+1. Poor kid must be thanking their lucky stars they didn’t attend UVA or UNC or— God Forbid— an SEC school. It isn’t even a “work hard, play hard” school. More like “work hard, have some fun with friends, maybe at a party, or maybe watching movie in the dorm or playing ultimate or nerfing and then going to Wawa” school. I literally LOl’d. So, thanks for the chuckle PP. |
I have my kid explaining to me why being a junior and finally being able to buy more dining dollars and fewer meal swipes wouldn’t necessarily be a plus next year. It sounds like more meal swipe options at more places (more variety) or another actual dining facility besides Sadler and whatever the one on the other side of campus is? I’m not completely sure. Once we got past medium rare chicken and she begrudgingly stopped griping about the food, I’ve moved on. |
I think there's definitely a sizable percentage of the school that has a work hard play hard mentality. About a third of the school is in Greek life, and even more when you consider students in "frat-adjacent" orgs like club sports or MCOs that throw a lot of parties as well. However, it's very easily avoidable. |
You are totally naive if you think small schools dont party |
+1. Holy hell. This is why WM>UVA. |
Heading there bright and early tomorrow for Green & Gold Day! Guess we will go to Wawa on the way out of town. |
It's basically on campus, you can't miss it! |
Plenty of small schools party. Plenty of kids at WM go to parties on weekends. But, if you list the top 100 “party schools” on the US, big, small and in between, WM would be nowhere to be found. For some kids that’s a plus. For some, party hard and big sports are the traditional college experience they want. Those kids don’t go to WM. And if they do, they are probably pretty unhappy. |
I think a brand new dining hall will open next year in the west woods. |
That's happening in Fall 2025, it's still small pieces of concrete in the ground right now |
I'm a homebrewer and wine drinker so definitely not a teetotaler, but why is excessive drinking always seen as a positive in the college forum? |
I can't speak to W&M today, but we definitely had parties. Some on DCUM seem to think that doesn't happen and I'm not sure why. But we all were aware we were not at a top party school and I was fine with that. Still, it is quite a social school in its own way. |
Where the heck is the financial aid package from W&M? Today is May 1 and this is a CSS school!!! |
Come on, UVA is a public and a relatively small pme (compared to other flagships) with an over-extended small admissions and financial aid office. be patient. If you want private deliverance then go pay private dollars at 93K a year. |
It is not by any parents who are informed about what drives car crashes and sexual assault in young adults. |