Chance me for Williams Regular Decision?

florahl
Sat, 24 Dec 2016 06:26:33 +0000

Hello! I am a female high school senior who very strongly wants to get into Williams! While I do know that my ECs and scores might be adequate, I’m worried because of the smaller sizes of Williams’s incoming freshman classes and because I am an Asian studying at a relatively wealthy public school in Southern California. I also did apply to Yale early action and got deferred, and that lowered my confidence quite a bit as well (I did not apply to Williams early decision because I have never visited the campus… and I am regretting this SO MUCH).

I have strong letters of recommendation from my history teacher and my biology teacher. I also have an additional letter of recommendation from my employer during the summer (work history below). I believe my Common App essay is well-written but not very deep; it reflects my love for both the sciences (I’m a bio nerd!) and the humanities (I’m a music nerd as well). My Williams supplemental, I’m afraid, is similar to my Common App essay… I am hoping this does not affect my chances TOO much. I applied as a Biology major. I also sent in a music supplement of me playing violin.

SAT: 2280 (old SAT), 1550 (new SAT)
ACT: did not send
AP Exams: AP Biology (5), AP U.S. History (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Psychology (5), AP European History (4), AP Chemistry (4), AP Physics (4)

Current Course Load: 4 AP classes (Stats, Music Theory, Government, Literature). I explain in my “Additional Info” the specific reason why I could not take a core science class senior year… mostly because I already took all of the AP science classes offered at my school)
Junior Course Load: 5 AP classes (U.S. History, Physics, English, Psychology, Calc BC)
GPA at end of Junior year: 4.39
Current GPA: 4.40

Extracurriculars:

President of Academic League and Captain of Varsity Team: Academic League is a trivia club at our school that competes with other schools around our area in a trivia tournament (Jan - March) run by our district.

Editor-in-Chief of The Beaker: The Beaker is a science magazine run entirely by students. I basically gather writers for the magazine, organize funding, and oversee the entire production of the magazine.

President of Refugee Tutoring Club: We go to an elementary school downtown and tutor refugees from all around the world (Syria, Somalia, etc.) in English and mathematics. We also organize book drives and summer camps for the students!

Concertmistress of En Gedi Ensemble: The En Gedi Ensemble plays at nursing homes and hospitals; we also raise money through benefit concerts for North Korean and African orphanages.

Work Experience:

Interned at a biotech company lab for the summer (2015)

Interned (with pay!!) at a biotech startup company in the management department for the summer (2016)

Interns at one of the largest hospitals in our city (2 years)

Honors:

National Merit Semifinalist

Top 5% (in terms of GPA) at my school

National AP Scholar

Thank you so much for reaching the bottom of this monster of a list! I hope I didn’t miss anything… what do you think my chances are?