William & Mary Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

m2m2m2m2
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:52:41 +0000

My OOS son was denied. He’s devastated - more than we anticipated, and it’s very painful as a parent to see this - but I’ll share his info in case it’s helpful. We thought his GPA (4.11w, 3.39uw) might be a barrier, and that’s my best guess. He had 34 ACT superscore, 10 APs (he took 5 this semester against our preference, solely in hopes of impressing WM on academic rigor). His ECs, volunteer work and essays were good, consistent with other high achieving applicants, but honestly no standouts that could have overcome that GPA - regrettably, he hasn’t yet cured cancer nor started any foundations targeting the elimination of hunger worldwide. He did demonstrate a deep and enduring interest in the school - guess that also wasn’t enough to knock out that GPA. He would have been happy to get deferred, then waitlisted, and enter through community college or study abroad path to spring admission, but it wasn’t meant to be. Best of luck to RD and deferred applicants and future applicants. It’s a wonderful school, just very sad right now that it won’t be my son’s.