Mass. Kid Chances!

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<p>I really like Williams and would love to see what people think my chances of getting in are!</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: Massachusetts
College Class Year: 2016
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Weighted: 4.00
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 152</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 600
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 690
SAT II Literature: 750
SAT II U.S. History: 700</p>

<p>Lead role in 8 school plays and musicals
Pep Band
NHS
Two Jobs
Humanities Collaborative
Self made playwright (Williams received my play)
Acting Coach at professional theatre for youth summer program
Bass Clarinet player
Spanish tutor to continuing education adult college students</p>

<p>"No Guts No Glory" style essay approach, very personal and risky.
Good Recs</p>

<p>I will major in Theatre.</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Obviously you are not interested in science and math but the 600 is marginal and the other SATIs are just ok–and the distribution requirements at Williams means you will not be math/science free during college. I would try if you can still to take the SATII in math to shore that up. </p>

<p>That being said, standardized testing is just one factor-- the school will look I’m sure to see if you have room to grow or are topping out at hs (they want to make sense of the disparity between the standardized tests and your GPA). If your letters speak about how much more you can grow then they may over look the poor numbers as less important-- that you are a bad tester. But if the teachers write that you are working as hard as you can now, the College might wonder if a Williams curriculum is right for you.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks for responding, any other opinions?</p>

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<p>rpraderio - your scores and probably your class rank are low for a typical student in MA without a hook. But, admissions may really want a playwrite. If so, I think your chances are good.</p>

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<p>Interesting EC’s, but I don’t know. Those scores are pretty low. I think it’s a reach. Chance back?
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<p>If you don’t mind me asking, what is your unweighted GPA? That matters more, as weighting distribution varies from school to school, so a “4.00” doesn’t reveal much about your course load. Good luck!! I love Williams too :)</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t calculate unweighted gpas unfortunately. </p>

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