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honeynutt wrote:

AndShe__Was wrote:Anyone going to visit next weekend?

I'm going! Not looking forward to the long trip from the West Coast, but excited to finally see the school.

Agreed! Definitely a long one, and losing 3 hours doesn't help either!

honeynutt wrote:

AndShe__Was wrote:Anyone going to visit next weekend?

I'm going! Not looking forward to the long trip from the West Coast, but excited to finally see the school.

Wow that is far, I thought I had a long trip from Northeast PA haha. Since you're traveling so far, are you pretty sure you want to end up at W&M?

I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

B986 wrote:

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

It's like they don't understand that we out-of-state people need to look for housing, etc.... I need to know if I would be moving to Virginia! Lots of things... and I'm just really impatient. grr.... so annoying.

B986 wrote:

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

It is a bit ridiculous at this point. Granted they say from the get-go that you will hear by April 1. That being said, I think they ought to put more resources into admission if they want to impress prospective students. W&M was a good choice for me but now I've been woo'd by other schools and I don't feel too confident about a school that takes 5 months to get an admission decision out the door. (with zero contact otherwise)

2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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hadisious wrote:

B986 wrote:

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

It is a bit ridiculous at this point. Granted they say from the get-go that you will hear by April 1. That being said, I think they ought to put more resources into admission if they want to impress prospective students. W&M was a good choice for me but now I've been woo'd by other schools and I don't feel too confident about a school that takes 5 months to get an admission decision out the door. (with zero contact otherwise)

exactly...

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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What is "JD Advantage"

hadisious wrote:

B986 wrote:

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

It is a bit ridiculous at this point. Granted they say from the get-go that you will hear by April 1. That being said, I think they ought to put more resources into admission if they want to impress prospective students. W&M was a good choice for me but now I've been woo'd by other schools and I don't feel too confident about a school that takes 5 months to get an admission decision out the door. (with zero contact otherwise)

It is mildly retarded to judge a school based on its admissions staff. You will have 0 contact with the admissions staff after enrollment.

tennisking88 wrote:

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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What is "JD Advantage"

Also known as "JD Preferred"

tennisking88 wrote:

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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What is "JD Advantage"

A job where a JD is a qualifying degree, but not necessary.

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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Um... yikes?

tennisking88 wrote:

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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What is "JD Advantage"

bar passage preferred...i would assume

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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thoughts on this? I'm not especially impressed, although the 20% doing clerkships is pretty cool.

tennisking88 wrote:

hadisious wrote:

B986 wrote:

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

It is a bit ridiculous at this point. Granted they say from the get-go that you will hear by April 1. That being said, I think they ought to put more resources into admission if they want to impress prospective students. W&M was a good choice for me but now I've been woo'd by other schools and I don't feel too confident about a school that takes 5 months to get an admission decision out the door. (with zero contact otherwise)

It is mildly retarded to judge a school based on its admissions staff. You will have 0 contact with the admissions staff after enrollment.

I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?[/quote]


+1

hadisious wrote: I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

Because you should judge schools based on things other than how impatient the admissions staff makes you. Like the employment stats above.

tennisking88 wrote:

hadisious wrote: I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

Because you should judge schools based on things other than how impatient the admissions staff makes you. Like the employment stats above.

Blahhhhh who cares! If people want to judge a school for its admissions staff, colors, facilities, motto, whatever, what difference does it make for anyone else?

tennisking88 wrote:

hadisious wrote: I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

Because you should judge schools based on things other than how impatient the admissions staff makes you. Like the employment stats above.

Remember the part about PEER schools who have been doing a great job of keeping in touch. Similar employment figures, rankings, etc...

W&M admissions has to do something to make themselves noteworthy. That is their job. As far as I'm concerned they are in competition for me, not the other way around.

B986 wrote:

tennisking88 wrote:

hadisious wrote: I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

Because you should judge schools based on things other than how impatient the admissions staff makes you. Like the employment stats above.

Blahhhhh who cares! If people want to judge a school for its admissions staff, colors, facilities, motto, whatever, what difference does it make for anyone else?

This is actually a fantastic point. Why do I care?

tennisking88 wrote:

B986 wrote:

tennisking88 wrote:

hadisious wrote: I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

Because you should judge schools based on things other than how impatient the admissions staff makes you. Like the employment stats above.

Blahhhhh who cares! If people want to judge a school for its admissions staff, colors, facilities, motto, whatever, what difference does it make for anyone else?

This is actually a fantastic point. Why do I care?

well, that's solved

hadisious wrote:

B986 wrote:

kellyxo wrote:I JUST WANT TO HEAR BACK!!!!!!

My exact thoughts/feelings. If every other school can manage to render a decision in a reasonable amount of time, why can't W&M do the same? It's not like they're a tippity top tier school and can coast on that alone. Get over yourselves and give us a decision, pleeeeeeeeeease! If I sound bitter it's because I AM.

It is a bit ridiculous at this point. Granted they say from the get-go that you will hear by April 1. That being said, I think they ought to put more resources into admission if they want to impress prospective students. W&M was a good choice for me but now I've been woo'd by other schools and I don't feel too confident about a school that takes 5 months to get an admission decision out the door. (with zero contact otherwise)

If you look through last year's thread this is just what W&M does. They accept people on a rolling basis and then WL just about everyone else mid-March. Last year it was the 15th so it will probably be any day now.

B986 wrote:

hokielaw12 wrote:2011 W&M JD Employment Profile

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Um... yikes?

Yeah, that seems like a decent number of unemployed people. Need to see more 2011 numbers from other schools though to find out if its W&M or just the economy.

hadisious wrote:

tennisking88 wrote:

hadisious wrote: I'm not judging it based on the admissions staff. But if multiple peer schools are keeping in touch and working hard to get my attendance, why wouldn't I be put-off on some level by W&M?

Because you should judge schools based on things other than how impatient the admissions staff makes you. Like the employment stats above.

Remember the part about PEER schools who have been doing a great job of keeping in touch. Similar employment figures, rankings, etc...

W&M admissions has to do something to make themselves noteworthy. That is their job. As far as I'm concerned they are in competition for me, not the other way around.

This is actually one of the reason I like W&M over the peer schools I got accepted to. In my case, since my acceptance to W&M (which was the first one I received), I've gotten at least one e-mail or letter from them pretty much every week explaining some program/employment stats/congratulations/etc. We all want to feel wanted.

I hope you guys all hear back soon with good news! keep us posted