<p>okay,</p>
<p>I called the admissions office and they just told me to send in my midsesmter grades asap. However, the lady on the phone told me that they had already started looking at appplications and the fact that I havent sent my mid-smester grades would not factor into the decision making process. Take this info for what its worth, but its what the admissions office told me.</p>
<p>btw - i got accepted into Vtech!!! woohhoo - just uva, and w&m to go!</p>
<p>Hmmmmm... In that case I'd rather have not sent my midterms at all if they are not required... Interesting...</p>
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Hmmmmm... In that case I'd rather have not sent my midterms at all if they are not required... Interesting...
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Anselmo,</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that you rather not send them because the Admission Officers told me that they play an important factor in your admissions decision, though not that heavily. It easier for them to see that you are making the same progress with your second semester than just see one semester (if you are a freshmen.) If they were not important in making the decisions, they wouldn't have asked for them and they wouldn't have emphasized them through that mass e-mail. I guess alot of people didn't send their midterm grades.</p>
<p>BIG UPDATE</p>
<p>I called home and asked my brother if he had gotten the mail yet. I told him that there was a good chance there would be a letter from William and Mary. He said he hadn't checked and so he told me to hold on the line while he went to get the mail. I was on the line for around 15 minutes while he was "getting the mail." Turns out he locked himself out of the house, and couldn't get back inside. Anyway, he finally got back inside a few minutes later (don't ask how), and he called me back.</p>
<p>My heart was beating fast.</p>
<p>He said, "Yeah, there's an envelope from William and Mary."
At this point I took a deep breath and asked him, "Around what size is it?"
He said, "Uh, standard envelope size."
My heart dropped.
I then continued, "Does it seem like it has only 1 piece of paper in it, or multiple?"
He hesitated for a second, and said, "I'm holding the envelope right now, it probably has around 4 or so pages worth of paper in here."
My heartbeat was now erratic and fast.</p>
<p>I told him not to open it, and that I would get a ride home and open it myself.</p>
<p>I'm soooo nervous, I really hope I got in.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Arts and Science
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 College GPA, 3.7 HS
I am also part of the Honors Program and I was on President's List!
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs (senior year of HS: 4
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 8 courses with NO lunch
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Tons of clubs, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Smile, REACH program, Student Duke Club, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None :(
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I am very proud of my essays because I worked on them for about 6mo. meaning as soon as I was started college, I started them. I am very determined! :)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Instate, VA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College Student
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Mainly because I was determined to get a 4.0 GPA my first semester, maintain a high GPA for Mid-Semester and never giving up! I showed my passion for the college through my essays.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am so glad this process is over! Good luck to the rest of you and now that I know in my heart that I am finally at peace. ^-^</p>
<p>Congratulations Mbio, I should be getting a ride home in about 20 minutes and I will open my letter then. Hopefully I am as relieved and happy as you are right now.</p>
<p>Once again, Congrats, it's a great achievement and you should be really proud. :)</p>
<p>Ah today is not a good day. :(</p>
<p>I got Waitlisted.</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>Sudstar, I'm curious about your stats. GPA, how many credits, ecs etc?</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Arts and Science
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: College: 4.0, HS: 3.5
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 6 classes, all honors or AP.
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Deans List, Member of Honors College, Intern at Genworth Financial (Fortune 500 company), Habitat for Humanity.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Thought my essays were good, really detailed why I wanted to go to W&M.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: In-state, Virginia, USA.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College student in America (Parents went to college in other countries)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Mediocre high school grades.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Now I am more nervous than before, I need to get straight A's this semester to improve my chances of getting off the waitlist.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
HS GPA:3.7
SAT:1330/1990
1 year at the University of Miami GPA:3.8
Track and Field/Cross Country Team</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>
<p>Oh, and I noticed from another thread that ercmilla got in as well.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>Age: 21
College GPA: 3.8
Highschool GPA: Got my GED and didnt really care
Ranks: N/A
SAT: Didnt take them
ACT: Also, didnt take them
Courseloud: I took crazy classes - the hardest classes my college offers
Essays: I crush essay - I tutor english.</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>ECs: Student Government President, mentored teenagers with emotional and behavorial ddisorders, VP of campus crusade, tutored Chemistry, English, abnd Calculus.
Job/Work: Well...mainly in sales and mentoring - really good jobs (40k/year)</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<p>State: Va
School type: VCCS school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income bracket: parents make a lot, but i sure dont anymore!
Hooks: I think the face that I havent walked the regular path to W&M was a definite hook for me. I have faced peril and tribulation, coming out a better person. The struggle to get where I am today has made me a strong individual and I expressed this in my essays.</p>
<p>Well...I have yet to hear back from UVA, but ive made it into Tech and W&M. I was seriously a crazy guy 5 years ago, but I cannot believe where I'va gotten myself. This has been a very intimate experience...I wish everyone the best.</p>
<p>So, interestingly we have 2 people in here who got in without SATS/ACTS... :)</p>
<p>Accepted! I am an out of state sophomore from Texas. I am honored to have been accepted to William & Mary and look forward to attending this fall.</p>
<p>What were your stats, of7271?</p>
<p>Argh, I got waitlisted. :(</p>
<p>Anselmo1 I am in the same boat you are, hopefully we both get off of the waitlist.</p>
<p>Did you get the letter saying that there's about 50 people on the waitlist? I wonder if that number will grow any more, and how many people will actually be admitted from the waitlist...</p>
<p>Yeah the letter I got said about 50 people.</p>
<p>I just got back from the post office sending my letter of intent to be on the waitlist. Are you planning on sending them any additional material?</p>