<p>do you think they would send likelies to the people who might not have williams as their top choice over someone who did?</p>
<p>wow, only 5-10?</p>
<p>how would they know, speeddemon?</p>
<p>well, when i sent in my resume to supplement the common app, i sent a little letter on the top that its my number one, our guidance counselor, if he knows its your number one, tells that school and pushes for acceptance, i told the coach too, im hoping that through all this they get the picture, and wondering if theyd send likely letters to people like me or people not like me</p>
<p>so why doesn't everybody tell ALL their schools that they're his/her first choice?</p>
<p>well theoretically you could</p>
<p>but the guidance counselor wont do it if its not true though, seeing as the college would hate our high school forever and totally sever any friendly ties, but they too could techinically be lying, but its a little more believable from the counselor, </p>
<p>and some people have some honor too</p>
<p>Daughter received an Early Write Last year dated March 12 (2 page letter and enclosures)</p>
<p>Excepts form the letter are as follows:</p>
<p>Congratulation! I am very pleased to offer you admission to the Williams College Class of 2008.</p>
<p>Our applicant pool of 5707 included candidates with extremely impressive academic credentials from a broad and interestiing array of backgrounds. As a result, our Admissions Committee was challenged as never before in making careful and fair decisions. To be one of the 1050 students chosen for admission this year is no small accomplishment and you should be extremely proud of the work you have done.</p>
<p>I very much enjoyed reading your application (name) and I can easily envision you majoring in (major). Majors at Williams generally require nine or ten courses, which will allow you to take 22 or 23 additional courses outside your major. Even if you end up as a double major (and this is a distinct possiblilty as approximately 20% of our students do double major)this will stillallow you ample room to explore other fields.</p>
<p>Active engagement beyond the classroom is very much the norm at Williams. Typically a Williams studnet willb e involved in 2 or 3 activities, so I would not all be suprised to see you continue with your interest in (ec's)</p>
<p>There are currently over 110 studnet organziations and 32 intercolligiate athletic programs so wven the quickest and most basic calculations out to assure you that even as a first year student you have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to 1 or more campus organizations.</p>
<p>I would like to encourage you to visit Williams. We are planning 2 previews for accepted students which will take place on April 12&13th and April 19th details which are outlined in the enclosed invitation. These programs will allow you to spend a night in a dorm, visit classes, attend panel discussions. Inoder for us to arrange the mosr productive visit for you, I urge ou to make your reservations by phone ASAP.</p>
<p>Please inform me by May 1st whether or not you plan to attend Williams. In order to confirm your place, please send a non-refundable $200 deposit to the Admissions office, which will be creditied to your first-term tutition bill. We expect that you willmke no simultaneous deposit or commitment to any othercollege. Your acceptance to Williams, of course, is contigent upon the successful completion of your academic program and that you continue as a citizen in good standing at your school. If these conditions are not met to the Admission's Committee's satisfaction,. we reserve the right to revoke our offer of admissions.</p>
<p>paragraph on internet access</p>
<p>Paragraph about financial aid</p>
<p>Again let me offer you my heartiest cngratulations (name). I beleive that you would profit immensely from 4 years here in Williamstown. Whatever your ultimate decision, however, I am confident that you will contribute enormously to your college community, both intellectually and personally</p>
<p>Sincerely yours</p>
<p>Richard L. Nesbitt
Director of Admission</p>
<p>Handwritten personal note</p>
<p>Hi Sybbie,</p>
<p>Actually the early write letters indicate that student is an "early write," and they are generally sent in late Feb or first week of March. Term "early write" is actually used in the letter. They are students who don't go to "committee." During March, the committee meets for several weeks and decides on whom to admit. Instead of waiting until the end of March when they have made all decisions, Williams has started to send letters immediately after individual decisions have been made. The result is that during March all of the regular admits get letters in waves. Unlike the Ivies, Williams does not have to wait until a certain date.</p>
<p>thanks for the clarification</p>
<p>"so why doesn't everybody tell ALL their schools that they're his/her first choice?"</p>
<p>What incentive would there be to a college "early writing" an applicant who has the school as a first choice, but didn't apply ED? Chances are the accepted applicant will attend in any case. It would seem to make sense to provide an "early write" to an applicant for which the school is competing for attention.</p>
<p>yeah, thats what i was thinking</p>
<p>That line of thinking makes sense. Early writes are probably intended to help woo students who are possibly considering other schools. By the way, I too sent a letter to the admissions committee like speeddemon's.</p>
<p>I also included a similar letter with my application, as Williams is my number one choice. I'm becoming extremely anxious, but I continually remind myself that everything happens for a reason. By the way, speeddemon, are you a recruited track runner?</p>
<p>yeah im not exactly sure, ive been in heavy contact with the coach, but i never heard the words "you are being recruited" from him. i think im on some sort of list of peopel who have contacted the coach and shown interest in the running that he can submit to admissions, but im sort of gathering that this is a step down from a list that hes got of "must-haves." plus with my academics i've talked to random people who think the recruiting spots would go to people more on the fringe of acceptance, which would makes sense....this whole area has been sketchy, the coach has still been calling me up from time to time and just talking about random stuff, so i guess thats a good sign. i never really got a clear cut description of how the coach is involved, but then again im not sure if applicants are privy to know</p>
<p>If Williams is a top choice, and if you are academically already well within their zone, and you have a coach calling you, by all means tell the coach how much you want to go there. It is definitely a part of their admissions process to feel out the intentions of scholar-athletes who don't need athletic tips, but could still play important roles athletically. I was told this flat-out by a varsity coach. And mid-February--early March is when the coaches are making those calls, and relaying their impressions to the admissions committee.</p>
<p>I'm pretty anxious too... Williams sure likes to leave an impression on us prospies and leave us waiting.</p>
<p>Hi Speeddemon-I'm in a very similar situation. I've been in contact with Coach Farwell since cross country season, and while I was desperate to hear the phrase "you're a recruited athlete," they were never uttered. However, I think we just need to have faith that the interest that they have invested in us will translate to putting the good word in, because despite credentials, every applicant seems to need every advantage! What I don't appreciate is that the lower academic rating range (i.e. A6's) comprise the majority of the athletic tips. I realize that track runners especially are synonomous with meeting the rigors of Williams standards, and this leaves me with very limited hope of receiving one of those coveted tips.
What events do you run?</p>
<p>Hurrah!! I received the early notification letter in the mail yesterday, but didn't find out about it until today. Heck, I didn't even know an Early Write program existed until today lol.</p>