My chances at W&M Out of State?

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<p>I really love William and Mary...do I have a decent shot at acceptance? :D</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Age: 17
State: NY
High School: Public
GPA: 98.4 weighted. (Rising trend, had a 102.75 weighted Junior Year)
Class Rank: School doesn't rank, I'd estimate top 10%.
SAT Scores:
Math: 800
Critical Reading: 630
Writing: 710
Essay Subscore: 11
2400 Super Score: 2140 (2110 sitting)
1600 Super Score: 1430 (1400 sitting)</p>

<p>SAT 2:
Math 1: 750
(Will be taking Literature and Biology in December)</p>

<p>AP Scores:
U.S. History: 4
Language and Composition: 3
World History: 3</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
President of Chamber Orchestra
Section Leader in Orchestra (Viola)
Spotlight Coordinator for Audio/Visual Club
Financial Coordinator for C.O.R.E. (Community Outreach Responsibility Experience)
Member of National Honor Society
Member of Tri-M Music Honor Society
Captain of 50-student team for Relay For Life
Tutor in Math 1hr/wk</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Cashier at Fairway (Supermarket) during the school year, 20 hr/wk.
Summer Counselor at BOCES Summer Program for kids grades 5-7
Will be interning at Northrup Grumman in January. </p>

<p>General Extra-Curriculars:
Philosophy Club
Astronomy Club
Audio/Visual Club
Generation Green
Chamber Orchestra
C.O.R.E. (student run non-profit organization to update the Pediatric Center at Nassau County Community Hospital, goal is to raise $25,000)
National Honor Society (Gold Honor Roll in every quarter of High School)
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Viola Lessons
I started playing the guitar when I was 5.
Volleyball in 9th and 10th grade.</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Calculus BC
AP Government/Economics
AP Biology
AP Literature
College Spanish</p>

<p>Other Classes:
AP World History
AP U.S. History
AP Psychology
Honors Physics
Honors Chemistry
Honors Living Environment</p>

<p>Major Interests:
Music- I play the Guitar and the Viola, and I like to write music or lean new songs.
Travel- I have been to England, France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, some of these countries though the People To People Program, and I was selected to be a National Ambassador. In March I will be visiting Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.</p>

<p>If I'm missing anything let me know :) Thanks so much for taking the time to look this over!</p>

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<p>Sorry for the delayed response. W&M was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday!</p>

<p>Sounds like you have many outstanding qualities, both academically and personally. You would certainly be a student competitive for admission to W&M.</p>

<p>That being said, many of our 12,000+ applicants are competitive for admission so we encourage you to distinguish yourself as much as possible through the application. In your case, given your interest in music, you should consider the creative art submission ([William</a> & Mary - Arts Submissions](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applicationprocess/artssubmissions/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applicationprocess/artssubmissions/index.php)). Getting a good review from our faculty can serve to verify your talent and demonstrate how you might contribute to the W&M community.</p>

<p>We remind every applicant that W&M accepts just under one-third of its applicants meaning we have to turn away some stellar students. When that happens, it’s not that the student was lacking, it’s simply a reflection of the strength of our pool so you should absolutely apply. Just remember that we can only accept so many outstanding students so just set your expectations appropriately.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter who replies to this or if there is a reply, I’m just going crazy waiting for the letter! The only college I want to go to is William & Mary, and I really want to know if I’ve got a good shot. </p>

<p>out-of-state (ohio)
female</p>

<p>weighted gpa: 4.1
unweighted gpa: 3.8</p>

<p>32 act </p>

<p>classes:
10 ap classes throughout high school (ap english lit, ap english lang, ap calc bc, ap us history, ap us government, ap spanish, ap psych, ap bio, ap econ, ap stats) along with 5 honors classes (honors english 9, honors geometry, honors biology, honors chemistry, honors english 10).</p>

<p>awards:
ap scholar with honor
smith college book award
honor roll
exemplary attendance (4 years)
national merit scholar (commended)
united states tennis association (USTA) tournament finalist, top 20 regional ranking. </p>

<p>clubs:
–Solon High School Tennis Team<br>
NOC Scholar-Athlete Medallion Recipient
Team Captain<br>
Silver Medalist Northeast Ohio Conference Tournament<br>
All-Conference<br>
Northeast Ohio Conference Champions (Team)<br>
3-year Varsity Letter Recipient<br>
Scholar-Athlete Award<br>
–Solon High School Courier<br>
Editor-in-Chief<br>
College Editor Copy Editor<br>
Opinion Columnist<br>
–Mock Trial<br>
Team Captain<br>
Regional Qualifier<br>
“Outstanding Attorney Award”<br>
–“Music in Motion” Show Choir Instrumentalist (piano)<br>
–Junior State of America<br>
Vice President of the Treasury<br>
–Book Club
Officer of Public Relations<br>
–Images Staff Member (student literary magazine)<br>
–Freshman Mentoring Program
–National Honor Society<br>
–Student of Piano </p>

<p>work:
mitchell’s ice cream employee
intern at premier abstract ltd. (title company) </p>

<p>volunteering:
relay for life team
peer tutor
assistant tennis coach
“book buddies” (teaching little kids how to read)
athletic office assistant (150+ community service hours)</p>

<p>I know that decision letters come out this week and that I’m better off waiting, but this was just something to calm my nerves!</p>

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<p>Decisions will be released tonight via email so you only have to wait a few more hours. Regardless of the decision, we appreciate every applicant and understand that every applicant has great qualities to lend to a college community. You all give us some very tough decisions to make because our pool is so accomplished. </p>

<p>See our web site ([William</a> & Mary - Apply](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission]William”>Undergraduate Admission | William & Mary)) for details on how decisions will be released.</p>