Results for W&M RD Class of 2017

Quentin614
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:27:42 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (750 CR, 660 M, 700 W) 2110
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit: 5, AP Euro: 4, AP US: 4, AP German: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Physics, two choirs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (lead roles, student director/author), Varsity Choir (Vice President), Show Choir (Vice President), German club (officer), private voice lessons (state level award)
[] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at Hallmark store
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mentor in Big Brothers Big Sisters
[] Summer Activities: Community theater
[] Essays: Personal essay was a humorous piece about my name (Nicholas). Likely the strongest part of my application, writing is my strongest skill.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was fantastic, the other was very bland, and in my opinion, awful.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably average. She did tell me she ranked me in the highest categories.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English, Linguistics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Ranked top 10 in state, public, fringe rural.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <20k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores.
[] Why you think you were waitlisted: I am really not sure. Out-of-state residency or white male? If anyone has any input, please let me know.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: Denison University (full ride), St. Olaf College, Ohio State, University of Texas at Austin
Waitlisted: UVA
Rejected: Northwestern, Vanderbilt
Waiting to hear from USC.
[/ul]General Comments: I would love to hear input as to why I was waitlisted! I am not angry, I just would really like to know so I can strengthen my application for transfer admissions (though likely not to WM – more likely Northwestern).