<p>one of the best W&M traditions</p>
<p>[William</a> & Mary - W&M throws its cares away during Yule Log ceremony](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/wm-throws-its-cares-away-during-yule-log-ceremony-123.php]William”>W&M throws its cares away during Yule Log ceremony | William & Mary)</p>
<p>welcome all RDers!!!</p>
<p>sign into my.wm asap! it’s so cool! and set up your myapps gmail WM account
also join facebook group!</p>
<p>i’m so glad theyre switching, i love gmail i had one beforehand, and the old email was L.A.M.E.</p>
<p>I know, right. It was like late 90’s email… xD</p>
<p>Accepted…I’m quite surprised but I think URM and NIAHD helped me a lot…</p>
<p>Essex County , New Jersey!</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 690 CR/ 600 M / 710 W
-SAT IIs: 650 French with Listening, 730 US History
-ACT: N/A
-GPA 3.5 , AP and Honors courses
-Rank: School doesn’t rank
-Other stats: Selected to (and took) college sophomore-level US History course at the National Institute of American History and Democracy at The College of William and Mary this summer…</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: excellent-
-Teacher Recs: all 3 excellent
-Counselor Rec: very good
-Hook (if any): URM , NIAHD participant good test scores and upward trend, good interview, good essays</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NJ
-School Type: competitive private
-Ethnicity: African American
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: strength: Extracurriculars, SAT scores, Essay/ weakness: GPA
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: NIAHD, URM good interview, extracurriculars, test scores, and essay…</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Tech Editor of school newspaper, started fund for orphanage in africa, 4 years varsity/club fencing, peer mentor, member and soloist for school band and men’s acapella choir, city harvest volunteer</p>
<p>-Decision: I intend to attend Skidmore College, it’s a more manageable size for me and I want other (more deserving people on this forum and loads of my friends) people on the waitlist to have a better shot at acceptance.</p>
<p>I’m surprised they accepted me rather than many of my targets- Occidental and Oberlin to name a few…</p>