<p>I am applying to transfer next semester and I was wondering how many in-state versus out of state students are accepted. I am concerned because I am coming from a small 4-year university in Virginia. What is the average ratio between in-state transfers and out of state transfers? Also, when being compared to a transfer student from a bigger university with a similar GPA and credentials, does he or she stand out more than I do?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Where you attend college (whether in VA or not in VA) doesn’t play a role. What matters is whether you’re a VA resident or not. Because W&M is a public university, we do give deference to our VA residents in our admission processes. Generally, the bulk of our transfer applicants are from VA residents.</p>
<p>We don’t really compare four year colleges to each other. Certainly we take into account if a student attends a top-rated four-year college/university but for the most part we’re looking at the courses you took and how you performed, not the place you took them. We review all students from two-year school together (and don’t compare them to those attending four-year colleges) and the same goes with students from four-year schools.</p>