<p>thank you so much for your response! you’ve been a great help throughout this process, W&M Admission.</p>
<p>No problem. It’s our pleasure!</p>
<p>I have a question and hopefully you can give me the same great advice you gave the others on this thread.</p>
<p>i am applying for transfer to william and mary from richard bland college. i am a freshman and I have 50 credits under my belt with a 4.0 so far. I can not go with the articulation agreement that gives me guaranteed transfer because I took only 40 credits at Richard Bland College and 10 during this past summer at nova. I have all the general courses for transfer, I just missed the articulation agreement by 5 credits taken at Richard Bland College</p>
<p>courses I have taken: first semester/summer: english 101, english 102, statistics (first half), french 102, french 201, western civ 1, econ 201, bio 101, bio lab. </p>
<p>courses i am taking for second semester: french 202, econ 202, business calculus, western civ 2, basic design, music appreciation, us in world affairs, public speaking</p>
<p>I did not get good grades in high school, and i do not have sat’s to submit. I am basically going by the articulation agreement even though i am not eligible because I am short of the credits taken at richard bland college. what are my options here?</p>
<p>Thanks W&M Admission! i was not able to get into the chem 101 class, but I got into an Intro to Statistics class. I have already submitted my application. Would I be able to send a note in saying that if admitted I will take a class over the summer?</p>
<p>rohel1, if you are in your second semester of college you are required to submit SAT scores. You cannot apply without them. Also, are you getting an AA from RBC? If not, and given you don’t have SATs, you could take courses next fall, meet the 45 credit and AA degree requirement and then apply under the articulation agreement. Your courses and grades are strong so you’re on the right track.</p>
<p>surfwakesnow, you can update your application by sending an email to our transfer dean at <a href=“mailto:kcbake@wm.edu”>kcbake@wm.edu</a> and letting her know you plan to take a summer course (and name the summer course or courses) and ask that the email be added to your file.</p>
<p>Thanks for being here. I’d like to get your opinion about my courses as you have for the other individuals. First, I am trying to transfer into W & M as an OOS Junior from an OOS CC.
Majoring in History/poly sci.
Microeconomics 200 level, macroeconomics 200 level, Eng 111, Sociology 200 level, Spanish II with Spanish II lab, Art History 114, Eng 112, Western Civ I, Western Civ II, Precal Alg, Religion 211, Psych 150, Eng Lit 241, Biology I with lab, Biology II with lab, Religion 212, Psych 241, Humanities 120, Computers CIS 110 with lab, Chemistry 151 with lab, Volleyball.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I just finished my application and I’m hoping to get some opinions on a few things. I did pretty bad in high school, having a 2.0, but did take honors courses. I have a 3.8 at a community college in NJ with 29 complete credits and 18 pending credits. My SAT score is 1710 total and 1180 CR+M. I’m in Phi Theta Kappa and a member of the college’s honors program. I am involved in a few extra-currics but I mostly work. Working has caused me to withdraw from about 5 classes. I also have a CoWM alumni, who is the honor director at my school, writing the College Official’s Report. Thoughts on if any of this could help/hurt my chances??? Any ideas of other things I can do to improve my chances???</p>
<p>Also, I was wondering how to fill out a FAFSA for CoWM without being enrolled, ie can I fill it out and still use it for other schools?</p>
<p>historyman, your course selection is pretty thorough. You have a biological and physical science, two transferable social sciences, two transferable history courses, at least one transferable English course and some electives that might also transfer. You do not have a transferable math which is something we like to see (we prefer calculus or statistics). Other than that, your course selection looks good and assuming you’ve been full-time all four semesters (approximatley 15 credits per semester) your schedule will look pretty solid.</p>
<p>brian, the more college credits you take, the less impact your high school record has on your admission. Withdrawing from 5 classes is something that will concern the admission committee (especially if they led to several part-time semesters) so be sure to explain those thoroughly in the application and be sure to send us your mid-term grades given you’re in 18 credits at the moment. A 3.8 is a great GPA but it has to be put in context (the courses you’ve taken and how many credits per semester helps us provide that context). PTK is certainly a plus as is having an alum send a rec assuming that alum is a professor of yours or knows you in a collegiate student context. We certainly excuse a lack of extracurricular activities when the student has a significant time commitment to a job.</p>
<p>“lacking the math req”</p>
<p>Would not the economics or the computer class along with the pre calc qualify?</p>
<p>historyman, only courses given by a math department can fulfill our math requirement (economics and computer courses exist in other departments). </p>
<p>You called your precalc course Precalc Alg. Not quite sure what that is (never seen alg in the name of a precalc course). If it’s pre-calc, that does transfer to W&M but does not fulfill W&M’s math requirement. Statistics and calculus are the most common courses that fulfill W&M’s math requirement. While you are not required to complete this requirement before transferring, we do prefer to see a transferable math if at all possible.</p>
