My Chances.....

<p>Hello everyone,
I'm a rising senior in Virginia. I wanted to know my chances of getting into W&M Early Decision. Since i'm going to be in-state, i think thats a fair advantage. I'm an Asian and a first generation student. I speak 3 different languages. I heard that plays a good role in college admissions since i'm first college student in America. </p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.75
ACT: 27(Aiming for 30+ my next try)
A lot of honors classes.
Will have 11 AP's by end of High school
780 Math Level 2 SAT2
750 Biology SAT2</p>

<p>More than 250 hours of community serivce.
Intership at a local hospital.
Worked for blood drives and libraries. </p>

<p>National Honor Society
Math Honor Scoiety
Science Honor Society
History Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>A number of other clubs.
Vice-President of Aerospace club.
President of Chess club.</p>

<p>3rd place at Virginia State Science fair.
Honor roll all quarters in HS.
Volunteer Award from President.
Track and field for 3 years.
Already have 2 Letters or Reccomendation and one from counselor.</p>

<p>I really want to get into W&M, this is my dream school. Please give any suggestions and give me your opinion on my chances.</p>

<p>I'm applying Early Decision.</p>

<p>Thank You</p>

<p>Ap’s I have taken are:</p>

<p>Freshmen: None
Sophomore: AP World History
Junior: AP US History, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology
Senior: AP Government, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP Physics B</p>

<p>I hold an AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Glad to hear you’re interested in W&M for ED.</p>

<p>Do you by chance go to the Commonwealth Governor’s School. That looks like one of their curriculums which are truly impressive.</p>

<p>Sounds like you have a lot of great academic and personal qualities to lend to campus and we’d encourage you to apply to W&M. We always caution students that we are selective and therefore some great students do not get in but you are certainly someone we would view as competitive.</p>

<p>Do share with us your experience as a first-generation student and utilize the parts of the application that ask about your cultural and language backgrounds.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that the next ACT date likely won’t return scores in time to be considered during ED so your current score may be all we can evaluate.</p>

<p>Also note that admission rates are higher during ED because the pool is 1000 instead of 12,000. It’s easier to stand out in a pool of 1000 so if W&M is your first choice and your family realizes they will not be able to compare scholarship/financial aid packages from several schools, definitely apply ED. It can only be to your benefit.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Thank You very muhc for your reply.</p>

<p>Firstly, should i state that i’m a first generation student in my application or the essay or personal statement? I don’t go to Governor’s school, i applied once though. I moved here in 8th grade and i took ESOL till 9th grade of highschool. Can there be any chance of trends since i moved from ESOL to AP English.
What would you think of my overall chances of W&M ED.
I’m top 10% of my class.
Also, can i submit 2 teacher recommendations or you just accept one?</p>

<p>Royalman, I’m going to try to address your questions one at a time.</p>

<p>Firstly, should i state that i’m a first generation student in my application or the essay or personal statement?</p>

<p>Answer: This will come out in the application because there’s a section that asks for parents’ educational information. If you’re also a first-generation American that can make for a good essay topic. </p>

<p>Can there be any chance of trends since i moved from ESOL to AP English.</p>

<p>Answer: I’m not sure what you mean by “chances of trends”</p>

<p>What would you think of my overall chances of W&M ED. </p>

<p>Answer: We can’t give you a statistic or a percentage chance of your admission because we haven’t reviewed your application but the admission rate during early decision is generally in the upper forties.
I’m top 10% of my class.</p>

<p>Also, can i submit 2 teacher recommendations or you just accept one? </p>

<p>Answer: You can submit 2 teacher recommendations but more than that gets a bit excessive. We encourage you to have at least one of the teachers be someone from an academic subject.</p>

<p>Hope this is helpful.</p>

<p>yes, thank you</p>