Is W&L any good?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Excellent school populated by complete d bags.

agree some obnoxious lax bros, but the school in general has a very balanced political vibe - extremely rare for a SLAC

What does a balanced political vibe mean?

Most colleges have political views that trend considerably left of the general population.

What makes W&L different? Are students conservative? Are professors conservative? If yes, is this MAGA conservative?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Excellent school populated by complete d bags.

agree some obnoxious lax bros, but the school in general has a very balanced political vibe - extremely rare for a SLAC

What does a balanced political vibe mean?

Most colleges have political views that trend considerably left of the general population.

What makes W&L different? Are students conservative? Are professors conservative? If yes, is this MAGA conservative?

DCUM has this idea that W&L is "conservative" because of the name Lee but the fact is that many of the students come from northern Virginia families with money and therefore they are mostly Democrats.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Excellent school populated by complete d bags.

agree some obnoxious lax bros, but the school in general has a very balanced political vibe - extremely rare for a SLAC

What does a balanced political vibe mean?

Most colleges have political views that trend considerably left of the general population.

What makes W&L different? Are students conservative? Are professors conservative? If yes, is this MAGA conservative?

DCUM has this idea that W&L is "conservative" because of the name Lee but the fact is that many of the students come from northern Virginia families with money and therefore they are mostly Democrats.

Thank you, that was my question. People really need to give specific examples and avoid generalizations from the 90’s.

[Anonymous]

It is very southern.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Excellent school populated by complete d bags.

agree some obnoxious lax bros, but the school in general has a very balanced political vibe - extremely rare for a SLAC

What does a balanced political vibe mean?

Most colleges have political views that trend considerably left of the general population.

What makes W&L different? Are students conservative? Are professors conservative? If yes, is this MAGA conservative?

DCUM has this idea that W&L is "conservative" because of the name Lee but the fact is that many of the students come from northern Virginia families with money and therefore they are mostly Democrats.

Thank you, that was my question. People really need to give specific examples and avoid generalizations from the 90’s.

Agreed. I'm an alumna from the 90s. It was very conservative and southern back then. I think that's changed, but traditional values have endured thanks to the fraternity system. It was 85% Greek then, and there weren't too many women in those days, so my experience is dated. Very few students were from NoVa - I was the only one from my high school. I didn't benefit personally from the loyal alumni network, but I wasn't a C-school major either. In my industry (arts and culture), few people know about W&L. I'm sure that would be different if I worked in politics, business, or law.

Looking back, I loved my time at W&L academically and think I got a terrific education. It's a beautiful school with a nurturing faculty and smart students in a gorgeous part of the country. Socially and politically, I was in the minority as a Democrat in the 90s but still managed to find several lifelong friends with similar values. I think it's more balanced now, but probably far more conservative than many SLAC.

I didn't encourage my senior daughter to apply.

[Anonymous]

It's a fine school, with selective admissions, but is relatively small and is not necessarily well known despite being selective. A corollary is that the alumni population and network are necessarily correspondingly smaller. The lack of name recognition may be a drawback professionally, at least in the early career stage where one doesn't yet have extensive credible experience, unless a student goes on to a better-known graduate school later.

I don’t think you know anything about the school or its alumni network. I have zero ties there but know enough grads that I can confidently state it has an unusually strong alumni network. My sibling on the west coast works in private equity and brought his DD to tour it in part because of the alum network in the finance world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is very southern.

I'm not even sure what that means, and I certainly didn't notice it when I was there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is very southern.

When did you last tour W&L?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is very southern.

When did you last tour W&L?

Last Fall.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is very southern.

When did you last tour W&L?

Last Fall.

Then you should be able to give examples to support your claim.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It is very southern.

When did you last tour W&L?

Last Fall.

Then you should be able to give examples to support your claim.

That was not me. I was the PP who said I don’t know what that means and I didn’t notice it. 😃

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a fine school, with selective admissions, but is relatively small and is not necessarily well known despite being selective. A corollary is that the alumni population and network are necessarily correspondingly smaller. The lack of name recognition may be a drawback professionally, at least in the early career stage where one doesn't yet have extensive credible experience, unless a student goes on to a better-known graduate school later.

Word salad.

Made total sense to me. What about this don’t you understand?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is very southern.

When did you last tour W&L?

Last Fall.

Then you should be able to give examples to support your claim.

That was not me. I was the PP who said I don’t know what that means and I didn’t notice it. 😃

Even then, you should answer.

[Anonymous]

Good enough for three of my favorite novelists:

Tom Wolfe
Jason Matthews (Red Sparrow trilogy, complete with terrifying Putin depiction)
Tom Robbins https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/obituaries/tom-robbins-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE4.nD--.Z2PNpmbYxWcp&smid=url-share

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Excellent school populated by complete d bags.

agree some obnoxious lax bros, but the school in general has a very balanced political vibe - extremely rare for a SLAC

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