<p>Rejected...</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 30 ACT</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 630/790/570</li>
<li>GPA: 3.844uw, ~4.1w</li>
<li>Rank: 21/320uw, ~10/320w</li>
<li>Other stats: 9 AP/honors classes by graduation</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: pretty good, i thought</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: didn't see them, but probly good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: same</li>
<li>Hook (if any): interesting story on business experience for personal statement</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: northwest</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: ECs/SAT IIs, number of APs, rank</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: SAT IIs, number of APs, rank</li>
<li>Likely to go? If so, when are u visiting?</li>
</ul>
<p>After a brutal 3 months it has finally come to an end. </p>
<p>Rejection. (I wanted it so baddly too!)</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 31 ACT</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 670/800/670</li>
<li>GPA: 3.7uw, 4.04w</li>
<li>Rank: Top 13%</li>
<li>Other stats: 2 APs - both 4</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: quite good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: really good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: really good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): multicultural background</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: SAT I, rank</li>
</ul>
<p>Rejection. (Albywalby, I felt the same way! I thought that I had never wanted anything so badly, but everything happens for a reason)</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1430 (800v, 630m)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 780/730/680</li>
<li>GPA: 4.7w, 4.0uw</li>
<li>Rank: 3/421</li>
<li>Other stats: 2 APs - 5,4</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I really liked it lol, at least it was original</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: awesome</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: awesome</li>
<li>Hook (if any): 3 sport varsity captain, interested in competing in track</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: RI</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: stregnth-verbal SAT, nothing lower than an A- on my transcript; weakness-math SAT</li>
<li>why rejected: so many qualified applicants, white girl from northeast</li>
<li>I'll be a Conn College Camel '09, so I'll see all of you NESCAC athletes next year!</li>
</ul>
<p>Good luck everyone, I hope it worked out for the best!</p>
<p>Waitlisted (accepted the spot)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1500 (800V, 700M)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 770/760/710</li>
<li>GPA: ~3.8 UW</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>Other stats: 6 fives on AP tests, 5 more tests this year </li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: probably the best part of my app</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: solid, nothing special</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: see above</li>
<li>Hook (if any): music (sent in recording)</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: kentucky</li>
<li>School Type: public magnet (11th-12th), private prep (9th-10th)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: strengths - music/essays, weaknesses - math scores/grades</li>
<li>why you think you were waitlisted: i think i was decently well-rounded but not particularly captivating. who knows. </li>
<li>Likely to go? If so, when are u visiting? i don't know if i'll even get off the waitlist...</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: i'll either be @ amherst or the university of chicago next year, so i'm still quite happy with the way everything turned out. my best wishes to all williams applicants, whether accepted or not. its been an interesting journey to decisions!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED Regular</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1520 (760M 760V)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 790 Biology, 790 IIC, 690 Writing</li>
<li>GPA: 3.7</li>
<li>Rank: unranked</li>
<li>Other stats: 5s on US History, English Lang, BC Calculus, Chemistry, Biology
AP Courses this year: English Lit, C Physics, Statistics, Human Geography</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I thought my essays sounded a little ridiculous but they were perhaps not bad if read from a certain perspective</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Pretty solid</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Detailed and well written</li>
<li>Hook (if any): from southeast asia. People here have never heard of williams.</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Hong Kong</li>
<li>School Type: private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: from Hong Kong SAR, good APs, I guess my essays and the rest of my app was entertaining to read....Weakness is writing score but williams is cool enough not to care.</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think I was accepted because my app was good (hehehehe).</li>
<li>Likely to go? If so, when are u visiting? YES YES YES YES. I am in pain because I cannot visit. And I am hurt because I have to choose between Williams and another college.</li>
</ul>
<p>Williams i love you you are so cool.</p>