<p>I will be a junior. I attend a very highly regarded public high school in Connecticut. Only a handful of kids get straight As at my school. My school no longer provides class rank. My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 4.6
Unweighted GPA: 3.8
SAT II Biology: 790
AP Biology: most likely a 5</p>
<p>Will be taking AP Physics and AP English Comp/Lit. Took AP Biology as a sophomore. Senior year will take AP Chem, AP Calculus A/B, AP Spanish, and AP Russian</p>
<p>Inducted into National Foreign Language Honor Society. Received gold medal (10th) and bronze (9th) on National Russian Essay Contest,; received merit on National Spanish Exam (9th). Poem published in Literary Magazine.</p>
<p>I am a serious swimmer. I practice 2.5 hours per day five days per week not including meets. My times put me in the top 5 on most college teams.</p>
<p>My ECs beside swimming are Church Youth Group (includes two mission trips), and I plan to join the Literary Magazine or Yearbook this year.</p>
<p>My dad is a legacy at Colby and played basketball. My grandmother is also a legacy at Colby.</p>
<p>What are my chances at Colby, Colgate, UNC, UVA, and William and Mary</p>
<p>Okay. I am new to CC. Just wondering if anyone out there has any advice/opinion??</p>
<p>SAT I or ACT? Those are basically a necessity on which to base any judgement of chances.</p>
<p>Not yet. Will take them junior year. I feel good about Colby. My Dad is pretty connected still.</p>
<p>I have a friend who recently visited William and Mary. She really liked the campus but did not meet any OOS students. She is crossing it off her list. I haven’t seen the campus but have it on my college list. Does anyone care to comment on the atmosphere at William and Mary? I’m aware that there are a higher percentage of IS versus OS.</p>
<p>Also, with my stats and assuming I get at least a 2100 on SATs, does anyone care to comment on my chances?</p>
<p>Assuming you get “at least a 2100 on SATs”, you have a very good shot getting into Colby. With the combination of legacy status, your potential recruited athlete status, and the whole Russian language accolades (pretty unusual EC), you should do pretty well in most of these schools for admissions.</p>
<p>If your time puts you in the top 5 for Ivies you can get in there too (provided you get 2150+ on the SAT).</p>
<p>Thanks Bernard3 and JebarPolsky. I also plan on going on the Russian Exchange trip in my senior year. As for Ivies, I doubt I would get recruited. A girl on my team did not get any calls July 1. Her sister was a junior/senior national qualifier and all american and did not get recruited. I guess it depends on what the coach is looking for that particular year.</p>
<p>I just found out that I have the hardest pre calculus teacher this year. Many really smart kids get Cs and I know a few who actually got Ds (quarterly grades). I hear the material covered in the beginning is not like anything we’ve seen. I did have really good algebra teachers, so I have a solid foundation in that repsect. Any advice on how to do well? I’d like to get no lower than a B. I’d love to get an A but want to be realistic.</p>