<p>[William</a> & Mary - Recommended Courses](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applytransferstudent/applicationprocess/recommendedcourses/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applytransferstudent/applicationprocess/recommendedcourses/index.php) </p>
<p>I don’t know if this will help anyone at all, but I thought I might as well post it</p>
<p>What chance (percentage wise or not) do you think I have in getting accepted to William and Mary as a sophomore at George Mason University.</p>
<p>Courses:</p>
<p>1st Semester: GPA = 3.51
Biology 213 - A
General Chemistry 211 - B+
English 101 - B+
Math 113 Calculus 1 - B+
15 CREDITS</p>
<p>2nd Semester: GPA = 3.65
Biology 305 - A
Biology 306 lab - A
General Chemistry 212 - A-
Comm 100 - A
Math 114 Calculus 2 - B
15 Credits</p>
<p>3rd Semester: GPA = 3.78
Biology 304 - A-
Chemistry 313 Organic Chemistry 1 = A+
Chemistry 315 Organic Chemistry 1 lab = A
IT 103 - A-
Linguistics 326 - A-
15 CREDITS</p>
<p>4th Semester:
Biology 303 Animal Biology Honors -
AVT 262 Sculpture 1 -
Biology 404 Medical Microbiology -
Biology 494 Honors Seminar -
Chemistry 314 Organic Chemistry 2 -
Chemistry 316 Organic Chemistry 2 lab -
17 CREDITS</p>
<p>CUMMULATIVE GPA = 3.64</p>
<p>EXTRA:
VP and Treasurer of Christian Org.</p>
<h2>Volunteer at hospital</h2>
<p>HIGH SCHOOL:
3.4 w/ 4 AP’s and only one (AP Biology) of them got a score of 4.
Senior year had a GPA of 3.9
SAT score = 1850 (Math = 650, Reading 610, Writing 590)</p>
<p>stacker, your GPA is very strong and you’ve taken some very impressive courses. You are a little light on humanities-oriented courses (history, social science, religion/philosophy, foreign language, etc). Is that because George Mason’s curriculum tracks you into a particular curriculum and doesn’t allow you to take many classes outside of that track? If so, you’ll want to explain that in your application. Given that you will have nearly four semesters of college when you apply, your high school record will have less of an impact on our review. Just don’t forget to send us your mid-semester grades in March.</p>
<p>We admit around 45-50% of the transfer students who apply. Because we consider a host of factors and use holistic review, there’s no way to give any percentage chance of being admitted. For more on any applicant’s chances, check out our Admit It! Blog ([W&M</a> Blogs Chance Me](<a href=“http://blogs.wm.edu/2010/12/14/chance-me/]W&M”>http://blogs.wm.edu/2010/12/14/chance-me/))</p>
<p>“Is that because George Mason’s curriculum tracks you into a particular curriculum and doesn’t allow you to take many classes outside of that track?”</p>
<p>Thanks for insight! =)</p>
<p>The reason I took classes unrelated to the humanitites or general education is because I plan on applying to dental graduate school which requires applicants to take science prerequisites early on in order to prepare for dental graduate entrance exam, the DAT, which is taken at the end of junior year.</p>
<p>How does the W&M admission board feel about transfer applicants not taking the recommended course load of humanity courses?</p>
<p>Stacker, generally we encourage transfer applicants to take a variety of courses (some English, some science, some social science, some math, etc). Since W&M is a liberal arts school, students who have pursued a liberal arts curriculum are a good fit for W&M and show us that they’re capable of being successful in a wide variety of disciplines. Taking humanities and math/science courses also makes the transfer process easier for you because you won’t have many General Education Requirements left to fulfill.</p>
<p>We would encourage you to explain your course selection in your application and we will take that into consideration when reviewing your application. We understand that those pursuing medical/vet/dental/pharmacy graduate programs have to make certain course choices that are not always within their control.</p>
<p>Hi, I am applying as a transfer student and my senior year I took the AP calculus ab exam and received a 3. At my current institution I received credit for calculus with this score, so I did not take another calculus class. However, I noticed that you said that students who did not take math are less competitive transfers. What would you recommend in this situation? Would the admissions take this into account?</p>
<p>Also, is state residency taken into account with transfer students?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, your score of a 3 will not get you credit for calculus at W&M. Did you take another math course at your college? If not, we’d encourage you to explain on your application in the additional information section why you didn’t take another math course and that you understand you will have to take math at W&M.</p>
<p>Residency is always a factor for every applicant. As a public school, we always give deference to VA residents. We are not as beholden to the 65% in-state 35% out-of-state ratio we are with freshman applicants but we are always defential to VA residents.</p>
<p>I already have submitted my application. At my school I did not have to take a science w/ lab because I got a 4 on my AP Environmental Science Exam. I also know that this will not give me that credit at W&M. Should I email the admissions office and explain why I did not take a science?</p>