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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I’m intrigued by the posts about high-stat students who initially struggled. It’s my sense that W&M, like other selective liberal arts colleges, place a premium on writing well. For a lot of high school students - even those with high GPAs and test scores - that is not a skill they’ve mastered. If this is a fair assessment, I’d like to hear more about these struggles and how these students eventually got it right. Does W&M provide writing instruction/mentorship that helps students eventually meet their standards?[/quote]

I was one of the posters whose kid initially struggled.  He had done quite a bit of writing in high school (completed an IB diploma at a rigorous high school).  But he had a hard time managing his time, partied too much, got a bit used to BSing his way through papers, and I think happened to have more of the very tough grading professors early on.  I think getting some realistic feedback, going to office hours for assistance, and the stings of very low scores helped him along.  I think the best bit of advice was go to see the research librarian as soon as the paper is assigned so he doesn't get to a too late point where he had to BS rather than know what he's talking about.  Like someone else posted, the average GPA is fairly high (3.3) but it's hard won.  [/quote]

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