Many people believe you have to have a perfect 4.0 to get into W&M (ed note: William and Mary) and other selective colleges and universities. We’ve heard students say that even a 4.0 isn’t good enough for W&M. Don’t get me wrong, we like 4.0s (or whatever the comparable GPA is at your school) … in other words we’re attracted to high-achieving students. But all of us deans were high school students too, and none of us were perfect high school students. We tripped and stumbled and struggled with courses along the way to our colleges of choice and we recognize that today’s students do too.
Wendy Livingston
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission
College of William and Mary
Overheard in Committee: What Happens in Committee Doesn’t Stay in Committee