<p>Does anyone know anything about the Monroe Scholars Program? When are scholars notified/asked to apply?</p>
<p>At least until last year, Monroe Scholars received early notification of both acceptance at W & M and into the Scholars program (first week of March). There is no separate application. In 2001, Monroe designates were the approximate top 10 percent of the admitted class (same standards apply to both in and out of state students). I've since read that it's become a bit more selective (top 7 pecent seems to stick in my mind).</p>
<p>The benefits are honors housing, the ability to take a second freshman seminar, and a grant for a summertime research project of the individual student's choosing. Until last year, the grant was $2K; I believe it's since been increased to $4K.</p>
<p>I am certain about the early notification. My oldest d was a Monroe Scholar at W & M (graduated 2005) and received her letter on March 2nd (it's a family birthday so it's easy to remember). My middle d was also admitted to the program and notified the first week of March (she decided on a different school). So you may only have another week or so to wait - best of luck!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wm.edu/charlescenter/?id=1282%5B/url%5D">http://www.wm.edu/charlescenter/?id=1282</a></p>
<p>everyone is considered for the Monroe scholars program... if you don't get it as a freshmen and really want it, you can apply after freshmen year.</p>
<p>All Monroe Scholars live in the same dorm (unless they're Sharpe Scholars also).</p>
<p>As mentioned, Monroe scholars are notified in early March.</p>
<p>frazzled, if you don't mind, what kind of credentials did your daughters have? if you'd rather not, that's perfectly fine. :)</p>
<p>Oh, I always love the chance to brag - thank you for asking! Both had SAT Is in the low 1500s, SAT IIs from 760-800, and very strong GPAs. (One graduated in the approximate top 6 percent of her class; one was first.) Their ECs were strong without being earth-shattering (school-wide awards but no real recognition outside of the area, etc.). They both had part-time jobs as well.</p>
<p>When my oldest d was a student, she remarked once that most of the Monroe kids she knew actually had SATs under 1500 - she only knew a few who were in the 1550 and up range. I think the kids with the true "walk-on-water" resumes are candidates for the College Scholars program, instead of Monroe. Although my d's roommate and her boyfriend, both Monroes, were vals who turned down the Ivy League for W & M (one at Princeton, one at Yale) and the more reasonable price tag.</p>
<p>that's really helpful, thanks! do/did your daughters enjoy the program enough to make it worth out of state?</p>
<p>The daughter who attended W & M very much enjoyed her experience there, and we found the out of state tuition was well worth the expense. My second daughter chose another school, though W & M was always a favorite and it was hard for her to make her eventual choice.</p>
<p>My older d could have made more of her Monroe experience, imo, though I've always kept my mouth shut about that (and she doesn't read CC). I would suggest that kids in the program plan their summer study project for one of the first two summers after freshman year, because life gets very busy after that with internships, visiting grad schools, etc. My d had to cobble something together quickly, just before senior year, after going through a bad breakup with her boyfriend. She did manage to write an interesting paper on a topic that required digital pictures, and she was given permission to use her Monroe money to purchase a camera. Some of her friends, though, were able to travel for 4-6 weeks in Europe or Latin America - you can't beat advance planning.</p>
<p>My d's roommate had to submit her Monroe project twice - the advisors can be strict about the finished product, though it's permitted to be on any topic of interest to the student.</p>
<p>did your daughters receive any scholarships or were they given in-state tuition to cover some of that out-of-state tag?</p>
<p>No, there's no scholarship money attached to the Monroe Scholars program, except for the independent summer study research grant. We paid out-of-state tuition, which was a lot more reasonable when my daughter enrolled in 2001 than when she graduated in 2005! One year, tuition for out-of-state students went up 12 percent, which was a pretty hefty increase.</p>
<p>Still, considering that we could not afford private school tuition (still about 12-15K more than at W & M), and that our state schools in NY could be better, we were thrilled she was accepted at W & M - it was a financial compromise we could all live with.</p>
<p>Man, no money attached... I guess it's still better most of the other schools i've applied to. It's about 31k a year oos i think? What did your daughters major in? How much did w&m help getting a good job/getting into grad school?</p>
<p>The daughter who attended started out a Chem major, wound up a Bio major with a Government minor. She was accepted to grad school and had a major change of mind, deciding academia wasn't for her during the last 2 weeks at W & M (inconveniently after all the on-campus corporate recruiting was over ... insert roll-eyes icon here).</p>
<p>So after several months of floundering, she did find a good job, which had nothing at all to do with her major. She's about to transfer to the NoVA area, where the W & M degree does indeed mean something. She (and we) were surprised, during her job search, by the number of headhunters in the Northeast who were unfamiliar with the quality of W & M. (By headhunters, I mean the folks who see your resume posted on monster.com. I would hope that higher-placed recruiters know more about the school).</p>
<p>I have to admit that W & M's visibility in the Northeast could be better, except among people who are into researching colleges. Someone recently asked my d where she went to school and interrupted her halfway through her answer, saying, "Williams! Wow! That's a wonderful school!" [shrug]</p>
<p>being from VA means you know WM but I am not sure kids from other states do? They all seem to remember UVA and Tech cause of the sports.
wouldn't hurt wm to put themselves out there more?</p>
<p>Kind of reminds me of a line from an old episode of the "All in the Family" television show. When Archie Bunker is informed by someone he meets that this person graduated from William and Mary, Archie's reply is, "Oh, you went to two schools."</p>
<p>I was admitted ED and was wondering if I would qualify for the Monroe
Scholarship and if yes, when would I hear? My stats are 1510 - 790V 720M SAT 1 and class rank of 3/436.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the notifications to Monroe Scholars have gone out??</p>
<p>i got mine sometime this week, though i'm not sure exactly when it was sent - i was in colorado for the week on spring break!</p>