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Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

Why was he applying to Williams in the first place?

Maybe that’s where he wanted to go

a small rural school with no opportunities for an elite level student in math? I’m not seeing the connection at all

Dodged a bullet!

Anonymous wrote:W&M
1480 SAT
4.26 weighted
IB diploma candidate from a decent fcps high school
Strong ECs but nothing national
NM commended scholar

Unweighted ?

Anonymous wrote:I see a lot of individual posts, but would love to see everyone's 2024/25 result in one place. Where did you apply, what was the result, and what were DC's stats?

legacy, vip status, governing board, and parents' donor potential matter as well...

Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

USAMO silver means MOP. So did not apply to MIT?

REA Yale, rejected
1570
4.0 | no APs offered - no science/math beyond regular things offered at school (CalcBC)
likely biochem major
niche (non NCAA) sport, dance, tutoring, test-in science program, 3 different science research experiences (one through school, one through an outside program, one found on her own and a deeper experience starting summer after junior year - no publications)

Different poster and you guys are ridiculous. My current boss (smartest woman i know) studied math at Williams. LOVED it (sorry OP), went on to Stanford. Cherished her time in a smaller setting.
We don't all have to go down the exact same path.

OP-I would ED2 Chicago! good luck!!!

Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

USAMO might move the needle. The other ECs are really nice but really common.

Also, Williams, Princeton, Berkeley and UChicago are so different from each other. What is the unifying thread? Is it the Math departments? I don't get it. Is it the prestige? Because a lot of schools have great Math departments. Even no name schools are really good for Math majors

Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

Will DC apply ED2 UChicago? Seems pretty close to a sure thing. Regardless, kid will have great options come spring. Sorry Williams didn't work out. My understanding is they prefer students who are pointy in two different disciplines resulting in interesting interdisciplinary approaches. That was certainly true of our tour guide, who listed several classmates with comparable approaches to their studies.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

Weird decision of applying to Williams in the first place. You're too good for them.

I feel like every week here people discover that WASP are literally ivy-level students, and it has to be Reiterated over and over again until they eventually just settle with the idea that you’re crazy.

especially Williams. especially for math. but I think that was one person posted several times.

I don’t think stats say anything. It doesn’t tell you what they took or how their grades trended or what their school offered or actually anything about the student at all. 🤣

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people answering this? Smdh.

To be helpful to OP.
It’s a stressful process with such a lack of data.
Even naviance and scoir are unreliable because the data is old and doesn’t account for the changing landscape so it helps to get a good picture of what this years’ ED admissions realities are.

How are random data points about strangers helpful?

Columbia - 4.0/4.4, 1510 (submitted), Lots of community service and work experience

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

Weird decision of applying to Williams in the first place. You're too good for them.

I feel like every week here people discover that WASP are literally ivy-level students, and it has to be Reiterated over and over again until they eventually just settle with the idea that you’re crazy.

Anonymous wrote:Why are people answering this? Smdh.

To be helpful to OP.
It’s a stressful process with such a lack of data.
Even naviance and scoir are unreliable because the data is old and doesn’t account for the changing landscape so it helps to get a good picture of what this years’ ED admissions realities are.

Anonymous wrote:Williams rejection
35
1590
4.0 | 16 APs w/ post-math classes in Linear Algebra and Calc 3
Applied as Math major
USAMO silver, Math Tutor, Pottery Instructor, Youth City Council, various state Model UN awards, summer research project with professor in stats and urban planning.
DC is now hoping for Princeton, Berkeley, or Uchicago.

Weird decision of applying to Williams in the first place. You're too good for them.