<p>soccerguy, yeah UVA is my first choice. Even if W&M isn't as stats based, everything else was up to snuff...my friends who were waitlisted had GPAs in the 3.7 range...and I know somebody who got a full ride with a 3.8 and lower SATs...meh.</p>
<p>"and I know somebody who got a full ride with a 3.8 and lower SATs...meh."</p>
<p>Recruited athlete? URM?</p>
<p>She's hispanic...barely.</p>
<p>out of curiosity how did the student from france get the acceptance letter before many of those in the united states? international mail takes FOREVER!</p>
<p>maybe they mailed decision letters to the internationals first? Or maybe they send them rush shipping?</p>
<p>i got my decision by email</p>
<p>Waitlisted... :(</p>
<p>Bummer! That prob means our D in Brussels didn't get in :(. Congrats to everyone who did :)</p>
<p>Wow, drock, I'm really surprised to hear that! Your stats are solid, and you're in state. I'm mystified. It must be a really really hard year. Best of luck to all those still waiting!</p>
<p>Accepted </p>
<p>3.78/5.0 gpa 38/360 class rank
780 V 640 M 630 W
SATII 770 Us History 620 MathI
ECS
-SCA vice president 9
-Spanish Club 10,11,12
-key club 10,11
-Civics club 11,12
-Basketball 9
-soccer 9
-Tennis 9,10,11,12
-Worked one summer</p>
<p>Extremely good recs</p>
<p>I thought my essays were terrible, mainly cause im not that good of a writer and I didnt have anybody check them. O ya and I wrote them two hours before they were due...</p>
<p>Instate from a small city in southern VA
Asian Male
Dad's a physician
Brother goes to William and Mary</p>
<p>I didnt think I would get in because my GPA was low, boy was I happy when I got my acceptance letter.</p>
<p>I applied for financial aid... maybe that had something to do with it but I don't know. But I'm kinda stumped too...</p>
<p>all decisions are made without knowledge of financial aid...financial situation has no bearing on the decision of acceptance, denial, or waitlisted-ness...i hope that makes sense.</p>
<p>Ok then! :D It's just ultra competitive this year...</p>
<p>My S got in instate with the following</p>
<p>4.55 weighted, 3.92 unweighted
Class rank 6/550. He made straight A's first semester and dropped to 8th
SAT's: V 720, M 680, W 730
SAT II's: French 800, American History 770, Math 2 740
AP's: French 5, BC Calc 5, US History 5
Only EC's: French Club, National Honor Society, selected and attended Governor's Language Academy at VCU last summer.</p>
<p>No recs, since not required.</p>
<p>I read his essay, done the night it was due, and it was pretty good.</p>
<p>Mom and dad both alums (I think this is the key), but we haven't given them much money, so maybe not the key!</p>
<p>Large public high school in Chesapeake</p>
<p>White male.</p>
<p>Weighted GPA : 3.75</p>
<p>SAT 760,740,680
ACT 32
in-state, white male</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.95UW, 4.53W
[<em>] Rank: 11/512, then 8/505 at midyear
[</em>] APs/IBs: 9 total (5, 5, 4, 4 so far)
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, NHS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs: Got into UNC OOS with a likely letter and BC Honors, so couldn't have been too bad
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: See above
[</em>] Essays: See above
[<em>] Recs: See above
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Grades & test scores / Extracurriculars
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: Didn't do anything for the optional submission.
[li] Attending? Nope[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Waitlisted?! Granted, you're facing the most competition as a white OOS female, but that's beyond incredible...</p>
<p>Son's Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2210
SAT IIs: 3, all in mid-600s
ACT: 33
GPA: ~3.9 w
Rank: school does not rank
Other stats: 7 APs by senior year, NMF</p>
<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars: average
Essays: I know he tried to be more creative with W&M's than with other schools
Teacher Recs: don't know
Counselor Rec: don't know
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person
State or Country: NY
School Type: competitive urban public
Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good in both science/math and verbal stuff, but many kids are strong in both
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: demonstrated interest in the school; felt interview went well, OOS male
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Son and both parents love the school, and S is seriously considering it.</p>
<p>I really don't get it myself. I'm just really bothered that it seems like W&M attempted to make a decision based off whether they thought I was truly interested and would attend. They were wrong, because I would have attended.</p>
<p>It certainly doesn't seem to be completely logical, 19382...my S who was accepted at W&M was rejected EA by UNC-CH. Not waitlisted or deferred...rejected. On paper, he looked like a match there.</p>