<p>Hey!</p>
<p>So who else is applying to Williams ED?
This is so exciting.
I'm so nervous!</p>
<p>I .</p>
<p>My 2nd son.
First son is a junior Eph.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your decision to apply Early Decision to Williams College. </p>
<p>I remember mailing my application off three days before the deadline last year; it certainly is an ecstatic mix of emotions. Not a week went by when I didn't think of the myriad possibilities. 'Will I get in? Will I get deferred? Rejected?' These thoughts will cross your mind several times before Dec. 15th (more likely dec. 16th or 17th) arrives.</p>
<p>now that the application process is over, however, I realize that a lot of the hype over the falling admissions rates is just that - hype. What admissions officers want most is someone who adds real value to Williams. A lot of applicants reflect a disingenuous "gloss" (Private counselors, tutors, etc.) that pervades true intellectual talent, and are subsequently rejected.</p>
<p>Since being accepted ED last year, i've had the opportunity to speak with and get to know a lot of the admissions officers here, and my greatest advice to you is to approach the application as a genuine, thorough, reflection of yourself as an individual; not as you would believe adcoms want you to be, but as you truly are.</p>
<p>I'm going for it.</p>
<p>I'm probably applying for ED. Super excited :D</p>