What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?

[Anonymous]

My friend was a D3 lacrosse All American at W & L. A great student with a successful career. He gained a number of valuable intangibles from playing lacrosse and having a solid team/friend group. I don’t know enough about lacrosse (although I enjoy watching it), but one would think a D3 first team All American would be able to walk on at D1 programs, including UVA. In any event, the school was a fit for him. That is what matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!

yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!

Name another college with dead confederates buried on the grounds. I’ll wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!

yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!

Name another college with dead confederates buried on the grounds. I’ll wait.

UNC.

I imagine that plenty of other southern schools do as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!

yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!

Name another college with dead confederates buried on the grounds. I’ll wait.

Quite a few with slaveholder names.

Most of the top colleges in the U.S. aren't clean from the original sin of slavery or anti-black racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the most Greek schools.

Not one of. Just the. The most Greek school. By a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are in the top 1% and live in the south you know W&L. Otherwise you are not W&L’s target market. IYKYK

When I was an obnoxious freshman at W&L, I’d meet young women at parties by asking their horse’s name, and as often as not they’d laugh and ask how I knew they had a horse.

That tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!

yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!

Name another college with dead confederates buried on the grounds. I’ll wait.

Quite a few with slaveholder names.

Most of the top colleges in the U.S. aren't clean from the original sin of slavery or anti-black racism.

I’ll ask again. Name another college with a confederate corpse on campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.

Cite?

The school website dipshit. On the financial aid page.

It’s actually 63%.

[Anonymous]

My information is from 2022, but W&L prides itself in making itself affordable. Meaning they will give grants to match the FAFSA amount. Obviously, that was before the recent changes.

For us that meant at the time they offered enough grant money to lower the total tuition/housing to $37K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.

Cite?

The school website dipshit. On the financial aid page.

It’s actually 63%.

Link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.

Cite?

The home page … the landing page of their website … mentions affordability prominently. It says tuition is waived for students from households with less than $150k income, and tuition, room, and board is waived for those from households with less than $75k income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!

yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!

Name another college with dead confederates buried on the grounds. I’ll wait.

Quite a few with slaveholder names.

Most of the top colleges in the U.S. aren't clean from the original sin of slavery or anti-black racism.

I’ll ask again. Name another college with a confederate corpse on campus.

NP— will add— that named the school after said corpse. And thinks said corpse gives it cache. I think of it as the lack version of Roll Tide! I think the appeal is not a lot of Super Southern Super fratty LACs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.

Cite?

The school website dipshit. On the financial aid page.

It’s actually 63%.

And this, right here, is a prototypical member of the W&L community. IYKYK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.

Cite?

The home page … the landing page of their website … mentions affordability prominently. It says tuition is waived for students from households with less than $150k income, and tuition, room, and board is waived for those from households with less than $75k income.

What percentage of the student body qualifies? Otherwise this means little.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!

yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!

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