<p>I agree with everything shuffler said, and in addition, I’d recommend you read this article: <a href=“https://alumni.wm.edu/magazine/spgsum_2007/feature_5.shtml[/url]”>https://alumni.wm.edu/magazine/spgsum_2007/feature_5.shtml</a></p>
<p>I don’t know if this is just a “Virginia” thing, but there is an expectation in high school for students to take a curriculum like that described (at least, for students wanting to get into highly competitive schools like W&M), that is: </p>
<p>AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Calculus AB or BC
4 years foreign language (up to AP level)</p>
<p>with a minimum of six AP / IB-level courses taken. This isn’t so much they want you know “AP Biology” but that you have sought out a difficult (most difficult) and challenging curriculum. So, these courses may not be absolutes, but are representative, I think, of their expectations of a Virginia high school student. Your curriculum choices need to be reflective of the same level of difficulty. </p>
<p>As mentioned, the writing component will be all-but ignored - a pair of 700-level scores aren’t mandatory, but would put you in a strata where your SAT scores aren’t a reason to <em>not</em> admit you, if that makes sense. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>