accepted oos in the james monroe scholar program, so i found out a while ago 
congrats to everyone accepted!!!
What is oos?
Out Of State. Since itās affiliated with Virginia, the tuition cost and acceptance rate is different for non-residents.
I donāt know the size specifically for W&M but typically the wait lists are sufficiently large that your odds of getting a bumped to accepted are less than the original odds of getting accepted.
Accepted. In state
Does anyone have any information about merit scholarships and when they will be awarded?
Waitlist is huge. Data from 2008 - 2015
Wait List Offered 2921 2748 3654 3248 3518 3196 3603 3552
Wait List Accepted 1368 1273 1446 1496 1533 1474 1526 1676
Wait List Placed 159 17 242 18 147 96 59 187
As huge as that is, itās not as bad as some. A majority of years that seems to suggest about a 10% chance of moving off the wait-list (if you accept staying on it). Some of the LACās have more like a 5% chance. Any way you slice it, long odds. The schools are far too liberal with these lists and itās cruel to the students. If the school is your hearts desire and first choice, you need to ācampaignā ā send a letter expressing your continued passion, have your school counselor (or college counselor) call and appeal on your behalf, etc. Some people have said they have made unsolicited visits to the school and camped out to see one of the admissions deans (not to argue they should be accepted but that they really, really hope to go if the waitlist opens up). Supposedly all this passion is usually appreciated and noted in your file. Iām only passing on everything Iāve read ā not in admissions anywhere.
I wonder with W&M if they maintain their 2/3 state / 1/3 OOS ratio with the wait list as well?
Accepted; OOS, Washington D.C.
Accepted OOS NY But was so surprised they came out today I had no idea. W&M is my number two and as I was anxiously expecting my top school to come out today which it didnt, so hearing from W&M really was a pleasant surpriseā¦ Congrats to all accepted!!
Acceptedā¦Newark, DE
Accepted, in-state. Pretty excited as this is my first acceptance!
Accepted OOS (PA) Congratulations/good luck to everyone!!
Accepted, in-state (SWVA). Yay! I think my essays really pulled through. Congrats everyone!
@classof20202
Out of curiosity, what is your first choice?
Does anyone know how many people get put on the wait list/how many total applicants there are?
@student810 See post #86 or thereabouts. The W&M blog stated approximately 15K total applications this year.
@satwreckerZ2 itās Lehigh University in PA
Accepted OOS (NJ) 
Accepted OOS (PA). So excited!