Out of State: Confirmed Disadvantage?

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>I really don't have the time at the moment to write out my entire resume, but I'm currently debating W&M versus Tufts...W&M's statisical averages look slightly lower, which is good because I had a poor Freshman year, but on the other hand, I heard that being out of state puts you at a disadvantage. Is this confirmed to be true?</p>

<p>I mean, there's no way it would help me, right? I figure that if it does hurt me, it's because W&M is a PUBLIC school, so they would have to accomodate in-state students more than out-of-state, while if they were a PRIVATE school, they would probably appreciate the fact that I'm from Texas slightly more because they need geographic diversity.</p>

<p>Is my logic poor or spot-on? I have to decide by, well, tomorrow, because I need to give my teacher's their stamped envelopes.</p>

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<p>I think your logic is good. Also, as has been discussed in another thread, W&M has many more female applicants than males, and the school tends to try to even out the ratio by accepting more males. So especially if you are female, Tufts may be a better bet.</p>

<p>But on the other hand, even though W&M is public, it still has about one-third of its student body coming from OOS. So, like any other college, it looks for diversity. I'm not sure how many Texans go to W&M, but I know that Eastern states like Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, etc., are oversubscribed.</p>

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<p>You're right about W&M. The school is 2/3 in-staters and 1/3 out-of-state. </p>

<p>The <em>unreleased</em> statistics put acceptance rate of in-staters around 40% and out-of-staters around 20%... or so my professors tell me.</p>

<p>Also the acceptance rate for males is significantly higher than that of females at W&M.</p>

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<p>It's 65% in-state and 35% out of state. The competition for out of state people is said to be comparable to Ivy League schools- same goes for the University of Virginia. </p>

<p>I love living in Virginia.</p>

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<p>out of state is a major disadvantage, your sat's gpa etc have to be way better if you're out of state it sucks</p>

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<p>We were told that if you don't have calc bc (and your school offers it) and you're out of state don't even bother sending in you application!</p>

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<p>Last summer my daughter attended a summer program at WM. One of the admissions people came in and talked to the students about applying to WM. One of the things she mentioned was taking calc and that it was important but also said one factor isn't going to make the difference.</p>

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<p>dont they have to take into condiseration if calc doesnt fit in your schedule along with your other ap's</p>

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<p>I don't think there is one factor that makes them decide one way or another. I think it is the entire package. They are trying to form an image of someone from a stack of papers.</p>

<p>Some of the other things the admission rep said were:</p>

<pre><code> Like to see activities that show a passion for something not just a bunch of activites.
Don't like to have lots of recommendations sent, just what is required.
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