I got in last night and i am soooo grateful. aH im going to put my credentials here if anyone is interesting.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (math 790, writing 710)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math 2: 790, Biology: 750, US History: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Weighted GPA:3.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, switched schools senior year messing up my rank and GPA a bit
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (5). (old school didnt allow to take APs until Junior year)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Entrepreneurship, AP AB Calc, AP Econ (1st semester), AP Gov (2nd Semester), English 4, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, AP Chem, AP Physics 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): High Honor roll 9th and 11th grade, Honor roll 10th grade. Holds School record for DIscus. Most valuable track player 11th grade, Most improved player in track and field 10th grade.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football 9th-10th grade, Varsity Track 9th-current. Founded Model UN Club at school. (Class president 9th grade). (Co-Chair for community and service 10th grade)
Job/Work Experience: Spent Summer in an orphanage in India for a non profit
Volunteer/Community service: Midatlantic Regional Executive Committee Secretary for the Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA). Editor in Chief of MYNA Monthly Newsletter. Camp Logistics Chair for MYNA Summer camp.
Summer Activities: Spent one summer in India as a researcher and analyst for a non-profit at an orphanage to measure health and wellness
Essays (rating 1-10, details): (Common app general: How did you solve a problem?) 8, Talked about how I used dialogue and empathy in my community work to counteract misunderstanding and apathy amongst my peers and society in general and how this could be magnified to make a bigger impact in the future. (William and Mary Supplemental: what makes you unique) 9, talked about how i struggled with my identity being a Indian Muslim American and how I grew into my skin through my work in MYNA and accepting the meaning of my name in arabic.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10 (AP Bio teacher with a PhD. Was her favorite student because everyone that took the course was disrespectful to her and it was her last year before she retired. Spent a lot of time after school talking to her about academic and non academic topics)
Teacher Rec #2: 8 (APUSH teacher that was a Duke Alum. Loved spending time in his class and often borrowed books that he recommended me to read. Was the top of my class and often sat in his class during study halls to work on homework)
Counselor Rec: N/A (Because i switched schools, my counselors had to put my previous teachers recommendations instead of his own.
Additional Rec: 6 (AP Chem teacher that was a Northwestern Alum. Was a teacher from new school, so she only knew me for a month and a half (half of which there wasnt any school due to Hurrican Harvey) but she said she talked about how I acclimated to this new school quickly and how i excelled in school.
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Applied with first choice in the 3:2 Engineering Program but have not heard if the is the major i am in.
State (if domestic applicant): Houston, Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: first 3 years: Private College Preparatory School, Senior Year in Public School
Ethnicity: Indian Muslim
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: +500k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Minority, maybe first American Born generation?
Reflection
Strengths: Community work, Test Scores, Athletics, Religious and Ethnic Minority
Weaknesses: Lack of Consistency in extracurricular and community work, OOS, Not the best GPA, Switching schools senior year.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays and Test scores is what i believe got me in.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Did not apply anywhere else because i was waiting to hear back from W&M and not im SOOOO Happy aH i only needed to apply to one school.
General Comments:
I am really happy for the outcome for me in the admission process but I understand that many people are not luck enough as me and I really hope that everyone gets in but that is not true. I am sorry and hope that what i wrote does not put salt on the wound.