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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Don’t take a scholarship at a third-rate LAC over in-state tuition at W&M. [/quote]
I didn't realize they would be considered third rate. 😔 . I am wondering if doing ED at W&M would have been the better path. Oh well. Too late now![/quote]
Yes, if you’re in VA, your DC should have applied ED to W&M. You should check now whether he can switch his application from RD to ED2.[/quote]
ED2 deadline is Jan. 1 so there is still time to switch the application. Contact your area's admissions rep ASAP. Ours was very responsive when DD had a question.

I agree that regardless of whether or not you can pay more, W&M and UVA are hard to beat for value if you are in-state. DD would have liked to try for schools she views as more prestigious, but she didn't quite have the stats and we would have had to take out loans. She will be attending W&M (accepted ED1) and it's been a little tough for her watching friends get into Ivies (though more got rejected), but I am happy that she will graduate debt-free.[/quote]
I will talk to the kid and see what they think. Having not visited in person, applying ED seems a little bit scary.
But you are right. The Haverfords, Swarthmores, Browns..even if they get in, would be a financial reach. The Ursinus, Allegheny would be cheaper than W&M but in terms of prestige/education, W&M seems stronger.  Do you think with their stats, a RD admit is a stretch? Her counselor seemed to think they would be able to get in. 😬[/quote]
W&M cares a lot about demonstrated interest. ED is the single best way to demonstrate interest. That's a big reason why W&M's ED acceptance rates historically are so much higher than RD. You do the math.[/quote]

+1. Our NOVA HS counselor was blunt: our white/Asian DD stood a decent chance at WM ED w/ just over a 4.0W and a 34 ACT.  And almost no chance RD.  And she is in ED. Thank goodness. Her friend, a white/Asian female is just under a 4.2W, 1460 SAT and got the same advice. Low match ED, low reach RD.

My sense is that WM really wants kids who want it, and not kids who are settling after not getting into UVA.

We visited for a special interest forum, and admissions said clearly that they look for interviews (although it may be too late now for seniors— juniors— do it next summer!). And the “optional” essay is not optional. Kids were already on campus, so they didn’t discuss visiting, but I’d be sure to at least sign up for a virtual tour and admission session.

But no, OP, I would not have your kid ED.  Your kid has to be able to live with the ED commitment, so they need to have visited campus if at all possible, gotten a feel for the school, interacted with the school and feel like they’ll be comfortable there. And preferably been able to visit and rule out other contenders. Although, if you wait until April, that’s a lot of visiting. Plus, I had a 2020 grad.  And Grinnell was a top choice. But it’s near nothing else and not easy to get to, so we waited for a decision and said we’d visit over spring break. Then COVID. He was admitted with merit, but was not able to visit. And we weren’t going to send him to rural Iowa without a visit. So, it came off the table, which was disappointing.

The past two years should have taught us to to assume colleges will welcome visitors in the spring. For the past two years, most haven’t. [/quote]

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