Two Questions

[WiscoKid]

<p>First, would you mind chancing me?
Student:</p>

<p>User Name: WiscoKid
Gender: M
Location: Madison, WI
College Class Year: 2015
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 500</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 690
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 670 (11 essay)
SAT Composite: 1380/2050 (no studying)
Taking the ACT this Saturday</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>-NHS
-Spanish Honors Society
-Worked over the summer at Pizza Hut
-Worked for a month in the summer at the UW-Madison physics department as a student assistant
Leadership positions: -Captain of the wrestling team
-Wrestling Varsity
-Track & field JV
Volunteer/Service Work: -Amigos de las Americas (Volunteer program which sends high school/college aged students to poor rural communities in latin america for 6-8 weeks during the summer <a href="http://www.amigoslink.org--This%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amigoslink.org--This&lt;/a> will probably be what my essay will be about, it will be a great and very rewarding experience
Honors and Awards: -Honor Roll every semester
-Most dedicated freshman wrestler
-2X (hopefully 3)Most dedicated overall wrestler
-5th place wrestling conference
-Captain of the wrestling team</p>

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<li>What is the reputation of the undergraduate economics department?</li>
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[momray]

<p>WM doesn’t have a wrestling program any more. My son was the last coach they had. It’s a shame! That said…you have to bring up your SAT’s to have a real chance. Admissions is tougher each year, especially for out of state students. From what I understand, they are putting more money into their business program. Brand new, start of the art Business school building opened this year. Current students can offer more insight to economics.</p>

[WiscoKid]

<p>I’m taking the ACT this Saturday and I am much better at that than the SAT; hoping for a 32 or 33. I am also taking a college-level writing class right now and I really hope that this combined with my experience in Latin America will create a great essay that can really help my chances</p>

[W_amp_M_Admission]

<p>Sounds like you will be a competitive applicant especially if your anticipated ACT score comes through.</p>

<p>W&M is know for being an incredibly strong liberal arts university and thus any one of the majors offered is strong (including economics). The proximity of W&M to Washington, DC provides a lot of opportunities for internships and interactions with top professionals (which is especially useful to the political science/econ/public policy students).</p>