Admitted? Where is everyone?

MWCDSS
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:58:04 +0000

penningtonesq:

Son was rejected but so disinterested in W & L he had forgot to even check last week, which serves him right. Interestingly he was accepted to more competitive schools, which makes the whole thing odd. I am not so sure they are need blind when it comes to admissions and I say this for most colleges and universities. Of course, at W&L they would never fib about that, what with the honor code and all. By the way, Robert E. Lee was a traitor to the United States of America and one could die of boredom in Lexington unless you are an alcoholic KA with a trust fund.



Wow. That strikes me as bitter. I could be wrong, and if so then I apologize. Not sure I’d want my children applying where so disinterested. Not sure I’d want rejections to serve them right. RE Lee is history, literally. Many fine citizens of Lexington would be offended by the “die of boredom” portrayal.

Anyway, I did want to say that I don’t believe W&L ever claims to be need blind. Therefore, nothing to fib about. From their alumni admissions handbook:

“While the university is not “need-blind” in evaluating for admission, all students offered admission are guaranteed to have 100% of their institutionally defined financial aid met with grants and a small work study component.”

If I’m wrong about the need blind claim then I will return to edit this.

@perch1024, congratulations on your son’s admission! Sorry this forum is so quiet. I think W&L is a special place and I know others feel that way too.