<p>I understand the “overall strength of the applicant pool” is accurate, but it also appears to be standard verbiage to make those denied or deferred feel somewhat better about the bad news.</p>
<p>Reality is just beginning to set in after the denial email was received on Wed, particularly a hard pill to swallow after finding out 2 weeks prior that I was selected for a full tuition (OOS) ROTC scholarship…</p>
<p>Stats:
3.7 UW GPA; 6.2 weighted (9 AP classes)
730 CR, 670 M, 740 SAT II Lit, 690 SAT II US History
International school experience = 5 years and 2 languages other than English
Interview - thought it went very well, but could be wrong
ECs were decent, but probably my Achilles’ heel</p>
<p>The search for the right fit is on again, but pretty confident this was a loss on the part of W&M. Sour grapes? Perhaps. Good luck to all.</p>