<p>"I can’t follow W&M’s standards. My daughter was waitlisted. Top private school in a major city, 3.7 GPA unweighted, 2050/2400 SAT, conservatory quality musician, fluent in an exotic foreign language, excellent writer, great recommendations … what more could they want? "</p>
<p>It seems that college admissions are getting tougher every year, especially now with the crappy economy, people are looking more into state run schools, like W&M as a place to get to rather than private schools, like for example Richmond, another great school, but private, especially if they live in Virginia. Why pay up to 40K to be at UR when you could get the same quality education (if not better) at W&M for much less, when you’re a Virginian? If your daughter lives in VA, I feel for you, since I was in those shoes seven years ago at this time, though my grades weren’t as great. But if she isn’t from Virginia, be aware that W&M is state run, and Virginians deserve a greater shot at getting admitted, as well as the fact that it’s the law. Average SAT’s for a W&M Out of stater were close to Ivy League level if not at Ivy League level in my day (not too long ago) given the rep we have as a top notch public university.</p>