Williams College ED Chances

<p>I am a Bangladeshi student applying to Williams College for the class of 2018. I applied for early decision, and since the results come out in a month as opposed to a complacent announcement date sometime at the end of the 1st quarter of 2014, I'm losing a lot of sleep! What are my chances? Realisitically?</p>

<p>ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
January 2009- O-Levels
January 2011 Dhanmondi Tutorial, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Subjects
[Grades] • Biology [A]
• Human Biology [A]
• Chemistry [A]
• Physics [A]
• Pure Math [A]<br>
• Math B [A]
• Economics [A]
• Bengali [A]
• English [A]
February 2011- A-Levels
January 2013 Dhanmondi Tutorial, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Subjects
[Grades] • Biology [A<em>]
• Chemistry [A</em>]
• Physics [A<em>]
• Pure Math [A</em>]
Class ranks Class 6: 1st (approx. class size: 90)
Class 7: 1st (approx. class size: 90)
Class 8: 1st (approx. class size: 90)
Class 9: top 2% of class; avg. GPA 4.0; approx. class size: 60
Class 10: top 2% of class; avg. GPA 4.0; approx. class size: 60
Class 11: top 5% of class; avg GPA 4.0; approx. class size: 40
Class 12: top 5% of class; avg GPA 4.0; approx. class size: 40</p>

<p>Special Achievements • The Daily Star* Certificate of Excellence and gold medals for World’s Highest Scores in O Level Biology and Human Biology (session January 2011)
*The Daily Star is a reputable national daily that acknowledges high scores in the international arena every year
• A level Physics: 599/600
• SAT I (June 2nd, 2012): Math 760, Critical Reading 720, Writing 640
• SAT II (June 1st, 2013): Physics 800, Biology 780
• Outstanding Student Award (equivalent to Valedictorian) for O level and A level results from school</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
January 2009- Dhanmondi Tutorial’s Writers’ Club
January 2010 Editor of DTWC
January 2007- DHANMONDI TUTORIAL DEBATE CLUB
Present • Vice-Presidency for DTDC between January 2011 – January 2012 during which I took sessions every week, training juniors
• Participation in numerous inter-tournaments with top speaker rankings in many of them
• Ranked 6th in selection for National Camp for World Schools Debating Championships 2012 in Pre-Worlds 2011 hosted by South Breeze
• Participation in Bangladesh TV British Parliamentary Debate Competition aired on state television for 3 consecutive years (2011-2013), winning on all counts
• Adjudication of debates and training of juniors every week in current capacity as Junior Debate Coach at Dhanmondi Tutorial
ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS
January 2006 - Present • Regular participation in Dhanmondi Tutorial’s top basketball team as point guard with achievement of several awards in tournaments
• Orange Belt in Karate and Judo
• Amateur Body-building and Gymnastics
COMMUNITY SERVICE
November 2009 – Present</p>

<p>January 2007 – Present</p>

<p>January 2006 - Present</p>

<pre><code>• Founder at D-Gravity from which capacity I coordinated teams of several members for various events, both independently and in collaboration of other charity organizations
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<p>• Volunteer for Jaago, Obhoyoronno (animal shelter), ASHIC Foundation (shelter for cancer-inflicted children), Shabab Murshid Foundation (first aid awareness), PHK (home for elderly), Angel’s Care Foundation (school for autistic children), Brightstar Kindergarten (school for under-privileged children), etc.
• Fundraiser in Dhanmondi Tutorial Community Club; distribution of food rations for village areas, participation in relief distribution during natural disasters such as Hurricane Sidr in 2007, etc
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2013 – Present</p>

<p>May 2013 – Present</p>

<p>April 2013 -
May 2013</p>

<p>July 2013 • Full-time Pure Mathematics teacher for O level students at Dhanmondi Tutorial taking 6 classes for two sections weekly, summing up to a total of 4 hours; making question papers and administering the tests, and grading the papers for monthly reports.
• Mathematics B Teacher for O level students at Dhanmondi Tutorial since May 2013 with an additional 4 hours weekly with the above mentioned responsibilities
• Substitution teacher for grade 8 Biology and Chemistry teacher with full-time responsibility of lectures and examinations.</p>

<p>• Invigilator at mid-term examinations for class 6 and 7.
WRITING
January 2007 – February 2013</p>

<p>April 2013 – Present</p>

<p>January 2010 -
Present • A collection of 21 Sufi poems “An Anthology of the Heart” selected for publication by Mohammadia Printing and Publishing (due February 2014).
• Freelance feature writer at the monthly youth magazine Symposium.
• First draft of novels “The Jinn Thesis” and “Politics” submitted for consideration for publication</p>

<p>You have a great chance at getting accepted. Don’t count on my opinion though.</p>

<p>Are you applying for FA?</p>

<p>Good luck…</p>

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