Can I get into College of William and Mary?
Asked by Good GuyI have a 3.5-3.7 GPA. I am on the school golf team, I'm in chorus, an advanced A Capella music class, I'll be taking two advanced (college credit) classes my senior year, and I've done the school musical. However, I've never been involved in school government, and my SATs aren't going to be great (probably 1100-1300, based on my PSATs). If you don't have any clue, please don't answer. Thanks for the help! Jessica R, I'm in high school, (hence the college admission question) are you a moron? Maybe you just enjoy endangerment of minors as a hobby or something like that. No more innapropriate or BS answers, PLEASE!
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Answered by kimpenn09
Well, you probably know the answer. . . and it's maybe. The median SAT score is 1280-1430--so about 25% of all students get below 1280. And those students need to compensate for their lower scores by being phenomenal elsewhere--very high GPA, great essays and recommendations, and solid extra curriculars. But you haven't even TAKEN your SAT yet--you never know what you're going to get. And even if your scores are not what you'd like, you can take them again. You have a whole summer to prepare, eh? No, don't spend your whole vacation studying for the SATs, but can you take a class a few evenings a week, or buy a prep book to practice with? You do not have to have participated in school government. There are other ways to show leadership. Are you a captain of the golf team, or have you organized any kind of sale for any of the clubs you're in? Schools want to see a high level of involvement in a core group of activities--they don't want to see that you've gotten your feet wet in a few. That being said, maybe become more involved in the drama club? Also, you don't want to bog yourself down with APs, but is two a typical number for students at your school? If the number is usually higher, and you have tons of options on AP classes to take, you may want to try to add one more. . . if not, see to it that you have honor's classes. Good luck.
Well, you probably know the answer. . . and it's maybe. The median SAT score is 1280-1430--so about 25% of all students get below 1280. And those students need to compensate for their lower scores by being phenomenal elsewhere--very high GPA, great essays and recommendations, and solid extra curriculars. But you haven't even TAKEN your SAT yet--you never know what you're going to get. And even if your scores are not what you'd like, you can take them again. You have a whole summer to prepare, eh? No, don't spend your whole vacation studying for the SATs, but can you take a class a few evenings a week, or buy a prep book to practice with? You do not have to have participated in school government. There are other ways to show leadership. Are you a captain of the golf team, or have you organized any kind of sale for any of the clubs you're in? Schools want to see a high level of involvement in a core group of activities--they don't want to see that you've gotten your feet wet in a few. That being said, maybe become more involved in the drama club? Also, you don't want to bog yourself down with APs, but is two a typical number for students at your school? If the number is usually higher, and you have tons of options on AP classes to take, you may want to try to add one more. . . if not, see to it that you have honor's classes. Good luck.
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