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About Admit It!

Fascinated by the college admission process? Intrigued by how it can seem complicated, mysterious and confusing? Read past blog posts for musings, recollections and insights into William & Mary the institution and William & Mary’s admission process.

Some posts are silly. Some are serious. Some are sentimental. All of them are designed to help you navigate your way through the college search and application process.

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Posts by Admit It!

For Students By Students: Why W&M

We Admit It! The next few days leading up to May 1 are a real joy for us here in the Office of Undergraduate

Decisions, Decisions – Fall 2017 Transfer Edition

Admit It! You have been waiting for this moment since you clicked “submit” on your application. We Admit It! The moment is finally here. Transfer decisions are officially on

A Letter to the Class of 2021

We Admit It! This time of year is tremendously exciting, as we celebrate the newest members of the Tribe: the Class of 2021. We

Decisions, Decisions – 2017 Regular Decisions Released

We Admit It! After meeting you on the road and here on campus, communicating with you via email and on the phone, and spending the past

Decisions, Decisions – #wm2021 (aka 2017 Regular Decision Admit Edition)

We Admit It! It’s hard to put into words the absolute and unadulterated joy the members of our Admission Committee are feeling right now. We finally

Decisions, Decisions – 2017 Regular Decision Waitlist Edition

We Admit It! We wish we could send good news to all of our wonderfully talented applicants. Unfortunately, the small class size that makes William &

Decisions, Decisions – 2017 Regular Decision Deny Edition

We Admit It! This is the hardest part of our job — sending bad news to bright, talented applicants like you. You can Admit It! You’re surprised, upset, disappointed,

Overheard in Committee: The False “School Quota” Rumor

We Admit It! Committee meetings are moving right along here in Williamsburg. As part of this process, admission decisions are being quadruple checked and

Overheard in Committee: Dropping Classes

We Admit It! Committee season is upon us. As I’m posting this, our dean staff is meeting to have thorough, passionate, and detailed discussions