College welcomes best and brightest students
Williamsburg welcome
The City of Williamsburg started a new tradition this year, posting eight signs around town welcoming William and 玛丽's students back to school. The signs were posted at locations surrounding the campus and at the city's entrance corridors. The College's Class of 2012 will arrive on campus Friday, Aug. 22 to move into their new residences before starting orientation. Photo by Erin Zagursky
Mason means business
Applications for the signature Master of Business Administration program increased by 15 percent at the Mason School of Business, with 110 students starting study for the M.B.A. The Mason community is preparing to move into its new home in Alan B. Miller Hall, now under construction near the corner of Ukrop Drive and Jamestown Road. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
High tide
The College of William and 玛丽 is riding a wave of rising admission numbers, with a record number of 11,600 seeking one of approximately 1,380 spots in the class of 2012. The entering class has some impressive numbers of its own, with 79 percent of the freshmen finishing high school in the top 10 percent of their class. The middle 50th percentile of the class was in the 1260-1430 range. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
More diverse
Initiatives such as last fall's Autumn Blast paid off by bringing to William and 玛丽 the most diverse entering class in the College's history, as 24.9 percent of the class are students of color, while 160 new students are first-generation college students. Autumn Blast is an annual overnight program held each October to give multicultural high-school students a taste of college life - and of William and 玛丽. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Record law applications
William and 玛丽's Law School received a record number of applications, with 4,600 hopeful lawyers vying for 220 seats in the first-year law class. The new proto-lawyers are beginning an education enhanced by updated facilities such as the Wolf Law Library, completed in 2007. The new law class includes students who graduated from 122 different undergraduate institutions and logged a median LSAT score in the 90th percentile. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Seasoned researchers
Some 70 percent of new students in the Arts & Sciences graduate programs at the College of William and 玛丽 have conducted research projects as undergraduates. Of that number, half received honors or awards for their work. Fifteen percent of the entering class of grad students already hold a graduate or professional degree. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
Big rise at VIMS
Staff at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science had to do a bit more culling than usual last year - applications for admission into the graduate programs of its School of Marine Science showed a 23 percent increase. Applications came in from 28 states and 6 countries, with research time at sea off Australia, Alaska, Germany and South Africa. Photo by Stephen Salpukas
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