W&M Class of 2014!

SkeeteRX8
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:52:04 +0000

Accepted…I’m quite surprised but I think URM and NIAHD helped me a lot…

Essex County , New Jersey!

STATS:

-SAT: 690 CR/ 600 M / 710 W
-SAT IIs: 650 French with Listening, 730 US History
-ACT: N/A
-GPA 3.5 , AP and Honors courses
-Rank: School doesn’t rank
-Other stats: Selected to (and took) college sophomore-level US History course at the National Institute of American History and Democracy at The College of William and Mary this summer…

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: excellent-
-Teacher Recs: all 3 excellent
-Counselor Rec: very good
-Hook (if any): URM , NIAHD participant good test scores and upward trend, good interview, good essays

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: NJ
-School Type: competitive private
-Ethnicity: African American
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: strength: Extracurriculars, SAT scores, Essay/ weakness: GPA
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: NIAHD, URM good interview, extracurriculars, test scores, and essay…

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars: Tech Editor of school newspaper, started fund for orphanage in africa, 4 years varsity/club fencing, peer mentor, member and soloist for school band and men’s acapella choir, city harvest volunteer

-Decision: I intend to attend Skidmore College, it’s a more manageable size for me and I want other (more deserving people on this forum and loads of my friends) people on the waitlist to have a better shot at acceptance.

I’m surprised they accepted me rather than many of my targets- Occidental and Oberlin to name a few…