Overly Nervous :( Do I have any chance at all?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Williams College
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<p>Asian Indian from suburban Cleveland, OH.
Applying: International Studies/Economics
GPA :3.82 Weighted, 3.43 Unweighted (ouch) </p>

<p>Courses: Hardest possible at my school. 8 AP's, 10+ Honors</p>

<p>SAT1: Math: 710 Critical Reading: 720 Writing: 730 Essay:12 (Superscored)
Single Sitting: Math: 710 CR: 720 Writing: 670 Essay: 10</p>

<p>1430/1600: 2160/2400: 2100/2400</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Model UN: Officer 11,12</p>

<p>Spanish Club: Officer 11,12</p>

<p>Math Tutoring</p>

<p>Spanish Tutoring</p>

<p>Project Support: Help organize social activities for special ed. kids at our school</p>

<p>Youth in Government Judicial: will be working with attorneys and ohio supreme court justices</p>

<p>School Newspaper</p>

<p>Played Tennis Freshman and Sophomore year had to quit due to tendonitis</p>

<p>Piano: Have been playing for 10 years. 1 Superior at OMEA music competitions, played for choir, various other performances</p>

<p>Summer 2006: LeadAmerica for Global Business and Entrepreneurship at Bentley College in Waltham, MA</p>

<p>Volunteer: I'd say maybe around 70-100 hours</p>

<p>Travel Exp.: 20 countries on 5 continents</p>

<p>Essays: What everyone else always says lol
Ec: LeadAmerica
General Essay: Skydiving in South Africa and how I was finally able to prove my dad's doubts of me wrong.</p>

<p>Recommendations: Great.</p>

<p>Teacher 1: About how I have taken my travel experience and applied it to a variety of situations</p>

<p>Teacher 2: Great Presenter, creative</p>

<p>Counselor: ?</p>

<p>Yeah I know you guys hate these but honest answers would be really appreciated. Thanks!</p>

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<p>i think you look great but take a look at last years decision thread. i was shocked really at the rejections. i think williams knows exactly what they are looking for and it's obviously not just perfect grades. i would never venture a guess on what exactly that is but i hope you have it.</p>

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<p>While the adcoms at Williams are to be commended, in the end, they are humans as well as the rest of us. From the stories that friends tell me, the admissions office goes to great lengths to assemble the best freshman class possible. Do they make mistakes? Yes. fwiw, very few 17-year-olds are extraordinarily accomplished (being a student here, I might be jaded with regards to the definition of "extraordinary"), so I think past a certain point, admissions looks beyond grades, etc. to try to gauge you as a person. What drives you? what values do you hold? what events in your life have made you the person you are today? Those are the questions to which an adcom would be looking for an answer.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot, great input. I looked at the decisions thread from last year and I'm really hoping my 3.43 can hold up.</p>

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<p>THEAjay89: what high school in Cleveland? (I'm from Mentor)</p>

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<p>I go to Brecksville.</p>

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<p>just wait a couple more days & u'll get the most accurate answer possible--str8 from the source</p>