William and Mary Class of 2015 Decisions

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<p>Thanks for the response. Yep, I already sent my deposit in somewhere else. I just figured that if I wouldn’t be able to afford it after being waitlisted, I would take my name off the list so that I wouldn’t be offered a place instead of someone who could actually go. Of course, I’m hoping that it all works out and I get in and can pay, but I’d hate to wrote a letter of continued interest, be offered a spot, and have to decline because of money.</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone who was admitted!</p>

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<p>Congrats Natalie.</p>

<p>Okay, few questions to address.</p>

<p>pwishes, unfortunately we do not conduct interviews once decisions have been released. If you wish to send your regional dean a statement of continued interest that’s the best way to let us know you really want W&M.</p>

<p>benditlikebenjii, a delay in submitting fin aid materials will delay our response. We encourage you to submit everything ASAP and you may want to contact Fin Aid (757-221-2420) to get a better timeline.</p>

<p>ooo0ooo, we may have limited financial aid to offer to waitlisted students but we will still package those students admitted off the waitlist to the best of our abilities.</p>

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<p>Decision:Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 math 690 cr 760 wr 780
ACT:N/A
SAT II: Math Level 1 750, Bio E 740, Lit 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0/4,.0
rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10 percent, no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: HS: Ap Calc, Calc II, Hnrs Physics II, Spanish VI, Dual Enrollment MacroEcon, Intro to Pysch, AP English, Hnrs Law and Ec
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, WPIAL Scholar Athlete</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country (4 year letter winner, captain) softball (2 yr letter winner), lax (2 yr letter winner), swimming (one letter), community service club (president), american red cross club (treasurer), national honors society (executive committee), another community service club, student mentor, violin 10 yrs, church youth group representative
Job/Work Experience: work during summers
Volunteer/Community service: clubs listed and more at church
Summer Activities: played softball seriously, travel
Essays: Common App: Essay about kiteboarding
William and Mary (Unique): essay about passion
Teacher Recommendation: 2 good recs
Counselor Rec: n/a
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview:thought it went well
Other
Intended Major: undecided, may have put pre-med or business
Intended Career: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): pa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: upper middle, didnt apply for aid
Hooks </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores, gpa, took all ap’s except one, nine varsity letters, various awards
Weaknesses: essays and interview?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly thought I would be accepted. I guess it is tough for white oos girls.
General Comments:
I was accepted to WnL, BC, UMiami, PSU, and Wake, rejected from Princeton, Stanford, and Duke, and waitlisted here and Notre Dame.</p>

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<p>Yeah, WM was my top choice too… I got waitlisted</p>

<p>Female
Ohio
Full IB Diploma Candidate
4.04 GPA
33 ACT</p>

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<p>@julie324 hello~ I am an RD admitted student from China, it is ok to have your e-mail address? Thx~</p>

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<p>admitted~</p>

<p>GPA:93.38 unweighted
SAT: Math:800 verbal:560 Writing:680 2040/2400
Toefl:104 (took it twice)</p>

<p>EC: ok~</p>

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<p>roo685 and lamara, we certainly understand your disappointment in being waitlisted. The fact that such strong students such as yourself are on our waitlist and not in our class is a reflection of how strong our applicant pool is. Such outstanding academic and personal qualities are not uncommon in our pool which means we sadly have to not admit some amazing students. We know it’s hard to believe but a waitlist is in fact a positive decision.</p>

<p>We wrote an Admit It! blog about this very matter. It might provide some comfort and insight on our process ([W&M</a> Blogs Decisions Decisions: Waitlist Edition](<a href=“http://blogs.wm.edu/2011/03/29/decisions-decisions-waitlist-edition/]W&M”>http://blogs.wm.edu/2011/03/29/decisions-decisions-waitlist-edition/))</p>

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<p>Accepted </p>

<p>International Asian male</p>

<p>1960 SAT (CR:560, Math:710, W:690), No SAT2
3.9 GPA
Hardest curriculum in context
TOEFL 105
Good Essays(Coming from a different background, may sound a little cliche, but does not mean it is not special.</p>

<p>Extra curriculars
-Model UN President
-Multicultural Club President
-Table Tennis Club President
-Student Govt Chair position
-NHS
-Varsity tennis
-Varsity Swim
-3rd Dan blackbelt Taekwondo Assistant Coach </p>

<p>Decent Volunteer, community service
Many awards in Korea
Wonderful Summer programs</p>

<p>I believe W&M does really see beyond the numbers, as my acceptance proves. If you think you are qualified and deserve a spot, go for it. Never know.</p>

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<p>Accepted
Chinese students
SAT 2090 CR:600, Math:790, W:700 SAT2 Math710, Physics 800, Chemistry 800
table tennis player
do some volunteering and tutoring work</p>

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<p>Congratulations to you both</p>

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<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href=“in-state”>/size</a></p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 Math 790 CR 710 Writing)
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II, 800 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 ish?
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 4.18
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%?
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): European History (5), Latin: Ovid (2), English Lit (5), Chemistry (5), BC Calc (5), US History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, Physics C, Statisticis, and US Government; dual-enrollment Multivariable Calc; band, theater tech, directing.
[</em>] Number of other RD applicants in your school: Probably 15-20, out of a senior class of 80 (I’ve heard it was about a third of the class, including EA).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Ultimate Frisbee, Theater/Tech (student tech head, student director), Student Government <a href=“chair”>which is a democratic assembly- students get to vote</a>
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I did some paid tutoring.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: None.
[</em>] Summer Activities: I went to CTY (a gifted program run by Johns Hopkins) for two summers, and I played Ultimate in the local rec league, where I captained a team.[/ul]</p>

<p>Writing:[ul]
Essays: Common App: I wrote about how I wanted to go to college with people who really wanted to learn.
William and Mary (Unique): I wrote about the time I proved that the only regular polygons that tile the plane are triangles, squares, and hexagons.
Teacher Recommendation: I really have no idea, but I suspect they were fine.
Counselor Rec: Same
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I didn’t know they existed until sometime last November.[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Mathematics.
[</em>] Date Submitted App: December 28th, I think.
[<em>] School Type: My (public) school was founded as an “alternative” program in the seventies; it’s lost some of that since then, but students are still given considerably more responsibility than normal. It’s also rather small (the senior class is 80 people).
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: EFC was something like 46k/year.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None that I can really think of.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Really good test scores and grades, and my courseload was almost the most rigorous possible for my school. I think my extracurriculars were pretty strong as well, if a bit unfocused.
[</em>] Weaknesses: I didn’t show much interest.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The strengths still outweighed that, and I am an in-state applicant.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: I expected to get in from the beginning, but, looking at the other people in this thread, I’m starting to think that I shouldn’t have been quite so assured (and I’m glad that my counselor convinced me to write the optional essay). I was still happy when I got the letter, though.[/ul]</p>

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<p>Congratulations. Hoping you decide to join the Tribe!</p>

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<p>To W&Mary Admission:</p>

<p>Is it still possible for a student to pay a deposit even after the deadline has passed? There were some unforeseen problems in my family and I am still very interested in attending. Thank you.</p>

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<p>jazkhat, you need to contact our office immediately at 757-221-4223. Your request will be relayed to our Senior Associate Dean who will review your case and decide whether we can still accept an additional deposit.</p>