Williams ED Chances

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Hey everyone! :slight_smile:
I recently applied ED to Williams, and though my application is already submitted, I’d love to know where you all think I stand. I know that Williams has a significantly higher acceptance rate in ED, but what are my chances actually?

School Type: Private (one of the top schools in the state)
Location: Ohio
Race/Gender: White female
Major: German, Global Studies concentration
ACT: 34 (English-36, Math-31, Reading-36, Science-31)
SAT II: Lit - 740, US History-710 (didn’t submit)
AP: APUSH-5, Gov-5, Lit-4, Spanish-3, Comp.Gov-3 (oof)
UW GPA: 3.95
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
Cumulative Average: 93%
Rank: School doesn’t rank
Hooks: none (German major? Midwest?)

Teacher recs: probably 7 or 8/10 each
Counselor rec: 10/10. We have a very close relationship.
Common app: 8/10. Personal and bold.
Writing supplement: 5/10. Struggled with this one but somewhat quirky.
(I also got a letter from a prominent Williams alum in my area who went to my high school. Not sure if this means anything, but I know she contributes quite a bit financially to the College)

Senior year classes:
AP Lang
AP Calculus BC
AP European History
AP Biology
German IV
Post-AP Spanish Readings
Painting II

ECs:
-Mock trial

  • District qualifier (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Regional qualifier (2017, 2018)
  • State qualifier (2017)
    -Volunteer at immigration/refugee organization - help settle new families to the USA, intern in legal dept.
    -Volunteer at local literacy organization (serving primarily the immigrant population) - lead ESL classes, give one-on-one English lessons
    -Volunteer Spanish translator at local food pantry
    -Served in rural Guatemala as a Spanish-English translator between patients and volunteer doctors
    -Intern at district prosecutor’s office
    -Intern at a prominent local law firm
    -Varsity cross country (2 years) & cross country team captain
    -Varsity track (3 years)
  • 2017 League champions
  • 2017 District champions
    -Yale Young Global Scholars - International Affairs and Security Session (2018)
    -Peer tutor in my school’s writing center 2017-2019 (chosen as one of two students from my entire class for this position)
    -Contributor to my school’s Spanish language newspaper
    -Political club president (2017-2019)

Awards:
-National German Teachers’ Association Exam - Gold Award 2016, 2017, 2018 (given to those in 90th percentile and above nationally)
-Mock trial - Best Attorney Award (District 2016, District 2017, Regional 2017), Best Witness Award (District 2018, Regional 2018)
-Brown Book Award
-First Academic Honors
-AP Scholar with Distinction

Thank you all! I also applied EA to UVA (haven’t heard back yet) and might apply ED II to Middlebury if things don’t work out with Williams. Thoughts?

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Your stats and ecs are strong, so you’ll be a viable candidate. But why do you rate your supplement as a 5?

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Congratulations on your many fine achievements!

Don’t drive yourself crazy with this chance thread. Your application has been submitted, it is out of your hands now, and you will know in just a few weeks! Clearly, your statistics are in line with those of accepted students, and your application has more than just those to recommend it. You appear to be a very solid applicant who would thrive at Williams or any college. But no poster here has a crystal ball to know what admissions will decide about your full application in comparison to those of other applicants.

Best of luck!

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I agree with all of the posters above - just wait it out. Personally, I think you have a fairly good chance, though the Williams ED rate is dragged up by athletes. If Williams doesn’t work out, you can ED2 to somewhere like Midd and apply RD and have a lot of great choices.

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@wisteria100 Thanks for your reply! Perhaps I’m being too harsh. While I don’t consider my supplement exceptionally creative or unique, I still believe it to be a decent piece of writing that demonstrates the lighthearted side of my personality (in contrast with my more serious common app essay). :slight_smile: