<p>I feel like I saw somewhere deep in a thread the 25-75% range of SAT scores for OOS students. Does anyone know?</p>
<p>The middle 50% range for OOS students on the SAT is approximately a 1380-1430 (Critical Reading and Math combined). This equates to a 31-32 on the ACT exam.</p>
<p>thank you! and you use the best individual scores, right? not just the best sitting?</p>
<p>W&M admission, are you sure those numbers are right? That’s an awfully narrow 25-75 percent range. If those numbers ARE right, then boy does William and Mary place a very, very high premium on the SAT.</p>
<p>GC mom, we consider a student’s best outcome. For the SAT, we combine the best individual components (even if they are from different dates) into the best possible composite score. For the ACT, we consider only the best composite score. If both an SAT and ACT are submitted, we consider only whichever composite is the highest.</p>
<p>novaparent, that is the middle 50% range for out-of-state students only. Our overall middle 50% range is 1280-1430 (Critical Reading + Math) or 27-32 for the ACT. A middle 50% range is simply a stat; it provides a certain spectrum of scores into which a portion of our students fall – it doesn’t speak to how much emphasis we place on any particular component of the application. For W&M, standardized tests are one portion of the application; they are no more than that and they are no less than that. Like any other component of the application, they can make you a more or less competitive applicant. As far as academic criteria, we place more emphasis on a student’s four-year record in high school than their four-hour record on a Saturday morning. Hope that helps to clarify things.</p>
<p>Well, I commend you publishing the different numbers at least – that’s something that your friends at U-Va thus far have refused to do. When it comes to college admissions, there’s no such thing as TMI.</p>
<p>Thank you, W&M admission!</p>
<p>We’re happy to help. While of course we generally only report the entire middle 50% range (because that’s of course what publications and Common Data Sets require) we are happy to address any questions students and families have about our process. It is certainly no secret that W&M (and likely any public university) is more selective for OOS students. One of the things we appreciate about our process is that the only statistical difference between IS and OOS students is the middle 50% range. We expect IS and OOS students to have completed the same challenging courses with the same good grades and possess the same outstanding personal qualities. And of course there are plenty of IS students who exceeed the OOS range on their SAT. You will never walk into a W&M classroom and feel like there is a difference in the quality of students based on geography. All of our students are exceptionally bright.</p>
<p>I completely understand the slight difference in SAT stats between IS and OOS students, and recognize that it would not reflect a difference in academic and intellectual abilities. Just wanted to see if my daughter was in the ballpark with her test scores. I appreciate your providing the information.</p>
<p>We are visiting in August, and although we visited Colonial Williamsburg a couple times years ago, we are excited for our first visit to W&M.</p>
<p>Great. We look forward to your visit.</p>
<p>With standardized tests, we do only evaluate the student’s best outcome so we do encourage any student, regardless of residency, to take a test at least twice or try the SAT and ACT once each. It cannot hurt you and could possibly help.</p>
<p>one more test related question.</p>
<p>I know that you don’t require SAT2s. Is there any point to sending them, if they are good scores? Meaning, can good scores be helpful or would they be irrelevent?</p>
<p>If someone does very well on SAT II tests it of course cannot hurt them to provide those scores. We just want applicants to know that no decision will ever hinge on an SAT II result or lackthereof.</p>