YoMomma

Because it scares me. I LOOOOVED Williams, and would like to make it my ED school, IF I can fit into one of the 'preferred' ED categories--but I'm not sure whether I do.

Stats:

--ACT: 33 (31E, 35M, 34R, 32S, 9E)
--SAT IIs (if sent): 740 USH, 800 WH
--UGPA: 3.45; WGPA 3.9. Extreme upward trend; mostly Bs first two years, almost all As last two. Course load rigorous; 3-4 APs per yr last two yrs, plus majority honors/TAG all 4.
--Rank: Somewhere between top 25% and top 1/3. (YECH!!)
--Other stats: AP scores: E Hist 5, Stats 5, English Comp & Lit 4, US Hist 4. AP Scholar w/Honors, Best Business Plan (Econ.).
--Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Nationally ranked athlete (4th in country in one event, 11th in another). On track to represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition (IF I can figure out how to finance it--LOL). Currently taking gap year (graduated in May) to work for top pros in my sport and to do community service.
–Other ECs: The Innocence Project (Sr. year). Leaving next month to go to Haiti to work for humanitarian org for two months. Going to Europe in the spring to work for Olympian/top industry pro.
--Essays: Excellent, I think. Took some chances.
--Teacher Recs: ???? Who knows? At my HS, they won’t write them unless you waive. Asked my AP Hist. teacher (has known me thru HS) and my AP English Teacher Sr. yr.
--Counselor Rec: ??? I was one of 125 Srs assigned to her; met with her briefly maybe 5 times my Sr. yr. She definitely thinks I’m a maverick, who knows if that’s good or bad. She did say that in ten years of HS counseling, I’m the only one of her kids who’s ever done a gap year.
--Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Obviously, athletics. Unfortunately, at Williams, my sport is only a club sport. Real hook is the maverick/determination thing, tho. Most teen athletes who compete and train at my level go to high school at special sports academies or online. For $$$ reasons, the only way my folks could make it work was for me to go to my local public high school in the middle of the country. Since my sport is centered on the East Coast, I had to fly back & forth to compete & to train (my coach lives & trains 2500 miles from my home). I was lucky enuf to have a position as a working student, but to make it all work, I had to withdraw from HS for weeks at a time and self-study, then re-enroll before the end of the semester & take finals. Some teachers were great, but others REALLY didn’t like what I was doing and made it as hard as possible–refused to give me assignments, refused to answer questions, one even refused to let me take my books with me. I missed something like a third of my HS classes, but am proud of the fact that I managed to make it all work somehow.
--Location/Person: Urban
--State or Country: Texas
--School Type: One of best public HS in state. 99% of grads go to college but only a few go to top colleges (e.g., Ivies or top LACs). Don't think anyone from my HS has ever gone to Williams.
--Ethnicity: White (part Blue Ridge Mountains, part German Jew).
--Gender: Female
--Major strength/weakness: Obviously, GPA & class rank. Also, tho I took 3 other AP courses (incl. Calc), didn't take those AP exams because competition sched Jr. year conflicted. Finally, tho my teachers liked me, there was a certain amt of distance, and maybe a touch of resentment (on their part) in those relationships.
--Areas of Interest/other factors:History, Psych, Art/Art History (I'm a dedicated "art" photographer).

Since my sport is not varsity at Williams, do I fit into any kind of special category? Should I bother to send in my photography portfolio? Or should I just give up the dream/go RD because of the GPA?

Welcome advice, chances, etc.