A Bit of Blog Block
I’ll Admit It! The summer is a tough time to blog for me. There aren’t a lot of impending application and admission processes happenings. In our office, the summer is still busy (July and August are our numbers two and three busiest months for visitors), interviews are occurring, long-term projects are underway, prep work for the academic year is certainly happening but I’m still at a loss for blog posts.
A pseudo self portrait for this blogger
So, to you dear readers, I’ll posit this question (or questions). What do you want to know about? What can I share with you during these next few months that will be helpful? What parts of our process intrigue you? Excite you? Scare you? What advice can we offer? What insights can we provide? Post a comment below and I’ll add those topics to my arsenal.
And thus concludes my shortest blog post ever.
The usually verbose Wendy Livingston ’03, M.Ed. ‘09
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission
Comments are closed on posts older than one year, but we still want to hear from you. If you have a comment or question for us, please email admission@wm.edu.
What are some tips for getting accepted into William and Mary? I really want to get accepted into this school and I want to know if I meet the criteria or not. Thank you!
@Amira, tips are hard but the best advice we can give is to be yourself, express yourself as well as you can, highlight your strengths and talents and take advantage of any of the optional components that work for you (the interview, the optional essay on the Supplement, a fine-arts submission).
Thanks, for the advice!
Can you talk about the fine-arts submission? I’m not sure I totally understand what it is or what one would do for it. Do you need to plan on majoring in an art to submit one? Are there any formats you’re looking for? Thanks a bunch!
@Caroline G, the fine arts submission is intended to let those who have a talent in the fine arts (studio art, music, theatre or dance) to demonstrate that through your application. Your submission is reviewed by W&M fine arts faculty and their review becomes part of your application. If the review is favorable, it’s definitely a plus factor. Just like we rely on our coaches to tell us who the talented atheletes are, we rely on our fine arts faculty to tell us who are the most talented artists. You don’t have to major in that fine art to make a submission but we hope those who do at least plan on participating in their art in some way in college.
The appropriate formats are detailed on our fine art submission site (http://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/applicationprocess/artssubmissions/index.php)
Hello Wendy,
I was just wondering if William and Mary requires the written section of the ACT. Also, what is the maximum word count for the supplement essay? Thank you!
@Michelle, we do not require the ACT with writing. We don’t have a maximum word count for either the Common Application essay or the Supplement’s optional submission. However, students shouldn’t go overboard. 500 words is a good goal. A bit over or under is fine but too far over or too far under could be too little or too much.
As a transfer student who has been out of high school for 10+ years, what is the significance of filling out the application area for extracurricular activities from high school? Should I leave those areas blank? Or, will that be viewed as a disqualifier on my application? I have considered submitting an essay to communicate my volunteer involvement. Do you have any recommendations for older transfer students such as myself? Thank you!
@Valerie, there is certainly no need for students who are a number of years removed from high school to put their high school activities on their application. Use that space for any activities you’re involved with in college or any community organizations you’re a part of. If you’re working (especially if you’re working F/T), we would totally understand why there are few if any activities to list in the EC section.
Check out our Time Out for Transfer blogs for more on the transfer process.
Hi, I participated in a Gulf country math competition a year ago where I was picked with three other students from my country to represent Yemen. I was wondering whether stating that will be helpful in my admission process?
@Basim, starting an organization in your school or community shows initiative and passion (qualities we admire) so definitely let us know that you accomplished that in the extracurricular activity section of your application.
Do you need to plan on majoring in an art to submit one? Are there any formats you’re looking for? Thanks a bunch!
Hope 2013 summer you’ll blog even more! Thank you!
I have a student that has received sponsorship, he is very interested in St Andrews. Please give me details on who to contact.