<p>I want to major in philosophy at william and Mary
I have a 4.2 weighted gpa
A 1980 sat
I have taken Ap economics, Ap physics, ap us history and world history, ap human geography, ap English, ap calculus bc, as well as pre-ap classes when ap wasn't yet offered. I am president of the debate team. I started the philosophy club at my school. I go on volunteer trips every summer. I am in NHS, mu alpha theta(math honor society), and have taken advanced Spanish classes. I also ran cross country for three years and did choir, private voice and piano lessons for 6 years. In my free time I write fictional books and even had a poem of mine published. I interned one summer at a financial firm. I have gotten several awards in debate ( 1st place in Lincoln Douglas debate).</p>
<p>Your SAT scores stick out compared to your GPA and number of AP courses. Have you tried the ACT?
I think you have an excellent chance, especially if you are in-state. But, if you have the chance to re-take SAT or take ACT I’d urge you to do so.</p>
<p>Otherwise, you sound like an excellent applicant!!</p>
<p>I just took the june act and am waiting for my results. I got a 2200 on my PSAT so I think my sat will go up if i retake it.</p>
<p>Sounds like you are on the right track 
Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Good chance, in my opinion, even without the SAT retake (though it depends on what you get on the ACT, I think), especially if you’re in state. I had an 1850 SAT and a 32 ACT, and my ECs weren’t as good as yours, and I got in. Write a killer essay, and you should have decent shot.</p>
<p>is getting in as an out of state student really that hard? what about being a white female?</p>
<p>White female is W&M’s biggest demographic (last time I checked), so it’s typically a little more competitive for them. When it comes to OOS admissions, W&M is a public school, so it’s obligated to take a higher percentage of in-state students, which makes it a little more competitive for out of state students, too.</p>
<p>what if you are an African American OOS female? Would that help in some way?</p>
<p>@conniebear17: Just like Admissions have said in numerous posts, the decision process at W&M is designed in such a way that everyone stands a chance of getting in. It is purely holistic. You are never automatically disregarded if your one or two of your credentials don’t measure up. That being said, at such a selective school, there are more competitive applicants than there are available spaces in the class… (Especially true at such a small school).
I’m also applying instate RD this year but I’ve already acknowledged the fact that admission can never fully be projected. I guess we just need to try our best and wait for things to take their course!
Good luck to you & I hope you and I both get a spot at Tribe 2017! :)</p>