Admissions Question

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>I'll spare everyone a very long story. I had made some very poor choices in the early stages of adulthood at age 19 and again at 24. I'm 27 now. I could make up a billion excuses, but when it comes down to it all, it is 100% my fault, and I own my poor judgement. They are choices I regret and will do so for the rest of my entire life. I don't however want to sulk, feel sorry for myself or wallow in my circumstances. I want to move on and forge my own path in a positive way. I have attended community college for the last year and a half and went from being a high school dropout to being close to graduating with a near 4.0 GPA next spring. I would love to take the next step in my journey and attend a really good school such as W&M and considering I live in Virginia, I want to take advantage of the GAA in place.</p>

<p>Now my question. My two blemishes are non-violent, non-sex related, non-drug related felonies. I know the word felon scares a lot of people. However, would I have any chance whatsoever at being admitted to William and Mary with my past?</p>

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<p>@caiarsenal15, yes, you still have a chance of being admitted. You do have to disclose the felonies in your application and they can be a reason we can choose not to admit someone under the GAA but we’ve absolutely admitted students who have incidents in their past. It just depends on the incidents themselves, how you discuss them in their application, and how we feel about bringing any individual into our community.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much!</p>