wait list at william & mary

<p>I was wait listed. w&m was my first choice and I was sad to see a small envelope in my mailbox yesterday from w&m. Does anyone know of anyone who was eventually picked from the wait list? I love the campus and w&m is a great fit for me. My friend with lower SAT and gpa stats was accepted. I'm sad in PA...</p>

<p>I don't know anyone at W&M picked off the waitinglist but I don't know that many people here. A friend from HS was picked up off a waiting list for UNC-CH though and I'm fairly certain that its more difficult to get in there out of state than it is here. Good luck.</p>

<p>Some waitlisted people do get in. You should let them know that W&M is still your first choice.</p>

<p>Yes, I knew a freshman who got off the wait list. She was a girl from Texas. I guess Texas adds geographical diversity, but women face rough competition to get here....</p>

<p>Have any waitlisted people heard anything from W&M? I guess we have to wait until May until they start to decide??</p>

<p>My daughter's letter said June 15.</p>

<p>My son (OOS) was waitlisted 2 years ago and got a phone call somewhere between May 8 and 15 saying he had a spot if he wanted it. He took it and has been so happy since! By the way, he made VERY sure admissions knew he wanted to attend. If this is the case for you, do not just wait for the call. Do your best to make things happen.</p>

<p>Does anyone know of someone who was waitlisted at W&M and eventually received a rejection letter? Also, are there different odds for OOS versus in-state waitlisted persons? I guess it all depends on how many people ultimately go to W&M. Does the location of an OOS person effect the odds of a waitlist acceptance?? Or is that only for the ordinary acceptance policy only?? There are two other persons in my highschool who were accepted and are going to W&M.</p>

<p>I absolutely agree with tennismom. In my opinion: be proactive, be creative, be persistent.</p>

<p>pa, from reading the letter my daughter received, it seems to me that yes, geography is key. For instance, the letter said that if the ratio between in-state (65%) and OOS (35%) is out of whack, that is rectified via the waitlist. So some years only in-staters get called, for instance. Other years it could be the opposite. And W&M pays attention to the male-female balance too.</p>

<p>It seems to me that all this is out of your control and not worth stressing over. Just follow the very good advice given above, which is to be proactive, and in the meantime go ahead and enroll at one of the colleges that accepted you. That's what my daughter is doing. Best of luck to you!</p>

<p>how exactly would i format this letter if i were to write one? </p>

<p>i reallllllllly want to go here.</p>

<p>My son, who was accepted from the waitlist 2 years ago did 3 things. He had his HS coll. couns. call WM and tell them he really wanted to attend. HE also called the person at WM who was responsible for reading his applic. stating the same. Finally, in April we were in Virginia visiting another school he was accepted at. We drove to Williamsburg and hand delivered a letter to the Dean of Admissions. The letter stated he was in Va on personal business and wanted to stop at the school to see what it was like when classes were in session. He was brief but stated that he knew WM was the right place for him and that if they accept him from the waitlist, he would attend. It was a moving letter from the heart. All of this may be overkill but it worked. Good Luck to you.</p>

<p>Here's a helpful article ("Getting to Yes") from the CC admissions page. It echoes the great advice above, and adds some other suggestions.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/saga.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_admissions/saga.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If you google "William and Mary waitlist," you could find an interesting article from 5-6 years ago about an OOS girl who wore a sandwich board around campus to get off the waitlist (it worked).</p>

<p>Interesting story about the girl with the sandwich board. I remember hearing that George Allen was actually rejected from the University of Virginia. But, he went to Charlottesville anyways and found a seat in the Office of Admissions or something and refused to move until he was accepted. He was there for a week before the admissions people gave him a spot that should have gone to a kid on the waitlist to him just so they could get him out of there.</p>

<p>I'm not sure if this is entirely accurate but I remember hearing this story last year. I'll post it on the UVA board, maybe they know about this.</p>

<p>Our student was accepted off the wait list 2 years ago. Female from NYS. HS counselor called. Student wrote a letter stating specifics of her overnight, admissions people she had spoken with, and true feelings about desire to attend. She was notified by phone around mid May.</p>

<p>Remember that not everyone accepted to W&M will attend. If you demonstrate interest and you're a strong candidate, you stand a good chance of being accepted. In the meantime, there are many excellent schools out there so reconsider the other schools to which you've been accepted and have a back-up plan.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the great advice. One additional question. I am on my high school’s soccer team. I have been on the varsity team for all three years of high-school. I may or may not try out as a walk-on (non-scholarship) in college. Even thought I am unsure if I will try-out, would this help my acceptance into William and Mary? I did talk to a coach when I visited the campus but I did not follow up with him because I did not want to commit to trying out for the team. Thoughts??</p>

<p>Contact the coach.....any contact with the school helps! You never know who's going to be the person that pulls in a kid.</p>

<p>May 1st is around the corner. Does it seem that W&M is going to the wait list? Has anyone heard anything??</p>

<p>Any input on waitlist?? Has anyone heard anything??</p>