Vibe at William & Mary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP is correct. Your preppie sporty kid will hate it at CWM. Also PP demonstrates that, although the OP question asks nothing about UVA, your average CWM student can’t help it:
1) says UVA has a sheeple vibe
2) makes sure to point out that SATs are identical to UVA

There are plenty of preppy/sporty people at W&M

[Anonymous]

"CWM" poster is a troll.

[Anonymous]

Seriously ... this again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smart, independent minded, creative, studious, sporty: all types. Go visit when students are on campus then go visit UVA. UVA has a lot of people who dress exactly alike, especially females, and wear the same hairstyle. WM does not have the “sheeple” vibe. Uniqueness and individuality are celebrated. The SAT ranges preTO were almost identical: both had 25% above 1480-90 at that time. So both have smart kids , yet neither had the 75% or more above 1480 that the ivy/stanford group had at the time. That makes a more balanced undergraduate group where bright kids can shine rather than be buried by 3x as many bright ones. At least that’s what we sought for ours. YMMV

UVA and VT rejects attend W&M.

I think VT is a great school but W&M is a much more difficult admit. W&M ACT - is 32 (for 25%). VT is 27 (for 25%). 85% of W&M admits took at least Calculus.

[Anonymous]

My kid is a preppie, athletic kid who has never once been to Busch Gardens or a water park, but does go to a lot of parties and to Bars a lot. Just like any other school, W&M has all different types of students. There is no one size fits all vibe nor does anyone, anywhere refer to it as CWM.

[Anonymous]

It is a comfortable fit for a very wide range of students except, perhaps, those who want a huge school or a heavy emphasis on sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a preppie, athletic kid who has never once been to Busch Gardens or a water park, but does go to a lot of parties and to Bars a lot. Just like any other school, W&M has all different types of students. There is no one size fits all vibe nor does anyone, anywhere refer to it as CWM.

Other than this board where it has been used for a decade. Many CWM students get AP to WCUSA and BGW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a preppie, athletic kid who has never once been to Busch Gardens or a water park, but does go to a lot of parties and to Bars a lot. Just like any other school, W&M has all different types of students. There is no one size fits all vibe nor does anyone, anywhere refer to it as CWM.

Other than this board where it has been used for a decade. Many CWM students get AP to WCUSA and BGW.

Usually trolls here at least have some sort of aim or goal. You're just frankly weird...

[Anonymous]

Generally studious group, but lots of variety in the type of student. Many clubs to meet people who you can click with. My son is there now and is one of the more laid-back students. Works hard enough, but is very involved with campus activities. He does have a Busch Gardens pass and will go about 3 times a semester. Likes that he can walk just about everywhere he needs to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure the poster referring to W&M as “CWM” doesn’t actually know much about school.

+1!

OP, do a search. There’s lots of threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a preppie, athletic kid who has never once been to Busch Gardens or a water park, but does go to a lot of parties and to Bars a lot. Just like any other school, W&M has all different types of students. There is no one size fits all vibe nor does anyone, anywhere refer to it as CWM.

Other than this board where it has been used for a decade. Many CWM students get AP to WCUSA and BGW.

First time seeing this acronym here or anyplace else. No one calls it that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure the poster referring to W&M as “CWM” doesn’t actually know much about school.

+1!

OP, do a search. There’s lots of threads.

Do a search somewhere else. Trolls lurk here.

[Anonymous]

Imo W&M has become substantially preppier/sportier in the last two years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smart, independent minded, creative, studious, sporty: all types. Go visit when students are on campus then go visit UVA. UVA has a lot of people who dress exactly alike, especially females, and wear the same hairstyle. WM does not have the “sheeple” vibe. Uniqueness and individuality are celebrated. The SAT ranges preTO were almost identical: both had 25% above 1480-90 at that time. So both have smart kids , yet neither had the 75% or more above 1480 that the ivy/stanford group had at the time. That makes a more balanced undergraduate group where bright kids can shine rather than be buried by 3x as many bright ones. At least that’s what we sought for ours. YMMV

Wow. Generalize much? I'm glad you think their stats are the same - their rankings are vastly different. Sheeple U continues to outrank W&M in every meaningful way. Glad your kids are enjoying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smart, independent minded, creative, studious, sporty: all types. Go visit when students are on campus then go visit UVA. UVA has a lot of people who dress exactly alike, especially females, and wear the same hairstyle. WM does not have the “sheeple” vibe. Uniqueness and individuality are celebrated. The SAT ranges preTO were almost identical: both had 25% above 1480-90 at that time. So both have smart kids , yet neither had the 75% or more above 1480 that the ivy/stanford group had at the time. That makes a more balanced undergraduate group where bright kids can shine rather than be buried by 3x as many bright ones. At least that’s what we sought for ours. YMMV

Wow. Generalize much? I'm glad you think their stats are the same - their rankings are vastly different. Sheeple U continues to outrank W&M in every meaningful way. Glad your kids are enjoying it.

Not undergraduate teaching, which I'd argue is a FAR more important metric than a lot of these other nonsense rankings