Williams ED should I/do I have a chance?

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<p>So I am pretty sure that Williams would be a very good choice for me. My only concern would be the lack of a social life outside of school organized activities - should I be concerned about this?
And of course admission. Here's what I look like as a student, though I'm not entirely sure it's 'good enough' to have a good shot at admission, even as an ED applicant. (college admissions have gotten sooo crazy)</p>

<p>I go to one of the top all girl's boarding schools and I have a 4.03 GPA. I play soccer and squash at the club level and Ultimate Frisbee as a varsity sport. I am on the MUN team and have attended conferences all over including Holland. I am also a tour guide/class host. I tutor a lot. I went abroad to Italy my junior year to a very reputable classics program and lived with a host fam and what not. There I couldn't take AP's (with the exception of AP LIT which I got a 4 on), and I couldn't continue a lot of my extracurricular activities. However, I took the opportunity to take cultural immersion classes in Italian, such as a cooking class and ceramics. I also was chosen to translate for some American investors and was chosen to take a trip to lyon france to discuss historical memory with the other chapters of my school in spain and france. I also tutored Italian kids in english. Other jobs I've had: volunteer greenhouse assistant at a local ARC and tutoring. I also play the tuba and draw/paint pretty decently in my free time. Senior year work load: AP BC Calc, AP Latin, AP USH, English, Biology, French 2, and an Italian Ind Study. I did terrible on the SAT's due to not speaking english, but ive taken courses over the summer for both the SAT and ACT and have a predicted ACT score between 33-36.</p>

<p>what do you think - do I stand a chance?
thxs</p>

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<p>If you get the ACT score you expect, I think you have a chance. Don’t count too much on the ED application giving you an edge, though. Once you factor in the athletic recruits and the legacies and the other “hooks”, there really is not much of an advantage for ED. Plus, more ED students transfer out (in general, not just at Williams). Going through the process of applying to a range of schools, then picking one from a number that accept you is a valuable experience.</p>

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<p>Yes, I think you stand a definite chance. But two things: first, Williams’s size means that you get much more intimate language instruction from amazing profs, but we don’t offer the same range that larger schools might if you want to take more esoteric languages.</p>

<p>But I think Williams also cares about what you are passionate about. It’s obvious that you are very active - why?</p>

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<p>If you’re good at Tuba, make a tape/CD of some of your playing.<br>
As for a “lack of a social life outside of school organized activities”…If you venture outside of your room, you will be fine. College is all about hanging out and randomly talking to people.</p>