<p>shockandawe, we certainly understand your disappointment. We know that any student who names W&M as their top choice and then doesn’t get admitted will be disappointed, sad, angry, and probably a whole host of other emotions. I believe ROTC was simply letting you know that if you were admitted to W&M, you would receive a full scholarship from them. They were not conveying any admission decision to you, just what would follow if you were admitted.</p>
<p>While our response to any student deferred or denied may seem boiler plate, it’s the simple truth. To give context for our pool to those who don’t see it is tough but think about your school and then the absolute best students at it and the worst students at it; there’s clearly a range or spectrum. Now imagine if only those absolute best kids were at your school and they were competing for one single prize. How hard it would be to select the best of the best. That’s what our pool is like. It’s the best kids at every school competing for a small number of prizes and we have to try to determine the best of the best. We’ll admit that because of our small student body size and our selective admission process we miss out on some great students and that is our loss but our pool dictates that that’s how it unfortunately must be.</p>
<p>We know that you will be incredibly successful at another institute and we wish you all the best.</p>