<p>Just out of curiosity, there isn't a chance that we'll hear earlier than April is there? I'm dying with anticipation!</p>
<p>I’m almost positive they don’t send likely letters. I’ve heard on the forum maybe if you are a “Monroe Scholar,” but I don’t know what that is!</p>
<p>We send out notifications to all students simultaneously. Yes most scholarship recipients hear a few weeks earlier but that’s a very small cohort. Everyone else will be emailed decisions on the same date. When that date approaches, we will make sure to update our website and social media outlets so students are aware of exactly what date decisions will be released. We do not send likely letters. We know you’re super anxious. We just need this time to be able to review everyone’s application thoroughly and to get a sense of the entire pool so we can make the most informed decisions.</p>
<p>It says on the website that Murray scholar finalists are notified in February. Does this mean that students who are finalists for the Murray scholarship receive their acceptances in February?</p>
<p>@coalminerson - [William</a> & Mary - James Monroe Scholars Program](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/as/charlescenter/scholars/monroe/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/as/charlescenter/scholars/monroe/index.php)</p>
<p>@bandgeek - it is probably safe to say that all the murray finalists are offered admission, since they are the very top of the applicant pool (ultimately, there are only 4 awarded, so there can’t be that many finalists).</p>
<p>I was just wondering if there was a trend of hearing earlier than April in the past</p>
<p>Murray finalists are notified that they are finalists usually in late February or early March. They receive their admission decision at the same time as Monroe Scholars (since all Murray finalists are Monroe Scholars).</p>
<p>We have notified students prior to early April in the past (and it’s not too much prior…usually the last days of march) but we can never make any guarantees that we will be able to do so in any given year. Especially as applications continue to increase we continue to need right up until early April to review all files and make decisions. As soon as we know when decisions will be released, we will post that information on our website, social media outlets and CC.</p>
<p>We do not send likely letters (with the minor exception of some recruited athletes do to national signing dates).</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>No problem. We know you’re all anxious to hear back from us and we want to make the process as seamless as possible for all involved.</p>