William and Mary iS OUT

[Anonymous]

Can anyone talk about expected waitlist movement? We are shocked that DS wasn't an outright admit, and he is kicking himself for not applying ED. Is there anything we can do to better his chances of getting off the waitlist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone talk about expected waitlist movement? We are shocked that DS wasn't an outright admit, and he is kicking himself for not applying ED. Is there anything we can do to better his chances of getting off the waitlist?

I don't think anyone should be "shocked" by a waitlist to a school like W&M. I'm guessing you have a typical DCUM kid with 35-36 ACT, 4.5 GPA, stellar ECs, blah blah blah, and yet it's still not a gimme.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone out there get in RD? please share stats

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone talk about expected waitlist movement? We are shocked that DS wasn't an outright admit, and he is kicking himself for not applying ED. Is there anything we can do to better his chances of getting off the waitlist?

The best way to get off the waitlist is to tell them immediately how interested you are. DS should follow up with a nice email to the admissions official he's assigned to saying that W&M is his first choice, and he will attend if offered a spot.

W&M typically makes good use of its waitlist because it is a perennially second-choice school. (I say this as a proud and happy alum.) But by all accounts they accepted a lot of students from ED this year, so maybe there will be less waitlist movement than usual? There's really no way to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone out there get in RD? please share stats

DS, in-state legacy. 4.1wGPA, 1440 SAT, varsity sport, some volunteering, job as busboy. DS had some medical issues in middle school and early high school, and I suspect his guidance counselor and teacher recs underlined his hard work and perseverance.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone out there get in RD? please share stats

DS, in-state legacy. 4.1wGPA, 1440 SAT, varsity sport, some volunteering, job as busboy. DS had some medical issues in middle school and early high school, and I suspect his guidance counselor and teacher recs underlined his hard work and perseverance.

Congrats PP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nephew got in from a private in Richmond. Never thought he was that bright, but what do I know.

What’s his major?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone talk about expected waitlist movement? We are shocked that DS wasn't an outright admit, and he is kicking himself for not applying ED. Is there anything we can do to better his chances of getting off the waitlist?

My suspicion is these colleges that got significantly more applications (William and Mary got 27% more) largely due to test optional, don't really know what their yield will be. So they are probably thinking they need to be a bit conservative in admissions (so as not to overenroll), and then they will have to fill to target through wait list.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone talk about expected waitlist movement? We are shocked that DS wasn't an outright admit, and he is kicking himself for not applying ED. Is there anything we can do to better his chances of getting off the waitlist?

My suspicion is these colleges that got significantly more applications (William and Mary got 27% more) largely due to test optional, don't really know what their yield will be. So they are probably thinking they need to be a bit conservative in admissions (so as not to overenroll), and then they will have to fill to target through wait list.

Did they take a higher percentage ED this year? If they did, it will probably counteract this. In periods of uncertainty, colleges are incented to accept an even higher percentage early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone out there get in RD? please share stats

4.71/4.0
35/1560
Many EC's including sports and leadership.

[Anonymous]

Wow! Those stats are amazing!

Q: does W&M put any weight on legacy status?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone talk about expected waitlist movement? We are shocked that DS wasn't an outright admit, and he is kicking himself for not applying ED. Is there anything we can do to better his chances of getting off the waitlist?

My suspicion is these colleges that got significantly more applications (William and Mary got 27% more) largely due to test optional, don't really know what their yield will be. So they are probably thinking they need to be a bit conservative in admissions (so as not to overenroll), and then they will have to fill to target through wait list.

Boy, I hope you're right. Per Naviance, W&M should have been a safety for my son.

[Anonymous]

In with 1420 and 4.61

But she also got a chyron post card so not a shock

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! Those stats are amazing!

Q: does W&M put any weight on legacy status?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Accepted as a Monroe Scholar. Out of State white female. 34 ACT 3.83uw GPA