

  • Academic Honor Roll
  • National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
  • National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)

Thanks!

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W&M is a reach for any OOS applicant. I know of one student from New York with similar (if not better) stats as yours who was rejected. They ended up at Case Western Reserve University.

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I’d say it’s harder for an out of state student, so while not an extreme reach, it’s definitely not a likely. My daughter had similar stats … out of state, same number of APs, similar GPA although she took more courses each semester (7 academic classes every semester), similar activities and probably more honors, but not significantly … and she was accepted ED last year. I’m not sure how she would have fared RD, but most people predicted she would be accepted ED and she was.

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You certainly have a solid SAT score and it is helpful that you are male, since the current student body is around 55% female. We are from TX and my daughter had similar stats, albeit a slightly higher GPA (went to private school which also didn’t rank). FWIW - I don’t think I’d include any reference to National Society of High School Scholars. If I remember correctly, it is pretty much a fee-driven organization. Good luck to you. My daughter absolutely adores W&M and I am thrilled she was accepted because it has proven to be an excellent fit. Go Tribe!