William & Mary ED?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like a triggered W&M parent reported a bunch of posts on this thread, lmao stay salty that W&M has massively declined over the past decade.

Or perhaps you are an ill-informed troll who has no idea what it takes to get into W&M these days. Last fall the students who actually at W&M enrolled had a 75th percentile GPA of a 4.50. The 50th percentile had a .3 and the bottom 25th percent had a 4.08. ACT scores were 34/33/31 and SAT for incoming students was 1520/1440/1360. Those are the scores of the students who actually showed up so the acceptance scores were even higher (many Ivy-bound Virginians use W&M as a safety while hoping for an elite SLAC or Ivy. UVA is only slightly ahead in most categories at 4.52, 4.39 and 4.23. A 75th percentile ACT of 35/34/32. And a SAT of 1510/1460/ and 1400. Those are some pretty amazing scores.

Why waste your time telling off a troll, PP? It only encourages them. Report the post- I did and it was removed, but now it’s back because you quoted it.

But I could have only quoted it if it were still present on the thread, at that moment, right? And I think it is pertinent, anyhow, because there are people bashing both W&M and UVA right now while ED decisions are being announced. This should be a time of great happiness. Falsely dragging down a school in the same thread is just bad taste. Also, those reading this whose children have not yet decided where to apply might read the comments and believe them. So posting the type of stats you need to get into W&M brings the discussion back into something useful for those who aren't yet in the college madness application process.

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Does anyone really care that some anonymous person is spouting stuff they don't know? I went to W&M and I loved it -- message board haters can't detract from that.

And, to the kids who will attend, Williamsburg is a great place to spend 4 years. It was an amazing launching ground for graduate school. Driving in to Williamsburg on the Colonial Parkway is still evocative of some of the best times of my life. Enjoy the day! Also -- your child's college application process is DONE.

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I usually ignore the complaints about UVA boosters popping into every thread but now I’m really annoyed by it.

It’s so obnoxious to assume W&M students are wannabe UVA kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like a triggered W&M parent reported a bunch of posts on this thread, lmao stay salty that W&M has massively declined over the past decade.

Or perhaps you are an ill-informed troll who has no idea what it takes to get into W&M these days. Last fall the students who actually at W&M enrolled had a 75th percentile GPA of a 4.50. The 50th percentile had a .3 and the bottom 25th percent had a 4.08. ACT scores were 34/33/31 and SAT for incoming students was 1520/1440/1360. Those are the scores of the students who actually showed up so the acceptance scores were even higher (many Ivy-bound Virginians use W&M as a safety while hoping for an elite SLAC or Ivy. UVA is only slightly ahead in most categories at 4.52, 4.39 and 4.23. A 75th percentile ACT of 35/34/32. And a SAT of 1510/1460/ and 1400. Those are some pretty amazing scores.

LOL I posted the exact same information earlier and it was deleted.

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Parents of kids accepted to W&M posted here specifically asking if anyone knew what the acceptance rate was and for other data. I posted the information, while observing that compared to UVA in recent years the numbers for W&M are stagnant. It used to be that W&M was a harder in state admit than UVA, and now it's the opposite. Is that really something that should be reported/deleted? Lots of VA families are interested in both schools.

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wow and my post was deleted again... this is very weird admins. What part of about saying you should apply ED to W&M is bad???

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it think it's VERY odd that people are complaining about any UVA comparison. They are compared every single day as they are the two best public schools in VA. Are you telling me that there is not a huge overlap of potential applicants between those two schools? whoa triggered W&M people you all have lost it if you are reporting perfectly innocent comparisons which highlight the smarts of applying ED to W&M.

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It’s because every thread turns into a UVA thread!!!!

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I know two MCPS ED admits

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Also, as a Md resident extremely jealous of the instate admissions and tuition bump at either of these schools. Feel the same way about UNC. UMD is a great school but doesn’t seem nearly as good as either UVA or W&M

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Anonymous wrote:Also, as a Md resident extremely jealous of the instate admissions and tuition bump at either of these schools. Feel the same way about UNC. UMD is a great school but doesn’t seem nearly as good as either UVA or W&M

Totally agree. It's largely why we chose VA over MD when we moved to this area. You'd be crazy not to.

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I'm curious. For those whose kids top choice is W&M, how would you describe them? What majors are they pursuing?

We're starting to look at colleges for our son, and of all the in state schools, I think W&M would be the best choice for him because it's small and has a reputation for not being a big party school (assuming he could get in).

But I have a friend who went there in the 90s and was the president of her sorority and tells a different story. I didn't really even know W&M HAD sororities!

My husband is a legacy (graduate school as an adult). I don't know if that helps. I'm also a little on the fence because Williamsburg is such a blah town, if you're not really into history. But it definitely seems like the best choice in Virginia if you're looking for a strong and small college.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, as a Md resident extremely jealous of the instate admissions and tuition bump at either of these schools. Feel the same way about UNC. UMD is a great school but doesn’t seem nearly as good as either UVA or W&M

Totally agree. It's largely why we chose VA over MD when we moved to this area. You'd be crazy not to.

+1. Don't forget VT! Or JMU/GMU/VCU! VA simply has a deeper bench than MD (are UMBC, Towson, Frostburg, and Salisbory comparable to these VA publics?).

