William and Mary c/o 2015 (2011-2012 Cycle) Forum

[allmodcons]

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[mtyler19]

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[jessedvhs]

Applied earlier this month. Love the military veteran fee waiver.

[vissidarte27]

Submitted today. 166/3.22, in-state. Probably don't have a shot, but I thought it was worth trying anyway.

[Cornelius]

Submitted today.

[thelawschoolproject]

Is W&M mostly a regional school?

[Cornelius]

Is W&M mostly a regional school?

I would call anything ranked higher than 16th "mostly" regional. So yes.

[tryingtowin]

Submitted today.

+1

[lrslayer]

got mine in on the 25th

[ThomasMN]

Is W&M mostly a regional school?

I would call anything ranked higher than 16th "mostly" regional. So yes.

I am assuming you meant to say anything ranked lower than 16th is mostly regional.

[Cornelius]

Is W&M mostly a regional school?

I would call anything ranked higher than 16th "mostly" regional. So yes.

I am assuming you meant to say anything ranked lower than 16th is mostly regional.

Either way works depending on intent and how you're ordering the list, but what I meant is obvious.17 is still higher numerically than 16, right? Thanks for your contribution.

[ThomasMN]

Is W&M mostly a regional school?

I would call anything ranked higher than 16th "mostly" regional. So yes.

I am assuming you meant to say anything ranked lower than 16th is mostly regional.

Either way works depending on intent and how you're ordering the list, but what I meant is obvious.17 is still higher numerically than 16, right? Thanks for your contribution.

Numerically greater, not ranked higher. I was mostly teasing you, but precision of language is a valuable commodity. Would you ever refer to a TTT school as being "ranked higher" than a tier one? You would be surprised at the people you would have confused with that statement. I admit that most informed people would have deduced your intent from the statement, however, that doesn't make the statement any less wrong.

[allmodcons]

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[franklyscarlet]

Got my status checker today!

[AntipodeanPhil]

Does W&M actually send out most of their decisions in the spring or is that just what they say?

Look at LSN. Last year, they started admitting people on November 18. LSN lists two or three dozen people accepted on the 18th and 19th, and then a lot more people accepted in early December and January. It looks like they make most of their decisions before the spring.

[franklyscarlet]

Does W&M actually send out most of their decisions in the spring or is that just what they say?

Look at LSN. Last year, they started admitting people on November 18. LSN lists two or three dozen people accepted on the 18th and 19th, and then a lot more people accepted in early December and January. It looks like they make most of their decisions before the spring.

I wish they would just be honest about that.

[AntipodeanPhil]

Look at LSN. Last year, they started admitting people on November 18. LSN lists two or three dozen people accepted on the 18th and 19th, and then a lot more people accepted in early December and January. It looks like they make most of their decisions before the spring.

I wish they would just be honest about that.

Well, what they write is perhaps a little misleading, but they don't really lie. Here's what they wrote in my status checker email:

In the William & Mary admission process, some applicants may receive notification early if a decision has been finalized. However, the majority will receive their decision by April 1.

As we know, 'some' is a vague term - for the LSAT, it just means one or more. So the first sentence isn't a lie. And the second sentence is true - the large majority will receive their decision by (i.e., before) April 1.

[Cornelius]

Numerically greater, not ranked higher. I was mostly teasing you, but precision of language is a valuable commodity. Would you ever refer to a TTT school as being "ranked higher" than a tier one? You would be surprised at the people you would have confused with that statement. I admit that most informed people would have deduced your intent from the statement, however, that doesn't make the statement any less wrong.

Whatever you say, feel free to troll somewhere else if the intricacies of written language confound you so. "Ranked higher" could equally be taken to mean "ranked with a numerically higher number" just as "ranked lower" could be taken to mean the opposite.

[ThomasMN]

Numerically greater, not ranked higher. I was mostly teasing you, but precision of language is a valuable commodity. Would you ever refer to a TTT school as being "ranked higher" than a tier one? You would be surprised at the people you would have confused with that statement. I admit that most informed people would have deduced your intent from the statement, however, that doesn't make the statement any less wrong.

Whatever you say, feel free to troll somewhere else if the intricacies of written language confound you so. "Ranked higher" could equally be taken to mean "ranked with a numerically higher number" just as "ranked lower" could be taken to mean the opposite.

Really...

[lrslayer]

status complete 10-28

[tyro]

Am going to throw my name in the hat with W&M as well. Even wrote a why W&M essay.

[UnamSanctam]

Submitted today. One of seven (at the time of this posting, I have a monopoly on this forum lol).

[vissidarte27]

Got my status checker today (although I can't seem to access any of my status checkers, which is kind of annoying/probably a good thing).

[franklyscarlet]

From the email I got today:

"William & Mary has a modified rolling admission process. The majority of applicants will receive their decision by April 1. Some applicants may receive earlier notification if a decision has been finalized. "


I know we've always known this, but it's nice to see them quit the whole "we don't do rolling admissions" line when they definitely do.

[scottybared]

The mailings section on my W&M status checker just updated with "Congratulations! Admit Packet Mailed" and today's date. Does this mean I'm in? I thought they are usually one of the last schools to make decisions. Anyone else have this?