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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she really likes W&M I say go for spring admit.  Do something meaningful in fall.  [/quote]

You can’t take a gap semester with spring pathways. You have to earn a certain number of credits next fall— either at NOVA with a 3.0 (??) GPA or WMs overseas partner, with other spring admit choices. Doing something besides CC or approved overseas makes you a transmit admit (if you don’t go to the cc to earn credit) or a new admit (if you work instead of earning credit)

The thought is spring admits will fill in spring study abroad and freshman transfer away residential spots  and come open the the credits for graduate in 7 semester (on time with the fall admits).  Honestly, it’s an awful time to expand the class because they are taking downs offline to update and housing is a mess.

That said, interesting option. My kid is an introvert went in as a fall admit this year, and we very integrated by January. She would not have done spring admit.    I think it works best if your kid is a social go getter and [b]not an introvert[/b] who will hide out in their room, possibly with an upperclass  roommate. [/quote]

I think the study abroad option can work really well for introverts--they form a bond with a smaller group of people studying abroad, meet with other spring admits in a less crazy atmosphere than freshman orientation and have an identified group of people they are connected to through that, and then also meet new people in their dorm.  Much less overwhelming than that freshman fall when everyone is going so hard to find their social place in large groups.[/quote]

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