Is W&L any good?

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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?

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.

Why not?

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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?

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.

Why not?

Too Greek. Too small. Too expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s very good, and absolutely zero changed from the day it was 11 to the next day it became 19.

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Test scores are up there with UVA and W&M.

To be fair, W&L has generally been a little bit ahead of them in test scores.