* William & Mary RD Class of 2016 Results *

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of William and Mary
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<p>Of course, this is stolen from a similar thread. Don't forget to remove spaces!</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (CR 700, M 700, W 610)
SAT II: 760 Math II, 740 Math I, 680 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.30 (I think, not too sure)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: pretty good internships
Volunteer/Community service: a lot.
Essays: pretty good, best part of my application by far
Teacher Recommendation: I have no idea
Counselor Rec: no clue
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
Intended Major: undecided
School Type: private international
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation african american
Reflection
Strengths: essays, experiences
Weaknesses: grades, maybe SAT score?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I haven’t a clue
General Comments: I’m genuinely surprised I got accepted</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT: 29
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/269
Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment: English, Government, Psycology, Sociology, Calculus, College Success, Advanced Composition
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Elks Lodge State Oratorical Winner
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (Captian 2 years), Forensics (President), Latin Club, National Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl, Center of Excellence Scholars, Senior Class President, Girl’s Inc. Media Program (President), Girl’s Inc. Membership Program (President), Interact Club (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience: Working for 2 years 30 to 35 hours a week.
Volunteer/Community service: About 200 hours.
Essays: Put my heart and soul into those babies :slight_smile:
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome.
Counselor Rec: Okay…
Additional Rec: Nope
Interview: Didn’t have one
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psycology
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Let’s just say I need financial aid badly.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, First-Gen.
Strengths: Essays and Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Test Scores :confused:
Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea. Probably because I’m in state.
General Comments: Probably attending.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (CR 800, M 640, W 740)
SAT II: 740 World History, 750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming (Co-Captain), involved with a ton of clubs
Job/Work Experience: Internships
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered via school a lot
Essays: I thought they were pretty strong
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them, but probably very good.
Counselor Rec: Excellent (me and my guidance counselor are tight)!
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: No clue!
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks: None
Reflection:
Strengths: Essays and extra curriculars
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea.
General Comments: I’m thrilled (and a bit shocked) that I got in. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (CR 690, M 760, W 690)
SAT II: 720 World History, 720 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Kickline (Captain), Model United Nations (Treasurer), Science Olympiad (Secretary), NHS, SHS, Community service club, Psychology Research
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a tutoring center<br>
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered through schools clubs/honor societies
Essays: I thought it was pretty decent
Teacher Recommendation: I’ll assume good
Counselor Rec: ^same as above
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology (not really sure though)
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks: None
Reflection:
Strengths: I guess i’m well rounded?
Weaknesses: class ranking isn’t amazing
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall I think my application was within their range… I guess i’m special/quirky and they like that? But really i’m not sure why…
General Comments: I’m really happy about getting in! Hopefully I can go if I figure out a way to pay for it!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2190
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 710 Math II, 690 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.23 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English (Creative Writing focus), AP Econ, Honors Physics, Spanish 4, AP Calc BC, Strings
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): usual
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): alot → Orchestra, Scouts (eagle), Quartet, Chamber Ensemble, Cycling,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard, camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: unique
[ *] Essays: very good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: extremely good
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Dunno
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Prestigious Prep School
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Let’s just say Top 1%
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: essays, stats
[ *] Weaknesses: course difficulty
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expected to get in because I’m in state
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Also accepted to: JMU Honors, Dickinson w/ scholarship, UVA, Virginia Tech, University of Richmond, Washington and Lee w/scholarship.
Rejected: WUSTL
Still waiting: Upenn Wharton</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 790 Math, 770 Writing (11 Essay) – Total 2230
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 770 Chinese, 720 US History, 640 Chemistry (did not submit)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW, 4.37 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile. School does not rank, but around 5/390
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 4 US History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III/AP, Chemistry AP, Government AP, all other classes honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing home music-volunteering group (Founder, President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Varsity Math/Chemistry Teams, All County Band, Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society (Secretary), School Newspaper, Cultural Diversity Club (Leader)
[<em>] Awards: Award from National Science Foundation, various Piano Auditions, Festivals, and Competitions (performed at opera houses, Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: performed piano at nursing homes; hospital volunteer, Chinese School Teacher’s Assistant, charity concerts
[</em>] Summer Activities: Culture Tour in Taiwan, American Music Abroad, Band Camp
[<em>] Essays: Great – wrote about my homestay experience during my Culture Tour in Taiwan.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be really good, both teachers really like me and I got good grades in their classes
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good (piano teacher, part of arts supplement)
[<em>] Interview: None
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: $170,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Music, math, rank, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of variety in activities
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I just about fit the profile
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers University and Boston College, Waitlisted at University of Virginia
[/ul]General Comments:
Really surprised, being Asian and out-of state and all…</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700 R, 760 W, 630 M
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 750 US
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unsure; top 12% in class of 650 prior to semester end, afterwards likely within 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US - 5, Psych/Macroecon/HumanGeo/Euro/Lang - 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, APES, AP Stats, AP Lit, German IV, GEMS (Gifted Seminar), History elective. Moderately tough, a slight step back from junior year but not exceptionally so.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founded Young Democrats, did Debate for all four years and was President/Treasurer, MUN, German Honor Society
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A ton of volunteering for political campaigns, was a team leader for OFA
[ *] Essays: Definitely some of my better writing, especially the supplemental.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Read only one, which was very well written; presume the other was well done.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Assume it was very solid.
[ *] Interview: No
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): In-state
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: Large public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 50K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation; didn’t mention it, however, beyond the questionnaires
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Very strong ECs in Debate, MUN, YD and my political volunteering (tons of awards across the board and I think it painted clear interests). Solid essays, solid recommendations, and generally solid objective scores (GPA/SAT).
[ *] Weaknesses: I had a WF during junior year, but it was an anomaly and I gave a short explanation. Didn’t take Calculus or Physics (though the latter at our school is far easier than the science course I took as a senior), and some of my APs aren’t considered too difficult. No legacy/URM/didn’t play up my background as a first-gen student in a single parent household with fairly humble beginnings.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know. I grasp that W/M is a selective school, but I can’t help but be frustrated when people who performed lower in many other categories (objective and subjective) were admitted over me.
[/ul]General Comments: As I mentioned above, I am very frustrated. I am pleased that I was waitlisted rather than rejected but the whole admission process thus far has been disastrous for me and W/M was good news I desperately wanted to hear.</p>

