My Chances at Williams

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<p>Okay I need everyone'e help with this one.
I realize that at one point, Williams' admission selection process becomes completely incomprehensible, but I want to know my chances up to the point when they start throwing the darts at applicants' pictures.</p>

<p>SAT: 2300 (CR: 760 M: 760 WR: 780 essay:11)</p>

<p>AP Tests: US History: 5
Taking English Lit and Calculus AB (with classes), Psychology and Spanish Language (on my own)
GPA: 3.95 Unweighted
Rank: 4 of 120
Taken the hardest possible classes</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Boy Scouts of America (Leadership Roles and Eagle Scout)(since 1st grade)
Student Council Representative and Student Representative to the Local School Board (2years)
Drama Club (2 years) (two minor roles, two major roles)
Math Team (open to student body) (3 years)
State Math Contest (Teacher selected) (3 years) (Perfect Score in Algebra I)
Student Founder of the Reach High Scholars Club (Student-Run College Preparation Club)
Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook (member for 4 years, section editor each year)
National Honor Society(Since Sophomore Year) (treasurer for 1 year)
Rotary-Interact Club (Created last year, Treasurer for 2 years)</p>

<p>Summer:
2007: People to People Student Amabassador (England, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland)
2009: Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School (French[Honors], Arabic[Satisfactory], Psychology[Honors])
2010: Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy (Spanish on Green Mountain College campus)
2011: Applying to SUmmer@Brown and Carnegie-Mellon AP/EA credit courses</p>

<p>Work Experience:
2007-2008: Seafood Restaurant Kitchen Staff
Summer 2008: Yawgoog Scout Reservation, Shooting Sports COunselor
2009-2010: Housekeeper for my Neighbors
2011: Will be teaching a Beginners' Spanish Class to 7th and 8th graders for the Recreation Department</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Scholar Commended Student
Trig-Star Competition 2nd place in school
Achievement Awards in all subjects in school</p>

<p>Recommendations: 4 (all very good, I've checked)
2 English Teachers
1 Spanish Teacher
1 Science Teacher</p>

<p>Common App Essay: Editted multiple times, received multiple nods of approval from two english teachers as well as my classmates.</p>

<p>Supplemental Essays: Very good ideas on how to answer them</p>

<p>So, Where do you think I stand? What do you think my chances are to at least make it to the dart board?</p>

<p>Thanks Everyone</p>

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<p>Your chances at any top tier school are reasonable, certainly better than throwing darts. If you are certain about your top choice, ED can give you an edge.</p>

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<p>Why have 4 recs? They don’t read more than 2 in total.</p>

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<p>That four was for my other post, I only have two going to williams, I forgot to change that</p>

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<p>I also forgot to post my subject test scores
Math Level I: 700
US History: 730
Physics: 700
Spanish (reading): 670
Literature: 610
World History: 610</p>

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<p>Your chances look good! Just make sure you “stand out” on paper, through essays and what not. Also, my advice would be to send only your highest SAT IIs, maybe just physics and US (or include math…) but I don’t see all the other ones as helping you. Best of luck!!!</p>

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<p>I sent them all six scores, just to show that I took six, and didn;t do terrible in them. I feel that with all of my other stuff, they would look more at the fact that I did decent in six instead of the fact that I have three that are only in the 600s.
How many do they require anyway?</p>