The Ampersandbox

by Admit It! September 20, 2011 4 Comments
Admit It!  You’ve never felt more popular than you do right now.  Likely the majority of the mail your household gets is for you.  It’s from some college or another; some of which you’re terribly interested in; others you’ve never even heard of.  It’s one glossy brochure after another extolling the virtues of college X and university Y in an attempt to convince you that there’s no place you’d rather spend the next four years than at that campus – how could you not after viewing the knock-out shot of campus conveniently placed at the brochure’s centerfold, you know the one with the beautiful brick building, the perfectly manicured green lawn and the amazingly attractive and diverse group of students laughing together having the time of their lives.  Oftentimes these brochures end up in a pile on your bedroom floor or go out each week when you place your recycling at the curb.  The ampersandbox is different (plus it’s already made out of recycled materials so don’t be so quick to place it in that blue bin).

Hide & SeekLeaps & BoundsMix & Mingle

 

 

 

 

 

 

To showcase the uniqueness of W&M, the Office of Undergraduate Admission and W&M’s Creative Services have spent the past year coming up with something different; something we like to call the ampersandbox.  It’s a dynamic, out-of-the box (and into the sandbox), multimedia depiction of William & Mary (that ampersand is important by the way).  We hope that whether you experience the ampersandbox in the mail, on campus or online (or all three) you find it conveys the College’s powerful sense of place and purpose (since the ampersandbox website is interactive and people can add to the collection of word pairs like those depicted above and below, I hope somebody does something fun with Place & Purpose).  The ampersandbox is about showcasing the conjunctions that are a part of the lives of all who belong to W&M.  We invite One & All to join us in the ampersandbox for good fun and good conversation about your own ambitions and interests and those that are integral to the lives of W&M students and faculty.

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Wendy Livingston ’03, M.Ed. ‘09
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission
(and author of Hugs & Kisses)

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4 Comments
  1. Katherine Oliver

    I am really impressed with the ampersand box. Everything is the same when you are going through your college mail looking for something new. Some colleges send comprehensive packages about their academics or fancy-looking letters, I read some, but really, almost all of them say the same things so it really doesn’t seem worth my time. The ampersand box was simple in presentation, but incredibly intriguing. I loved that I could hear the voice of the school on the cards! I think that is something lots of schools have difficulty conveying. Also, I am proud of the recycled paper. I was pretty sure that was what it was, just by feeling it, but now that it has been confirmed, I am even more impressed! Your school has tons of personality! I really hope to be admitted so that I can join in on all the work, fun, and just general craziness. <3

  2. Admit It!

    Katherine,

    So glad you enjoyed the ampersandbox. Sound like you found it to be good & plenty (sorry, couldn’t avoid the bad pun).

    We really love the concept, the voice and the spirit it expresses. It is definitely very W&M.

    We encourage you to create your own word pair by visiting the online ampersandbox (http://ampersandbox.wm.edu).

  3. Barb Bohan

    Some people are so creative! I like the idea of the ampersandbox!

  4. Admit It!

    Thanks Barb. We do too!

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