Please at what time is the ED decisions for Williams being released
you a studnet? you stats? international/domesatic
@williams2028 I have read your posts with a growing sense of alarm and canāt constrain myself any longer. So please accept this unsolicited but well-intentioned advice.
Assuming youāre academically qualified, your chances of getting into Williams are pretty random. Like going into a casino and playing roulette. Asking every poster what their stats are is like asking every roulette player what number they bet on. It is going to give you absolutely no insight into your personal odds.
Your odds of getting into Williams are low. Very low. It is by far more likely that you will not get into Williams than you will.
We all hope you do. Itās ok to hope for the best. But you should also prepare for the worst. Your entire identify seems wrapped up in Williams (your username is a clue). Iām worried about how you will cope with the likely rejection. So I want you to know that there will be life after a Williams rejection. You will be fine. 10 years from now it wonāt matter a damn where you went to college.
Good luck!
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agree with @Helicopterparent1, the likelihood of you getting into williams as an unhooked international student is very low. I hope that you know you will be successful regardless of the results today and that you have other options both in the US and your home country. Fingers crossed for you!
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This is how Iām trying to see it. I know Iāll end up somewhere great, and as much as Williams is my first choice, it is what it is.
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Anxiety is a real thing and maybe asking a voluminous number of questions is how some cope. Not our place to judge. Weāre all well-intentioned in our remarks, but this is a public forum on getting into college, specifically, your first choice institution. By its very nature, this chat will not always have the most considered posts. Weāre hours away from some big changes so letās all be kind.
And one last bit: where you end up may not be your first choice, but it may, in the end, be the right choice.
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That is unfair! You dont know what we go through
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Huh?
i mean anxiety wise
Oh, I really do. I feel so bad for all of you that are going through this. My S is on pins and needles today, but he has true safeties and knows that this is not the end of him. He is also a musician preparing prescreens and auditions, it seems that those 5 minutes are the most important thing in the world. But parents and adults exist to show you that this is not the end of it. As long as you have safeties here in the US and in your home country I am sure that you will have a wonderful college experience and future. THis is so important today, and I hope that you get confetti tonight, but if not, tomorrow you will move on and find something just as wonderful. I am pulling for you!
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i mean, iām in the same position and i am nervous, but not asking for stats because i know ive done all i can. if they donāt accept me, it isnāt because im a bad student or unqualified. iāll end up at another great school. itās all about filling buckets.
i donāt mean this in a mean way, because itās the same for me. the chances are we donāt get in. thatās a fact
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I am also wondering this. Reddit has some posts saying 6 pm EST. But I do not know if this is accurate.
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Also should be noted that when the thread was created, it specifically asked that stats be provided. Whether thatās a good or bad thing, I canāt say. But it is what this thread is about.
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Not intending to be unfair. Intending to help by setting expectations. And intending to offer support. That regardless of Williamsā decision, you will be fine.
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True. And in some other threads Iāve noticed that when people DO provide stats and ask for odds, the moderator (or someone else) responds and says, āthis is not a āchance meā threadā. Ok, then what is it?
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No worries to anybody who feels anxiety and/or like the process is making them feel a little crazy. Iām a little embarrassed about how much time and mental energy Iāve put into my kidās college process when I know itās not that productive or, at times, healthy.
Thankfully, I donāt think my kid even knows that ED results are announced today. She mentioned earlier this week that she thought it would be December 15. Sheās much less online than I am. So Iām glad to hear that sheāll get an email so that I donāt have to admit that Iāve been closely tracking everything like an obsessed parent.
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All I can say is that the moderator asked for stats. We have a 17/18 year old kid anxious about those stats and how he stacks up against them; that seems natural in this environment regardless of what other threads may have noted.
One last thought: in the last hours of hope and possibility, Iām not sure that managing expectations is always the right course; sometimes, just a pat on the back and āgood luck to us allā is a better demonstration of good will. But as I said, I know everything posted has been well-intentioned.
For this particular thread stats are totally useless. Every kid will have a high gpa, high standardized test (or not submitting) and some exceptional EC. That is understood for applying to Williams. That is why getting in or not is not a reflection of the studentās exceptional nature and managing expectations is so important
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then what is the purpose of this thread?
States on these threads are useful for kids who might consider applying in the future (RD or ED in future years). Itās not a chance-me thread, but stats and other information can be very helpful for students trying to decide where to apply later. Helps to know who got in, and who didnāt.
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