I haven’t gotten any word from Williams. The only thing I know is that they post decisions by April 1, so sometime within this month! Crazy to think about!
Yea me too… I haven’t received an email from them since submitting my app
Someone told me RD emails go out March 25th, good luck to all!!
My D got an ED acceptance and looking through the class of’25 instagram posts , there seems to be a large number of gap year enries
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My D is one of the “gappers” but isn’t on the IG page. IIRC around 80 2024 admits deferred admission. Here’s to our Ds having a more typical first year experience.
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I wish schools would increase their number of accepted student for 2025 to accommodate for the students who deferred for a gap year but most LACs aren’t doing that so far fewer students are being accepted RD than normally would be. Makes me sad for the kids who would have gotten in under non-pandemic circumstances without the gap year kids filling those spots (that said, if my S had been college age last year, I know he would have deferred for a year too so I’m definitely NOT blaming the kids or their families…I just think it is short-sighted of the schools).
I saw on reddit that they say the decisions will be out on 25th.
Yeah it’s a rough year to be a college applicant haha
@PerformingDude I see you in almost all of the same threads for schools my S applied to…LOL. Hopefully you both get into some of your favorites!
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Yeah! Maybe your son and I will even meet each other on campus!
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Best of luck to all, always know that almost everyone who applies is qualified to attend a great LAC or university, its just a matter of whether there are enough common points of interest/academic profile to predict that you would do well and like it there.
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So true! Thanks for reminding us! 
Any word on early writes from Williams? I know Amherst released theirs today (didn’t get one LOL)
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Yes, my son was asked for a writing sample as well. I am guessing he was on the cusp academically and they wanted to make a decision based on an academic paper. I am so excited for him!
Have you actually seen Williams or any other school announce that? I don’t think schools, especially LACs, are admitting less for this year’s RD. They are looking at total numbers, which include gap year students. Faculty can easily shift from teaching mid level to introductory level courses for more FYs. They want the same number of butts in seats, so to speak. And they need students paying for room and board, which is a huge source of revenue for schools.
Idk how to read not getting one. I guess it could mean they are either confident in admitting or denying me without any additional info. Hope it’s the first haha
When did your son receive the email that asked for a written paper?
Right around Valentines Day.
oh i see, thank you 
good luck to your son!!!
So - if they are trying to keep the same numbers of “butts in seats”, then they would have to be factoring in gap year students or they would have too many butts and not enough seats. I think it stands to reason that they are admitting fewer students in this admissions cycle. For example…if XYZ College typically enrolls/admits a FY (Fall 2020) class of 500 students but 100 of those students decided to take a gap year and begin in Fall 2021 that is 100 of the 500 Fall 2021 spots already taken by the gap year students so instead of 500 new applicants being accepted for Fall 2021, there are only 400 being accepted then the 100 gap year students being added in to create a class of 500 FY…so high school seniors that are graduating in Spring 2021 will have a harder time being accepted because there are fewer spots available due to gap year students. If the college admitted/enrolled the typical 500 new students plus the 100 gap year students for an incoming class total of 600 students, they may run into more issues than seats and scheduling, like spaces on athletic teams, spaces in orchestras, or even housing space. I’m sure each college is handling it their own way but again, it just doesn’t seem feasible for a school not to reduce the 2021 cycle admits.
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We should keep in mind that only the additional gap-year students over that typical in previous years would be relevant. In an example where figures are available, Colgate, this appears to represent only ~14 spaces (which could be compensated for by modestly reduced transfer admission).