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<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Here are my abbreviated stats:</p>

<p>3.55/4.00 UW GPA
33 ACT Composite
10 AP classes
Multiple Debate Awards, some sports, newspaper club
My essay was a love letter to W&M. My English teacher thought that this would get me rejected, haha, apparently not! (It was a pretty catchy love letter…)</p>

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<p>Accepted !</p>

<p>Objective :</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1890 CR/580 M/700 W/610 (essay 10)</p>

<p>SAT II (if submitted): Math II/800 MathI/730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/270</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National exam with highest honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): own business, presidents of several groups, IPhone app creation, English learning programs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 month in a restaurant during summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teacher for a class of 7/8th grade students : 2 years
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very good
[ *] Additional Rec: /
[ *] Interview: no</p>

<p>Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no</p>

<p>[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): France
[ *] School Type: very competitive private high school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M 760 CR 660 W (2180)
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 740 Chemistry, 710 USH
[<em>] GPA (out of 100): 94.21
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), USH (4), Language (4), Micro, Macro, Lit, Calc AB
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Micro, AP Macro, Physics H, Science Research
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): WESEF, WR-JSHS, AP Scholar</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): News Paper (Editor), House Crew (Manager), Math Team, NHS, Peer Tutoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Equal Educational Opp., Veterans History Project, Hospital Volunteer
[</em>] Essays: Good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[li] Interview:No</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemistry/ Psych
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:N/A
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Researcher at Rutgers University</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Fordham, Tulane, and SUNY Binghamton; Waitlisted at Brandeis, Kenyon, Vanderbilt, and Wesleyan</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: So excited to be a member of the Tribe next year :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>SAT I: 2280; CR-730, M-790, W-760 (11)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math 1: 790, US History-780, French-700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 *Wtd -4.42
Rank: Top 1% (School does not rank)
AP: Eng Lit(5), US History(5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Physics, AP We The People, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Eng. Lang & Comp, Honors French V
Major Awards: Published in Concord Review, Grand Concours French Test-9th Nationally, National Merit Commended;
Extracurriculars: Civics Club(Founder & President), Varsity Swimming-4 yrs(Lane Leader-No Captains), We The People-State of Indiana 1st Place Team, Attending Nationals, Boys State (State Representative), Senator Lugar Symposium, National Honor Society, Debate Team-District Team, JETS Academic Team, TEAM Academic Team, Academic Superbowl Team, French Club, Robotics Club, Boy Scouts/Eagle Scout since 2007 (Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Librarian), Bagpipes
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Polling location for elections, assisted candidates
Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Legacy Foundation Youth Philanthropy Council, Humane Society Calumet Area, Revolutionary War Reenacting
Essays: Everyone that read them liked them.
Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, should be good
Counselor Rec: Did not read, should be good
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: History/Economics, Law School
State: IN
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Under $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research
Strengths: Well Rounded
Weaknesses: Test Scores, Not enough Leadership, Not National Merit Finalist (Was sick the day of the test with a 102 fever - go figure)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded, essay as to why I am unique.
General Comments: Accepted– W&M, Northwestern, Notre Dame, IU, Wabash, Monmouth, Waitlisted- Dartmouth, University of Chicago, Rejected-Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Princeton, Stanford, U of Penn, Williams</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (740 CR, 790 M, 650 W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t have one
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB HL Economics, IB HL ITGS, IB HL Math, IB SL Physics, IB SL French B, and IB SL English. → Final score 41/45
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Same as above with TOK and EE
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): The main ones were Choir, Debate, Anti-Poverty Committee and my job.
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good - talked about living abroad and how this has impacted my values. Also wrote the optional essay - it was lighthearted and fun :slight_smile:
[</em>] Recommendations: I saw it, it was very personal and good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): domestic applicant living in Australia
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Lived abroad since I was four. Took classes in French. Also took some classes a year ahead.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: IB score, teacher recommendation, unique experiences?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Don’t have GPA or class rank, Bad SAT writing score
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at WUSTL, Notre Dame, UVa, University of Washington - Seattle, Indiana University - Bloomington[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted and good luck to those on the waitlist.</p>