Question about Guaranteed Admissions for Dual Enrollement High School Students

W_amp_M_Admission
Sun, 12 May 2013 18:48:10 +0000

@Laclos, to answer your question about on-campus housing, our transfer students to have access to housing but aren’t guaranteed it when they enter. Similarly, our “native students” are guaranteed housing 3 out of 4 years but not all 4 years.

It’s good that you’re exploring many possibilities for your daughter. And you are correct that selective schools like W&M and UVA have to turn down some excellent students. We do encourage students to showcase both their academic and personal qualities in their application. Extracurricular activities are part of that. So are essays, recommendations, the optional interview, etc. There are lots of ways students can demonstrate what they bring to campus in and out of the classroom. And when we review an extracurricular resume we look for demonstrated commitment, passion, leadership. Sometimes lengthy resumes demonstrate this, other times they don’t. Sometimes there’s a lot of substance found in just a few actvities.