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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of the high achieving, well rounded kids at my DC's school are interested in William & Mary.  It seems to attract a certain "type"--which tends to be an academic-only (fewer ECs, no sports) student who would be a fit at certain SLACs, but chooses W&M because of lower in-state tuition.

The high achieving, well rounded kids seem much more interested in UVA, with VT as a safety school.  Then looking at privates like Georgetown, Duke, Emory, and Vandy.    [/quote]

If that’s true, then, yes, it’s a big problem for W&M.  Too much, ‘we love being nerds’ babble.  Turns off a lot of nova students. Back in my day, well rounded kids also had W&M on their list.  The common denominator—except for Emory, whose presence on your list I don’t really understand—is higher profile, with better known sports teams (excluding Georgetown football).[/quote]

When we visited W&M, the Assistant Dean who spoke to our group said W&M is too small a community to accept students who are academically successful with no apparent outside interests.  She said the admissions committee is looking for successful students who have made contributions to their community at home.  The kids who have been accepted from our school over the years are student council members, active (non-prize winning) Science Olympiad club members, musicians, theater participants, involved in sports (not at a recruitment level), yearbook, and probably lots more than that.  My kid loved W&M immediately and was really excited to be accepted ED.[/quote]

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