<p>i know they are two completely different schools with different admissions officers, etc...but, if i got waitlisted at WM, do i stand a shot at acceptance to UVA? ... im OOS</p>
<p>The college counselor at our school said that she saw some kids who got in to William and Mary and didn't get in to UVA. Sha also saw some kids who got in to UVA and didn't get in to William and Mary. It depends on the officers looking at your applications. But, my friends who got waitlisted at College of William and Mary also got waitlisted at UVA</p>
<p>Exactly. Some people get into both. Some get waitlisted at both. Some get into one but not the other. They're both very similar in terms of admissions standards, so this would be expected.</p>
<p>Once you are admitted at either UVA or W&M, you are fine. Those two schools are the two best public schools in Virginia, meaning that you are pretty smart! I suspect there is some kinda agreement between UVA and W&M to balance their in-state students.... Ivy League schools used to to that... or may be doing it now!</p>
<p>i got into william and mary and waitlisted at UVA. you really can never tell</p>
<p>In some cases it's predictable. Some people are auto admits at both. Some are auto rejects. Many who post on CC seem to be somewhere in between.</p>
<p>i got into both on the same day and i was really surprised. i thought honestly i had little chance at either but i landed both. i had a low gpa with my 3.45 and an ok sat with 2140, so for an out of stater like me, i think i just got REALLY lucky.</p>
<p>dearkonstantine...same here. wow i'm blown away about getting into both. my gpa is great but my sat's were only 2060 so... WOW. where do you think you will end up enrolling?</p>
<p>I got into W&M and waitlisted at UVA. It's hard to compare them.</p>
<p>bwilks: it's between uva and michigan-ann arbor (they offerred me a scholarship) but honestly, uva has the 99.5% chance of winning right now haha</p>
<p>both are still pretty far from my native central florida, so either way, i'll be happy getting out of here</p>
<p>I got into UVA after being deferred, and waitlisted at WM. ...So my gushy "I HAVE WANTED TO GO TO UVA SINCE I WAS TWO" letter must have done its intended damage. ;)</p>