William & Mary College

collegemom3717
Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:35:18 +0000

@rvgros22, the Cappex info is self-reported- and definitionally you don’t know how representative of the applicant pool those students are (I think that you are also slightly misreading the table, b/c of the coloring, but it doesn’t really matter).

As @Mwfan1921 pointed out, what W&M reports from the entire applicant pool, is that right now your SAT is in the bottom 25% of admitted students. Obviously, your score does not eliminate you, and if you raised it to 1350 your would be (just) inside the middle 50%, but being OOS does make it harder.

I would not be quite as negative as some posters (W&M considers your LoRs, essays, and ECs to be as important as GPA and test score) but I think you should consider it a reach…

…and, if you are as serious as you say you are about medicine, I wouldn’t pick W&M for most students. Getting high marks and standing out academically at W&M is seriously hard work- & W&M has a well-earned reputation for hardworking students. To get into medical school you want to be a star in your year: top grades, top MCATs, and top LoRs. Of course it won’t be easy at any school- but W&M has it’s own work harder ethos.