<p>hi, ive been reading on this site for a while but this is my first post! yay!
im a californian- 3.84 weighted gpa 2110 SATS (690 cr, 650 math, 770 writing, gonna retake), 700 lit SAT II
my school does not rank, but im a pretty prominent student academically at an extremely tough private school
white, female, not first generation
4 aps, 5 honors classes
e.c.'s: jv soccer 2 years, cpt. 1 yr and coaches award
volleyball manager one season
theatre 4 years, assistant director once, make up crew once
dance one year, then yoga two years
published thrice, once in the school lit magazine, once in a literary journal for a workshop i attended, and once in my own book (all fiction)
worked for a charity thrift store, tutored french, babysat, camp counselor, community service at local public middle school doing stage managing for theatre
recylcing club 1 years, amnesty international 2 years</p>
<p>what are my chances for william and mary?</p>
<p>also, i wanna major in sociology- how popular is this major?</p>
<p>Like most top tier schools, W&M is going to look to see if you took the most advanced curriculum available at your school. They’re also going to look for ways in which you have taken on a leadership role in the extracurriculars. It’s a competitive school to get into, and it’s much more competitive for OOS.</p>
<p>The Writing score doesn’t count in the admissions process - most schools will tell you it’s too new of a test. </p>
<p>To have the best chance for getting into W&M or other top tier schools, I’d advise:
Retaking the SAT. Getting it over 1400 can’t hurt.
Take at least one more SAT II, and consider retaking the Lit. Just my opinion, but I think if it’s an area you’re focused in you should really nail that test.
Reviewing your course selection. Although you’re not planning to go into a math field, you need to keep progressing there. Is the Stats class an IB or AP?
Taking on a leadership role. Focus on one or two extracurriculars where you can really shine and develop as a leader. </p>
<p>I don’t know if this is just a “Virginia” thing, but there is an expectation in high school for students to take a curriculum like that described (at least, for students wanting to get into highly competitive schools like W&M), that is: </p>
<p>AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Calculus AB or BC
4 years foreign language (up to AP level)</p>
<p>with a minimum of six AP / IB-level courses taken. This isn’t so much they want you know “AP Biology” but that you have sought out a difficult (most difficult) and challenging curriculum. So, these courses may not be absolutes, but are representative, I think, of their expectations of a Virginia high school student. Your curriculum choices need to be reflective of the same level of difficulty. </p>
<p>As mentioned, the writing component will be all-but ignored - a pair of 700-level scores aren’t mandatory, but would put you in a strata where your SAT scores aren’t a reason to <em>not</em> admit you, if that makes sense. </p>
<p>as far as reviewing my course selection- i am taking seven classes this year, does that count for anything? and i will be taking the math 2 sat IIs
and i hope to be taking a leadership role in theater with my assistant directing
and i will be retaking the sat</p>
<p>and squiddy, in california, its kind of expected a student takes somewhere around that many aps, but not nessecarily those classes, like you said. to take all 3 of those aps in science would be impossible at my school, unless you took 2 science classes almost every year</p>
<p>also, its expecvted that one take 3 yrs foreign language</p>
<p>my scedule first semester of this year looks like this:</p>
<p>constructing a life philosophy
controversy in america
media stereotypes
literary editing and publishing
ap lit
ap enviro sci
ap us gov</p>
<p>I worked with a sociology professor in the context of international relations and he was really amazing. I think it is one of the smaller departments, but that may mean that it could be easier to find research opportunities or just to get to know the professors.</p>