Washington and Lee University- what are the kids like??

[Anonymous]

Unigo is great for these types of questions!

https://www.unigo.com/colleges/washington-and-lee-university/reviews/describe-the-students-at-your-school

[Anonymous]

It’s “Philly,” not “Phillie.”

[Anonymous]

Can’t quite figure out the target audience for this school, given that UVA and W&M are right there. It used to be something like 75 percent male when, I assume, it possibly took some dumb rich kids. It sounds like it’s become much, much better as more women arrived and it diversified a bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t quite figure out the target audience for this school, given that UVA and W&M are right there. It used to be something like 75 percent male when, I assume, it possibly took some dumb rich kids. It sounds like it’s become much, much better as more women arrived and it diversified a bit.

All the top LACS have sort of become "much better" when looking at stats and so forth, so it's not an inherent virtue of W&L, just a reflection of growing college age populations chasing after the same handful of colleges.

It was a rich kid's school back in the day and it still is. Most of the W&L matriculants from where I live are private school grads and they all fit the same clique. The few from public schools also fit the same clique.

And nothing wrong with it either.

[Anonymous]

They rejected a name change. Racist/Republican. Ivy rejects and wannabes.

[Anonymous]

It s school for the very wealthy who want to be in a Greek intense environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t quite figure out the target audience for this school, given that UVA and W&M are right there. It used to be something like 75 percent male when, I assume, it possibly took some dumb rich kids. It sounds like it’s become much, much better as more women arrived and it diversified a bit.

It attracts more out-of-state students which aren't disadvantaged in admissions in private schools like they are in public schools like UVA and W&M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t quite figure out the target audience for this school, given that UVA and W&M are right there. It used to be something like 75 percent male when, I assume, it possibly took some dumb rich kids. It sounds like it’s become much, much better as more women arrived and it diversified a bit.

All the top LACS have sort of become "much better" when looking at stats and so forth, so it's not an inherent virtue of W&L, just a reflection of growing college age populations chasing after the same handful of colleges.

It was a rich kid's school back in the day and it still is. Most of the W&L matriculants from where I live are private school grads and they all fit the same clique. The few from public schools also fit the same clique.

And nothing wrong with it either.

About half the students are public school kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They rejected a name change. Racist/Republican. Ivy rejects and wannabes.

Jesus Christ.

[Anonymous]

Who is "they"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They rejected a name change. Racist/Republican. Ivy rejects and wannabes.

Bs, they are trying on diversity- black plus Hispanic students now make up over 8% of students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They rejected a name change. Racist/Republican. Ivy rejects and wannabes.

Bs, they are trying on diversity- black plus Hispanic students now make up over 8% of students

That's what I have heard- they are becoming more diverse. The school differs from UVA because it offers small class size, all classes run by the professors- NOT TA's and registration is not the nightmare that it is at UVA. Also sometimes at W and M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They rejected a name change. Racist/Republican. Ivy rejects and wannabes.

Bs, they are trying on diversity- black plus Hispanic students now make up over 8% of students

23% in the 2025 class. More than doubled in the past five years. Shameful record but real progress.

[Anonymous]

That is progress!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They rejected a name change. Racist/Republican. Ivy rejects and wannabes.

Bs, they are trying on diversity- black plus Hispanic students now make up over 8% of students

23% in the 2025 class. More than doubled in the past five years. Shameful record but real progress.

23% what?