Results for W&M RD Class of 2017

collegebound8899 · March 27, 2013, 4:18pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (740 CR 710 M 800W)
[] SAT II: USH 760 World 720 Math1 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 UW (4.19 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3% (22ish/600)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World 5, Psych 5, USH 5, Eng Lang 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP: English, Spanish, Stat, Government, Env Science
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not major but… AP Scholar w/Distinction, PSAT “Outstanding Applicant,” Dartmouth Book Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Socities, Model UN, school newspaper, volunteered with health department and coordinated outreach and stuff, president of ethnic/religious club, etc. (I have more but don’t wanna list)
[] Job/Work Experience: nope
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: reading, going to beach XD
[] Essays: Common App was great, I didn’t write the optional supplement (I know!)
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably saved me; they were amazing
[] Counselor Rec: also pretty good
[] Interview: didn’t do one

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major: Psych
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): I’m an “international” student b/c I’m undocumented
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African/Middle Eastern
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 19K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sort of an URM but I don’t technically count cuz I’m not 'Murican, first generation college[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT for my race, rank, common app essay
[] Weaknesses: Non-US Citizen, not especially great ECs, Didn’t write the W&M supplement
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know it must have been a glitch
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Amherst, Bryn Mawr, Drexel, Hofstra and waitlisted @ U of Chicago
[/ul]General Comments: Can’t believe it!! Congrats to other accepted students and good luck to those who were waitlisted/rejected!

W_amp_M_Admission · March 27, 2013, 4:30pm

Congrats to all the recent posters who received the good news!

@bubbakp, we are a need-blind office so whether or not you intended to apply for aid did not come into play when making an admission decision on your application.

Carlton795 · March 27, 2013, 7:27pm

Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Critical Reading, 750 Math, 780 Writing
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 800 US History, 750 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/394
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (4), English Lang (4), US History (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Euro, AP Psych, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, Madrigals, Legal Research and Writing/ Senior Project
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I participated in a business competition at UVA last year. My team won third place.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Honor Society, FBLA, Madrigals (leadership)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at law firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: various organizations through the academy at my school.
[ *] Summer Activities: Aforementioned internship
[ *] Essays: Great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good, apparently.
[ ] Additional Rec:Nope.
[ ] Interview:Nope.
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 250k+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT Scores
[ *] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM with good essays and SAT scores
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UVA, Notre Dame, George Mason, UNC Chapel Hill, likely letter from Yale, waiting for rest of Ivies, Georgetown, NYU [ /list][ b]General Comments:
I was kinda bummed when I was deferred in December, but I’m pretty excited now! Decisions, decisions…

lasbuenas · March 27, 2013, 10:52pm

Accepted OOS (CA) as Monroe Scholar

SAT: 2110
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.5 W (9 APs by the end of this year)
Rank: 4/400
ECs: music & science stuff, leadership positions in all

Nice surprise! Now if I could only get my parents to fax one more paper for FA… (Though as an OOS applicant, I don’t accept much lol).

Wonderful school! Good luck to everyone!!!

CArbington · March 27, 2013, 11:50pm

Dear W&M admission,

Can I please know the acceptance rate of international applicants? Especially applicants from China and South Korea?
Thanks!

Quentin614 · March 28, 2013, 1:27am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (750 CR, 660 M, 700 W) 2110
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit: 5, AP Euro: 4, AP US: 4, AP German: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Physics, two choirs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (lead roles, student director/author), Varsity Choir (Vice President), Show Choir (Vice President), German club (officer), private voice lessons (state level award)
[] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at Hallmark store
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mentor in Big Brothers Big Sisters
[] Summer Activities: Community theater
[] Essays: Personal essay was a humorous piece about my name (Nicholas). Likely the strongest part of my application, writing is my strongest skill.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was fantastic, the other was very bland, and in my opinion, awful.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably average. She did tell me she ranked me in the highest categories.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English, Linguistics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Ranked top 10 in state, public, fringe rural.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <20k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores.
[] Why you think you were waitlisted: I am really not sure. Out-of-state residency or white male? If anyone has any input, please let me know.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: Denison University (full ride), St. Olaf College, Ohio State, University of Texas at Austin
Waitlisted: UVA
Rejected: Northwestern, Vanderbilt
Waiting to hear from USC.
[/ul]General Comments: I would love to hear input as to why I was waitlisted! I am not angry, I just would really like to know so I can strengthen my application for transfer admissions (though likely not to WM more likely Northwestern).

W_amp_M_Admission · March 28, 2013, 9:01am

@CArbington, we don’t break down admission rates for particular geographic cohorts behind the admit rate for in-state and out-of-state. As internationals, for the most part, are out-of-state, the admission rate is around 25-28% depending on the year.

