Miriam
Miriam,
William & Mary
B.A., Public Policy, Administration, and Social Work
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Advice
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Background

Hometown Knoxville, Tennessee
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionTransfer
Class of2017
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA)
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College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA)

Applied for a B.A. in Public Policy, Administration, and Social Work

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

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Personal Statement
502 Words
Challenged a belief
The entirety of the college process has left me feeling disenchanted, insignificant and small. In general, I feel colleges exist more for themselves than they do for their students. Freire’s idea of the banking concept is in full bloom – harvesting students for professors to deposit as much “essential knowledge” into the students’ “receptacles” as humanly possible. These brains and bodies are the school’s spores they propel into the world in hopes of returning something (anything!) significant enough to...
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General Admissions Advice

How to approach transferring schools
177 Words
First, make peace with the school you originally got into; things may not work out the way you plan. Take comfort in the fact that transferring IS EASIER than the original application process. Take a diverse set of classes you know you can do well in to keep your GPA high (shoot for 3.5+)....
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5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)
5 Words
Open-minded, Liberal,...
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What I’d change about my application process
3 Words
Fuck...
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How to increase chances at my school
25 Words
Be creative. Throw out the rulebook and write...
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High School Performance

GPA
3.60
(no specification of weighting)
High School TypePublic

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1290
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
1800
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score1800

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