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious. For those whose kids top choice is W&M, how would you describe them? What majors are they pursuing?

We're starting to look at colleges for our son, and of all the in state schools, I think W&M would be the best choice for him because it's small and has a reputation for not being a big party school (assuming he could get in).

But I have a friend who went there in the 90s and was the president of her sorority and tells a different story. I didn't really even know W&M HAD sororities!

My husband is a legacy (graduate school as an adult). I don't know if that helps. I'm also a little on the fence because Williamsburg is such a blah town, if you're not really into history. But it definitely seems like the best choice in Virginia if you're looking for a strong and small college.

My DS is a senior at W&M. With the exception of 2020 (Covid) he has absolutely loved everything about W&M. He was looking for a mid sized school - 2000 was too small and over 15,000 was too big so W&M was right in the "sweet spot" size wise.

My DS is social, but he much prefers hanging out with a group of friends, watching sports and having a couple of beers. He is not into the stereotypical "frat house" (Animal House) get plastered drunk party scene. He was not interested in joining a fraternity but once he landed on campus, he realized that at W&M, the fraternities for the most part, are much tamer than he thought. So he joined one and even lived in the fraternity house his sophomore year and was planning on living there junior year (he moved off campus at the last minute due the super strict Covid rules last year.) The houses are owned by the school and are located right next door to several of the freshmen dorms. The fraternities still engage in underage drinking and my DS' fraternity has an official house off campus.

My DS says he does alot of activities on campus. He loves sports and is always on an intramural team. He's involved in a club sport and in addition to the sport, they do service projects and also social events. Just last night, he went to the sport's holiday potluck dinner and Yankee swap. Because it was in one of the campus buildings with freshmen through seniors, it was a "dry" event. But my DS was looking forward to it all week. DS doesn't go into Williamsburg very much at all, because of what the school offers on campus. There are a couple of bars/restaurants by campus where he hangs out (Paul's Deli is one he talks about.)

Yes, there are some super "nerdy" kids at W&M. But there are also a group of students who are serious students during the week and let loose on the weekends. Today (12/10) is the last day of classes on campus and he has talked about how his friends all drink today, during the day (as early as 9:00am) to celebrate the end of the semester. He says they call it "Blow Out."

DS talks about how helpful his professors have been. Several of his professors offer extra review classes before exams. He has found his classmates very supportive. He often will get into study groups with classmates. As a senior, he began his job search this fall and said the career center was invaluable. He also had one professor who did mock interviews with him. And I'm over the moon that he already has a fantastic job offer, starting in late summer of '22.

Go Tribe!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious. For those whose kids top choice is W&M, how would you describe them? What majors are they pursuing?

We're starting to look at colleges for our son, and of all the in state schools, I think W&M would be the best choice for him because it's small and has a reputation for not being a big party school (assuming he could get in).

But I have a friend who went there in the 90s and was the president of her sorority and tells a different story. I didn't really even know W&M HAD sororities!

My husband is a legacy (graduate school as an adult). I don't know if that helps. I'm also a little on the fence because Williamsburg is such a blah town, if you're not really into history. But it definitely seems like the best choice in Virginia if you're looking for a strong and small college.

My DS is a senior at W&M. With the exception of 2020 (Covid) he has absolutely loved everything about W&M. He was looking for a mid sized school - 2000 was too small and over 15,000 was too big so W&M was right in the "sweet spot" size wise.

My DS is social, but he much prefers hanging out with a group of friends, watching sports and having a couple of beers. He is not into the stereotypical "frat house" (Animal House) get plastered drunk party scene. He was not interested in joining a fraternity but once he landed on campus, he realized that at W&M, the fraternities for the most part, are much tamer than he thought. So he joined one and even lived in the fraternity house his sophomore year and was planning on living there junior year (he moved off campus at the last minute due the super strict Covid rules last year.) The houses are owned by the school and are located right next door to several of the freshmen dorms. The fraternities still engage in underage drinking and my DS' fraternity has an official house off campus.

My DS says he does alot of activities on campus. He loves sports and is always on an intramural team. He's involved in a club sport and in addition to the sport, they do service projects and also social events. Just last night, he went to the sport's holiday potluck dinner and Yankee swap. Because it was in one of the campus buildings with freshmen through seniors, it was a "dry" event. But my DS was looking forward to it all week. DS doesn't go into Williamsburg very much at all, because of what the school offers on campus. There are a couple of bars/restaurants by campus where he hangs out (Paul's Deli is one he talks about.)

Yes, there are some super "nerdy" kids at W&M. But there are also a group of students who are serious students during the week and let loose on the weekends. Today (12/10) is the last day of classes on campus and he has talked about how his friends all drink today, during the day (as early as 9:00am) to celebrate the end of the semester. He says they call it "Blow Out."

DS talks about how helpful his professors have been. Several of his professors offer extra review classes before exams. He has found his classmates very supportive. He often will get into study groups with classmates. As a senior, he began his job search this fall and said the career center was invaluable. He also had one professor who did mock interviews with him. And I'm over the moon that he already has a fantastic job offer, starting in late summer of '22.

Go Tribe!

I just posted the above. Major correction - his fraternity house off campus is UNOFFICIAL. W&M does not have any official fraternity houses off campus. Sorry for the typo!