<p>W&M Admissions – just want to say I wish all admissions folks were like you. My son’s trip down W&M application (and ultimate acceptance) was so much nicer than my D’s trip at a host of other schools. Great job!</p>
<p>Thank you W&M Admission – and ditto what BurghMom said!</p>
<p>It’s truly our pleasure. We’re here to help students and families through this process.</p>
<p>My daughter is very upset about the housing changes. She (we) did not find out about the changes until after she was accept to W&M ED. I know that the college can make any changes they want, but I have to agree with her that it is upsetting and can’t help but think it will hurt WM admission rates this year. I really wish this had been information given to the students before they accepted the ED offer. The article in the Flat Hat is very concerning. It also does not seem right that the freshmen will be the ones affected by this decision but had no say in the matter. We love WM (Why else would our daughter applied ED?) but this just seems so uncharactistic of the school and we hope this is not indicitive of what we can expect from it in the future. I don’t want to say more because I do not want to hurt WM, but I really wish they would rethink this decision. Freshman year is such a tough year to start with, students don’t need to feel that they given the “bait and switch.” One of the main reasons my daughter chose WM is because of honesty and caring attitude portrayed on this website/campus interview etc…so this just seems so out of character and contrary to the school’s reputation.</p>
<p>I guess I don’t understand why some people feel this is “bait and switch”. Freshman still get housing and to be candid, the location of the frats is a good one for freshman. Close to the Commons, Sadler the football stadium and W&M Hall. I am not a huge fan of Brown for freshman, but my son would love it (closest dorm to Wythe Candy and his brother at the law school- who has a car)</p>
<p>as another accepted student, I was a little disappointed at first, but in the end I don’t think the units would really be a bad place. Good location, tons of freshmen around, great community feel 
I hope the whole “the units are gross” reputation isn’t as true as people say it is, but no matter where I’m housed I think it’ll be a wonderful experience.</p>
<p>Only a few of the dorms have changed in terms of who lives where (many freshman dorms – Monroe, Jefferson, Boutetourt, Yates) are still going to be for freshman. Additionally, these kinds of changes happen periodically due to shifts in demographics.</p>
<p>We certainly hope people don’t feel baited and switched. That was certainly never anyone’s intention. The decision is really a reflection of Residence Life’s long-standing and much beloved self-determination policy. Students decide how to live in their space. They are given a great deal of trust and responsibility and say in their on-campus housing. New freshmen will be part of this process next year. </p>
<p>And remember, freshmen housing is all luck of the draw. So it’s very possible students who were excited about Dupont or Barrett would have been housed elsewhere simply due to random assignment of housing. Plus now freshmen can just look forward to living in Barrett or Dupont as upperclassmen.</p>
<p>Those freshmen who are placed in the Units will have a very unique community feel to their area which is unique among freshmen dorms and no doubt will make for an incredible experience.</p>
<p>I guess I would wonder whether there will be a significant amount of remodeling/cleaning/fumigating after the current residents leave and before the freshmen come in. My mom is grossed out at the thought of me living in a former frat house - ha ha!! :)</p>
<p>My daughter lived in the basement of Yates (the Yatesment) her freshman year and now lives in the Units. Her disappointment lasted about 3 minutes. The only complaint I’ve heard from her regarding her living situation is the dissatisfaction with the height of her bed. Obviously, there was no luck in the “luck of the draw” for her when it came to housing at W&M. Her luck came in her acceptance to W&M, her roommate, her professors, her sorority, her hall mates, her new friends, her new freedom, her new responsibilities, her new boy crush(es), etc. Sure, there have been disappointments along the way but if the student and her parents can’t handle the less than optimum housing assignment they will have a very difficult time handling future disappointments. Make lemonade out of those lemons. My daughter has been drinking one tall, sweet, refreshing glass since arriving on campus 1 1/2 years ago.</p>
<p>^cutthecord Thanks for that It makes me feel even more excited for next year!</p>
<p>And just a quick question, WM Admission, which dorm has substance free housing for freshmen next year, if any? In the video for Jefferson Hall it says that it has a substance free floor, I’m not sure if that’s changed for 2013.</p>
<p>All residence halls are deep cleaned every summer so nothing to fear on that front.</p>
<p>As for substance free housing, all freshmen residence halls are alcohol free. Which ones are substance free tend to vary from year to year but that’s definitely something you can inquire about to Residence Life.</p>
<p>In my school district our first semester grades are being sent later this week - will Admissions Officers wait to receive our first semester grades before reviewing the rest of our application materials (test scores, essays, EC’s, etc.)? Or is it possible that they’ve already taken a glance at them?</p>
<p>Also, I applied regular decision, if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>@montague18, we will begin reviewing an application at any point after it’s complete (which does not require first-semester grades). Unfortunately, if we waited for first-semester grades, we’d never get everything read twice and through our committee process by April 1. However, we do double back when mid-year grades arrive during our run up to decision releases in many cases.</p>
<p>My only knock on WM is the worn interior of some of the buildings. I would not say that DuPont got a full scrubbing prior to my son’s arrival last year. Freshman should be happy that one is no longer Freshman housing.</p>
<p>That being said, living on campus should not be luxurious. I’d much rather have funds directed toward the education and opportunities. Having a little grunge is character building. Granting them every wish is not. The dorm experience is much more influenced by the floor mates than it is by the space.</p>
<p>@BurghMom3, we actually were having the same conversation today. At the end of the day it’s the experience and the people you live and not the physical facilities themselves that enhance the freshman year experience.</p>
<p>Hi W&M Admission!</p>
<p>I tried to set up my W&M email account, but the site keeps saying that I already registered. I think my mom did it when she first sent in my deposit, but she doesn’t remember the password. How can I reset it? Thanks!</p>
<p>Also - though I submitted my CSS profile by December 7, I never got a financial aid estimate. Is it too late to get one/why wasn’t it sent? Were they sent to W&M emails?</p>
<p>Hi, Columbia - my son had not received his financial aid estimate - he emailed his financial aid officer and they were able to help him, so I would look on Banner and contact your officer. Even after they had said they sent the link to him, it never appeared in his email, but he went to the Financial Aid heading and his estimate was there. While I am on here, has anyone been getting emails in their W&M mailbox? It seems like once accepted, there have been no communications. Is that the same for everyone else? I feel like maybe he is missing something…</p>
<p>@Columbia, you can contact Information Technology (757-221-4357) about resetting your email password. You can also contact Financial Aid about an estimate. When those were ready, an email was sent to your application email address but again, PhDBeenThere is right in that it could be in your myWM Banner account. If you never got one, it may not be doable at this point but of course you can still submit your FAFSA and get an actual award.</p>
<p>@PhDBeenThere, we don’t communicate with students at their W&M email until the entire class is admitted and communication begins in May.</p>
<p>I sent in my application around mid december and have yet to receive any email confirming the reception of my application. Commonapp.org says that it has been downloaded as well. Should I call the admissions office just to confirm it has been received? Thank you.</p>
<p>@lucygus, first check your spam/junk folders just to ensure our email didn’t land there and then, yes you should call our office. We have sent the initial “we received your email” to all but about 50 applicants. While there are still plenty that are incomplete, almost every application has been confirmed.</p>