@Quentin614, the fact that strong, successful students such as yourself are on the waitlist is simply evidence of how strong our applicant pool is across the board. And of course, admission is more competitive for out-of-state applicants as we have far more applicants for far fewer spaces.

GolfFather · March 28, 2013, 10:29am

Plus your SAT Math score is low for W&M.
The 75th percentile score is 720.

And you may have loved your essay but there is no way to tell how it was viewed by the people who matter.

Sorry you did not get into W&M. As others have said here many, many times - there are a lot of other great schools. Good luck!

vjstangelo · March 28, 2013, 8:14pm

Quentin614, with all due respect, you were accepted to UT Austin and still fretting over W&M?? Austin is one of the most desirable college towns in the nation, and UT Austin is one of the most recognized Universities in the US. Quit kicking yourself and get that deposit into UT!!

vabeachkid · March 30, 2013, 3:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:•SAT I (breakdown): 690-CR, 680-M, 640-W
•ACT: N/A
•SAT II: 720 US History, 720 English Literature
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A, Weighted: 4.22
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): “Does not rank” (9/114)
•AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), United States History (4), English Language (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: Band 4, Religion 4 (mandatory) Honors Physics, German 4 (honors)AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP U.S. Government, AP Statistics
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (3 years, current President), Science Honor Society (2 years), German Honor Society (3 years), Theatre (3 years, lead roles, various awards), Honor Council (1 year, Senior Council Member), Forensics (2 years, state qualifier for 2 years), Band, German Club (4 years, Secretary in 11th grade, President this year)
•Job/Work Experience: Job at a restaurant for 2 years, etc.
•Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Science Honor Society, German Honor Society, Church volunteer (100+ hours for Church)
•Summer Activities: Job
•Essays: Outstanding, definitely the best part of my application
•Teacher Recommendation: 3 excellent letters
•Counselor Rec: Good
•Additional Rec: N/A
•Interview: N/A
Other:
•Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
•Intended Major: Undecided, will probably end up being english
•State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
•School Type: Private
•Ethnicity: Caucasian
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: unknown, but financial aid is needed
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection[list]
[]Strengths: essays in particular, test scores, personality, GPA[]Weaknesses: Actual grades themselves[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m a decent enough applicant, i have lots of activities (NHS President, Science Honor Society, German Honor Society, Honor Council, German Club President [was secretary last year], forensics, Theatre [lead roles, supporting roles, various awards]) [] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: JMU (accepted), Virginia Tech (accepted), Virginia Tech Honors Program (accepted), University of Virginia (rejected, flat-out), Cornell (rejected LOL), Vanderbilt (rejected LOL)

AmbitiousDreams · March 30, 2013, 5:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):740 CR, 540 M, 560 W
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: 740 U.S History, 690 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5-10%.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I have nothing major. National Achievement Outstanding Participant, Regional Science Fair, Some Varsity Letters
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band(Section Leader), Lacrosse(Captain), Book Club(VP, President), Mock Trial. Officer of 3 Honor Societies. This is a generalized list.
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Freshmen mentor and tutor for elementary school children.
[] Summer Activities: VA governor’s School and some summer lacrosse leagues.
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good. It was unique.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent. Both of them were from junior teachers that sponsor things I’m in.
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 60000-65000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Instate
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, URM, Instate
[] Weaknesses: SAT Score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think being instate had a lot to do with it. If I were out of state there is no way I would have gotten in.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to CNU(Honors College with Scholarship), University of Pittsburgh(Merit Scholarship),Elon University(Presidential Scholarship) University of Rochester(Merit Scholarship), University of Virginia. [/li]Rejected: Yale which I never expected to get into.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m really really happy to be accepted! I have loved W&M for such a long time and I knew it wasn’t a guarantee. I am very grateful! Good Luck to everyone during the college process.

deepblue14 · April 2, 2013, 1:53pm

** Decision: Accepted**

College and Program: CAS (Monroe)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310; 750 CR, 770 M, 790 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 740 Bio M, 730 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (98/100)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/60
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (4), English Lang (4), U.S. Gov (5), Bio (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, Religion, Economics, AP English Lit, AP Psychology, AP Calc AB, AP Comparative Gov (self-study)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SGA (4 years), NHS, Varsity Soccer (4 years), Model UN, All-State Band, tons of music stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mission trips over the summer each year
[] Summer Activities: Hospital Internship, Boys State, various volunteering
[] Essays: Pretty decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read these but I’m assuming they were good (from AP Lang and Gov teachers) 
[] Counselor Rec: I read this one, it was pretty good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[] Supplementary Material(if any): N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): DE
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): ~150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, well-roundedness?
[] Weaknesses: No major awards or anything
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Northwestern, Washu, Tufts, Brandeis, Boston College
Waitlisted: UChicago, Penn, Vanderbilt, Georgetown
Rejected: Yale, Brown, Cornell, Columbia lol

[/ul]General Comments: Happy to have gotten in!

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