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Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>-So I am in the midst of appyling and really stressing....no joke
-I am probably in the samw situation as everyone else but I am NOT a good standerdized test taker....so I am a little bit behind...but anyway on to the interesting stuff! </p>

<pre><code> Rough Academic and EC Resume:
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<p>-Student Council Representative: (9-12th)
-Over 120 hours of volunteer work and counting this year
-National Honors Society Member: (10-12th)
-Spanish National Honors Society Member: (11-12th)
-Ran Cross-Country and Track: (9-12th)
-Ran first varsity race at the Texas XC State Championship and helped team get third
in state
-Crowned "Donut Run Queen"
-Competed at Regional Level
-Voted as "Most Improved" by track team in 10th grade<br>
-Co-Captain of XC team during senior year
-Spend at least 15 hours per week runnining (everyday of the week excluding Sundays)
-Going to participate in Science Olympiad during 2nd half of the year(12th)
-Blackbelt
-Vacation Bible School Teacher (9th)
-Coach for local summer track camp (9-12th)
-Nominated for a K-Award in Biology H (10th) and IPC H (9th)
-Homeroom (MAP) representative (12th)</p>

<pre><code> A little Somthing Something.....:
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<p>-Hispanic
-Lived in Mexico for four years before coming to Texas (Tejas)</p>

<pre><code> True Academic Standings:
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<p>-Maintained A's all through Highschool career except in Chemistry and Geometry (89) for only one semester each
-Rank: 37/ 947 (Large 5A School - almost 1,000 kids per grade)
-Percentage: Top 4%
-GPA: 3.947</p>

<p>Freshman Year: Sophmore Year: Junior Year:
English H Pre-AP English H Pre-AP English
Algebra Geometry H Algebra 2 H
IPC H Biology H Chemistry H
World Geography H World History H Pre-AP AP US History Honors
Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4
XC/ Track XC/ Track XC/ Track
Art I Health and Speech Videotech</p>

<p>Senior Year:
English
Pre-Calculus
Biology II Honors
Physics Honors
Anatomy Honors
Government AP / Economics H
XC/ Track</p>

<p>OKAY!! Got all of that?? Okay here comes the BIG POOPER.....</p>

<p>SAT:
Math: 600
CR: 530</p>

<p>I am a good overall student its just when I get to the tests I cannot focus and breathe...I just freak out!! I am planning to take the SAT in November and December so hopefully I can improve my scores. If you have any comments or suggestions feel free to comment - if you have any other schools that you think might fit my criteria better feel free to leave suggestions! </p>

<p>THANKS</p>

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<p>REVISED CLASS:</p>

<p>Freshman:
-IPC H
-World Geography H
-XC/ Track
-Art I
-Algebra
-LA Pre-AP H
-Spanish 2</p>

<p>Sophmore:
-LA Pre-Ap H
-Spanish 3
-World History Pre-AP H
-Biology H
-Geometry H
-XC/ Track
-Speech and Health </p>

<p>Junior:
-English
-XC/ Track
-Videotech
-Algebra 2 H
-US AP History H
-Chemistry H
-Spanish 4</p>

<p>Senior:
-Bio II H
-Physics H
-English
-Pre-Calculus
-Anatomy H
-Government AP H and Economics H
-XC / Track </p>

<p>-Also if I am practicing for the SATS should I do practice tests every week? Or every two to five days or something?</p>

<p>CHANCE ME CHANCE ME CHANCE ME</p>

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<p>JellyB, from your lengthy post, I think you live in TX. If you are in VA, that makes a significant difference. If you are a guy, that will give you a little edge, and being Hispanic won't hurt a bit. Your EC's are outstanding. You should be commended for all you are able to do. However, your SAT puts you in a hole, especially for OOS. I think you should consider W&M a reach school, maybe even high reach. You may get in, but I think you need to concentrate on finding some match schools, and a couple of safeties. Of course there are a lot of good choices among VA and TX public universities.</p>

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<p>Do you have any suggestions of colleges or universities that might "fit" me well?
I already have automatic acceptance at UT for being in the top 10% percentile.</p>

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<p>Check out Elon, College of Charleston, Davidson, JMU</p>

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<p>It's good you have UT in your back pocket, so, hopefully, you can have a bit of fun with your other apps. Rocketplayer gave a nice list to consider. I agree that JMU would seem to be a match for you. Looking at other VA public universities, how about VA Tech? If you want an urban experience, there's always VCU. These schools, however, are much larger than W&M, and you might want to consider some of the many private colleges/universities in VA. In the meantime, work on your W&M app. I thought it would be a reach for you, but it's not 'out of reach.' Good luck.</p>