Official Williams College Class of 2019 ED Results Thread

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
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<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
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<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (Did not send)
ACT: 36 (36 R, 36 E, 36 M, 35 S, 8 Writing) Superscored, two sittings were both 35 Composites
SAT II: 790 US History, 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank, but ~2/55
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Modern Europe (4), Computer Science A (5), English Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP French, AP Government, AP Physics, Honors Music, Humanities
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Senate (Junior Class Secretary, High School Secretary), Seven theater productions, Interschool program based on solving city issues, Track 4 years, Football 2 years, Basketball 2 years, Science Olympiad, Chorus, Play Piano, Load of clubs
Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp for four weeks
Volunteer/Community service: Various, decent amount
Summer Activities: Visiting a million colleges
Essays: Common App 9/10, chose the key event prompt and wrote about hurricanes. Supplement 8/10, chose Steve Irwin
Teacher Recommendation: AP Modern Europe / APUSH Teacher: 9/10, knows me well and is extremely well spoken, had a son go to Williams. Pre-cal teacher: 8/10, also knows me pretty well
Counselor Rec: Dunno, probably 8/10? Knows me pretty well
Additional Rec: Nah
Interview: No</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT, recs, random state
Weaknesses: GPA and EC’s are average
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Interesting story, underrepresented state, test scores didn’t hurt
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None!</p>

<p>General Comments: Super excited right now! Really glad those five hours of constant refreshing paid off.</p>

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<p>Super excited to be a part of class of 2019!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2260 Superscore (800 CR, 780 M, 680 W)
ACT: None
SAT II: 780 Math II, 710 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6 (4.3 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Will have taken 13 at the end of this year. 4.3 avg score
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc, AP Stats, Latin IV H, AP Eng Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Magna Cum Laude National Latin Exam, National Merit Semi Finalist, </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2yr Swim team captain, Captain of Academic Team, Statistic MAO Rep, HMUN, World Quest, Club Swimming
Job/Work Experience: N/a
Volunteer/Community service: 3hrs math tutoring per week
Summer Activities: Swimming
Essays: Very Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong
Counselor Rec: Strong
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Small Private Competative
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mom din’t go to college</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Swim Recruited, high board score, very good extracurriculars
Weaknesses: lower gpa
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none</p>

<p>General Comments: Happy to be in the Class of 2019!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (CR: 760, M: 750, W:710)
ACT:
SAT II: Physics-800, Math II-770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, Voices of Protest, Economics, English 12 electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA (chapter president), Sailing Club (president), 4-year varsity lacrosse starter
Job/Work Experience: Sailing instructor, art gallery internship, gubernatorial campaign internship, marketing firm internship
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Sailing
Essays: Common app–central background prompt, wrote about my passion for math, (9/10) supp–wrote about my 9th grade geometry teacher (9/10)
Teacher Recommendation: Precalc AB (10/10), Contemporary US History (9/10)
Counselor Rec:(10/10) I think, counselor read me some of her rec and it was incredible and an integral part of my application
Additional Rec:
Interview: Interviewed with Karen Parkinson, went well</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Independent
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: good scores, exceptional junior and senior year grades, great recs, very good personal statements, legacy
Weaknesses:bad freshman and sophomore grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I fit the mold for a williams student very well and that was reflected in my application, my high school is very well known for being one of the most rigorous in the country, therefore the 3.49 GPA isn’t as much of a detriment as it seems (the average accepted GPA ED from my school to Williams is a 3.55) and I’m a legacy which can’t hurt.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: withdrew all my other applications</p>

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<p>thought I’d add on that precalc teacher went to Williams and Contemp US teacher was formerly a Columbia admissions officer, as was my counselor, which is part of the reason for all my confidence in my recommendations</p>

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Decision: Accepted (RD early write)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (CR:710 M:750 W:750)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math II: 790 Chemistry:800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 200
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: relatively challenging
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International: ASEAN top child drawing award, National: The Whole Myanmar First, Yangon Mathematical Olympiad 1st prize, National Mathematical Olympiad 8th prize

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Art club (president), Student Council (vice-president)
Job/Work Experience: Brand ambassador for a chicken essence drink, private tutor
Volunteer/Community service: teaching blind students, volunteered at a philanthropic organization which provides free medical care to poor people in rural regions, participant of Kizuna bond project in Japan
Summer Activities: reading, swimming, badminton
Essays: Common App essay: good (great story, OK-ish writing and creativity), Optional essay: did not write
Teacher Recommendation: great (I hope)
Counselor Rec: excellent (she knows me very well)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): Myanmar (Burma) (moved from Myanmar to U.S)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Burmese)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: low (<50,000)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ranked first out of 300,000 HS seniors in Myanmar

Reflection

Strengths: “The Whole Myanmar First” title (got highest score in National Matriculation Examination), leadership positions, good personal statement which showed my maturity and perseverance amid family struggles

Weaknesses: our public school curriculum can’t match that of international schools, did not write optional essay

Why you think you were accepted: My story (a Burmese student who tried very hard and came to the top despite family problems and financial struggles), volunteer and leadership positions

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred MIT EA, accepted Williams RD, (will update other decisions later)

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Objective:

ACCEPTED RD (early write/likely letter–feeling blessed :smile: )

SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR 700 M 730 W (2,110)
ACT:
SAT II: 680 M-Bio, 740 US
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send, but 4s/5s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Stat, AP Span, AP Bio, AP BC Calc, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No international awards…DECA Finance Finalist CT, Xerox Award for Innovation

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): :Steps to American Greatness business club (President/Founder), Student Congress (President), DECA (President), buildOn (President), NHS (VP), Stamford Student Advisory Council
Job/Work Experience: My parents owned a pizzeria that I worked at.
Volunteer/Community service: buildOn (500 hours of community service)
Summer Activities: buildOn Internship, Internship with U.S. Rep Jim Himes, RBS Workshop
Essays: Realization through the creation of STAG that the fear of failure is useless, climaxes with me stating how I went to pitch the club to GE Capital
Teacher Recommendation: 7/10
Counselor Rec:9/10
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: NA

Other******** I organized an assembly for my high school’s senior class that featured three Connecticut politicians (Governor Dannel Malloy, U.S. Rep Jim Himes, Mayor of Stamford) speaking on the topic of success. STAG hosted the event and we made the front page of the Stamford Advocate and I updated Williams with it in early March.

My parents lost the pizzeria in December and I updated Williams with a supplement essay describing how it impacted me. Not sure that they read it though as I didn’t receive a confirmation email. I did for the newspaper supplement though.

State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Peruvian/Albanian (Hispanic/European)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <50k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation, low-income

Reflection

Strengths: Received my early write about a week after I sent the newspaper in. Not sure that it influenced my decision though, but the event was covered well.
Weaknesses: SAT, SAT II, I got a C in BC Calc first quarter but managed a B+ second quarter (3.45 Q1 GPA to 3.8 Q2). Strong senior course load may have compensated for the C.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM but I do think my ECs were still unique
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred Harvard SCEA (updated with newspaper in early March though, we’ll see), Accepted to NYU Stern (early it seems, as none of my peers have received word)