Got on the waitlist...this is my letter that I want to send them to show that I still have interest in the college! Please edit/ give feedback! Thank you:)
To Whom It May Concern,
You would expect a student to violently catapult their laptop across the room the moment they read that they were waitlisted at their first choice university. Although a mixture of emotions did erupt from me when scanning the waitlist request, I could not help but feel a glimmer of hope shine through the fog that consisted of my expected failure of entering the William and Mary Class of 2017. So first and foremost, thank you for the option of being put on the waitlist. You made my confidence level rise up more than you can ever imagine.
The reason I am writing to you, whoever may be reading this, is because of my intense interest in becoming part of the William and Mary Tribe. The numbers that are practically tattooed on my application tell you just a small part of my struggles in my academic side. Math and I have never been friends; in fact, I would shout at my textbook telling it to figure out its own problems, because I already had many obstacles to overcome with my stuttering and speech therapy difficulties. For some reason, I am never able to understand the secrets behind finding the sides of a triangle, or the volume in a cubic shape. It was always a struggle that I worked hard on to fix.
Whenever I wanted to get away from the struggles of failing in math and speaking in public, I would go off and watch Law and Order: SUV, which is where I came up with my dream of becoming a lawyer. The way that Ms. Novak would walk across the room and declared her thoughts to the jury as to why her client was innocent was exactly the type of person I wanted to be one day. One who could walk in front of a crowd of listeners, and could clearly and efficiently state what was on her mind without an 'erm' or an 'uh' splattering out of her mouth every fifteen seconds. I wanted the confidence that radiated from her the minute she took the stage and could turn the case around with the words that flowed through her so naturally. No math would be required for this, which made the job of becoming a lawyer even better.
Thinking about cutting this paragraph!! What do you think?But as I grew older, it took some drastic events to figure out what kind of lawyer I wanted to be, and that is an immigration attorney. Not only did my personal life affect this decision, but the news coming in from across the States and people wondering why their loved ones were deported had an emotional tie to me. It created this urge to go and help these helpless families to fight the system at times and try to figure out a solution to a problem that should not even be around these days. Not only would becoming a lawyer help others, but it would help me overcome my life long struggle with stuttering and fear with public speaking.
I heard so much about the success that William and Mary has, not only with their political science and Government path, but with the school as a whole. I understand how the majority of William and Mary alumni's are brought to D.C. with your programs and great D.C. networks. This is beyond what I can dream of, since working in D.C. or even interning has been what I have always wanted for my future. From what I researched about your professors, a majority of them has obtained a top-notch education, making my time at William and Mary worthwhile if it meant the privilege of being taught by them. Aside from all the educational facts, the atmosphere and inviting student body is one that I feel that I can fit in the most compared to other colleges. It has the type of aura that excites me about attending it for the next 10 months of my life; it is one that I have not felt at any other college.
Even with the IB Diploma holding me back from enjoying my senior year, my grades have been on top of their game. Although they are not perfect, neither am I. The thing I love most about William and Mary is the consideration you all take for each and every applicant outside the typical numbers game. The pressure of the school system has taken its toll on my life, but I know if I am admitted to William and Mary for this upcoming year, that it would have not been a waste of tears and all-nighters these past four year.
This whole letter was written from my heart to explain my passionate desire of attending William and Mary for the 2013-2014 school year. My advance apologies for the length of it; I tend to have a need to write a novel when expressing my feelings at 10 o' clock at night. Again, thank you for not only reading this, but for giving me the chance to have a second swing of becoming part of the Tribe for the Class of 2017.
From a hopeful William and Mary applicant,
Hello,
Sending this would be a waste of time(Unless your intended major was suppose to be creative writing). The time for creative writing samples is during the initial application. Since you were waitlisted, what you wrote in your initial application must have been good enough to at least be strongly considered. What you need to do at this stage is to provide real substantive information to the admissions committee. What have you improved? What community services have you undertaken? What college prep courses have you signed up for? That is what they will want to see and what you should provide to get off of the waitlist. -AAO
Hope this helps
