My Google photo memory today was DD in her WM sweatshirt (hidden in the closet, fingers crossed) from when she got in ED. Now a junior. It has been a fantastic college experience for her.

But that’s not the important part. This is. She was lucky. Kids with somewhat higher GPAs and great EC and test scores from her class were denied in ED. Kids with much higher stats were denied in RD. Not put on the WL. Denied. Hard work gets you serious consideration, but sometimes the yeses and nos are just luck. Like an AO connecting with something in your file. My DD is amazing, but her yes had a big component of luck. And the kids who were denied at WM ED ended up in great places for them and (including one at UVA, a couple VT and JMU, some SLACs…). And they love where they needed up and are doing really well.

My other kid went through RD and got the Nos. And it sucked. And it felt personal to me. Maybe more to me than my kid. How could these school not see how amazing my kid was? How could any school not want him? But he also ended up in the right school for him, and I now think the Nos did him a favor, because they would have been as good for him as where he ultimately went.

If your kid is accepted, congratulations and welcome to the Tribe! WM is a special place and I hope your kid is as happy as mine has been.

If your kid is not accepted, it just means there were too many qualified kids for too few spots. It does not mean that your kid isn’t and amazing, talented, and hardworking as kids who were accepted. It definitely does not mean that they will not go on to a great college and have an amazing experience.

If your kid is offered a WL spot, which comes with guaranteed spring admission if your kid studies abroad of goes to a CC for a semester, strongly it. Especially if your kid is sold on WM. It has become an increasingly popular option and each year there is a larger cohort of kids who go this route. WM does well with orientation for spring admits and DD is friends with a couple kids who went that route and have done very well. By sophomore year, no one can tell the difference between fall admits and spring admits. Especially kids who do the overseas option because they come in with friends from that program.

Good Luck to all!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to Reddit sounds like, for the first time in numerous years, William and Mary will not be releasing ED1 results during the first week of December. Does this scream increase in applications or something else?

You asked this on another thread. It doesn't "scream" anything - they probably just couldn't get themselves together in time.

That wasn't me

Anonymous wrote:According to Reddit sounds like, for the first time in numerous years, William and Mary will not be releasing ED1 results during the first week of December. Does this scream increase in applications or something else?

You asked this on another thread. It doesn't "scream" anything - they probably just couldn't get themselves together in time.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe it’ll be Monday?

Hope so.

Maybe it’ll be Monday?

Anonymous wrote:It's come out anywhere from around the 5th to the 9th in the past few years. If not today, next week.

Yes but it's always been during the first week of December.

It's come out anywhere from around the 5th to the 9th in the past few years. If not today, next week.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe due to the late Thanksgiving this year?

Hasn't not been the first week in over a decade supposedly

Yes. If it really doesn't come out today it'll break a 14+ year streak.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is it out yet?

Nope

I feel like it's not going to come out today. I think for all of their decision releases it's at or before/very shortly after 5. Could be wrong.

Anonymous wrote:is it out yet?

Nope

is it out yet?

I am holding my breath.

It could still happen in about an hour.
But I won’t hold my breath

Anonymous wrote:Maybe due to the late Thanksgiving this year?

Hasn't not been the first week in over a decade supposedly

Maybe due to the late Thanksgiving this year?