W&M Target or Reach?

[Anonymous]

Female
MCPS W school
3.9 UW (4.7 W) GPA
8 APs - submitted 4s and 5s
4 years of language
4 years of band (including advanced)
TO
Strong ECs, letters, essays
Nominated by school for W&M Scholars
Demonstrated interest (tour and interview)
Good performing arts supplement

Rejected from instate UMD. Accepted to JMU HC. Hoping for W&M, which is her first choice for all but financial reasons.

[Anonymous]

I would think Target. Test would help, but must be a reason you're excluding. Pricey OOS public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would think Target. Test would help, but must be a reason you're excluding. Pricey OOS public

Good but not competitive scores (1350 SAT) due to diagnosed learning disabilities. Intellect and comprehension are high but processing speed is low. Scores don’t match grades so she chose TO. Hopefully submitting AP scores will help a bit.

[Anonymous]

What does your school's Navience data indicate? Better info than crowdsourcing.

[Anonymous]

I would htink W&M is a reach for most. Maybe this is somewhere in between Target and Reach, realistically?

[Anonymous]

WM is a reach for you since Umd rejected not defer/WL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does your school's Navience data indicate? Better info than crowdsourcing.

Naviance says W&M is a target. But UMD was a target too and she was rejected, along with many of her HS peers.

[Anonymous]

It may be a hard target, but it definitely is not a solid target. The TO part will be the problem if she gets rejected. W&M said only 45% students applied test optional. In their CDS they say standardized tests are "very important." Hopefully, DD's AP scores check that box. I wish her good luck. If not she will be very happy at JMU. I went there.

[Anonymous]

1350....are you really asking this question?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1350....are you really asking this question?

Yes. TO exists for a reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It may be a hard target, but it definitely is not a solid target. The TO part will be the problem if she gets rejected. W&M said only 45% students applied test optional. In their CDS they say standardized tests are "very important." Hopefully, DD's AP scores check that box. I wish her good luck. If not she will be very happy at JMU. I went there.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Reach

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think Target. Test would help, but must be a reason you're excluding. Pricey OOS public

Good but not competitive scores (1350 SAT) due to diagnosed learning disabilities. Intellect and comprehension are high but processing speed is low. Scores don’t match grades so she chose TO. Hopefully submitting AP scores will help a bit.

Come on. How did she get 4s and 5s on the AP tests but a 1350 on the SAT? Slow processing would also apply to the AP tests. Perhaps she didn’t study enough for the SAT. I say this as a parent of 3 ADHD kids.

[Anonymous]

I think it is a target, especially as you said the essays were strong. I think that is really important. And W&M cares about demonstrated interest.
Wishing your daughter good news soon.

[Anonymous]

I say target (but that is not the same thing as a safety of course!). Still your daughter is a strong student and I think has a very good chance of getting in.