what happened to William and Mary??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Admitted students day in 2022–parents were asking “me” questions in front of hundreds of people and would not shut up. Why can’t students have cars? Child has a gluten free diet etc etc. child needs AC. it went on and on. The parents were insufferable. DD said on the way home she was sticking with another admit.

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We experienced the same thing! “Insufferable” is exactly the right word. So many precious snowflakes there, and most seemed like the typical annoying theater kids. DS immediately took it off his list.

? my DC is a theater kid and is pretty laid back. Never knew theater kids had this kind of stereotype.

Sports parents are triggered by self-confident weaklings.

I'm the PPP and don't have athletic kids. I also don't have theater kids, thankfully.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Admitted students day in 2022–parents were asking “me” questions in front of hundreds of people and would not shut up. Why can’t students have cars? Child has a gluten free diet etc etc. child needs AC. it went on and on. The parents were insufferable. DD said on the way home she was sticking with another admit.

+1
We experienced the same thing! “Insufferable” is exactly the right word. So many precious snowflakes there, and most seemed like the typical annoying theater kids. DS immediately took it off his list.

? my DC is a theater kid and is pretty laid back. Never knew theater kids had this kind of stereotype.

NP. Come on. This is a legitimate stereotype. Have you worked backstage at a children’s theatre or high school theatre production? Theatre kids definitely fit the annoying and quirky stereotype. Perhaps your theatre kid doesn’t have siblings that you can compare them to? I have a theatre kid (and non-theatre kids) and it is almost comical how the theatre kids almost all fit a specific stereotype. There are TV shows and movies which highlight this stereotype. Funny thing, the 2 kids I know that attend and love W&M were both big time musical theatre kids.

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Exactly.

[Anonymous]

former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

[Anonymous]

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former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

Feds? Public servants?

They come from both parties, you know.

[Anonymous]

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former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

VT, JMU, and W&M all have dorms without it I think

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Admitted students day in 2022–parents were asking “me” questions in front of hundreds of people and would not shut up. Why can’t students have cars? Child has a gluten free diet etc etc. child needs AC. it went on and on. The parents were insufferable. DD said on the way home she was sticking with another admit.

+1
We experienced the same thing! “Insufferable” is exactly the right word. So many precious snowflakes there, and most seemed like the typical annoying theater kids. DS immediately took it off his list.

? my DC is a theater kid and is pretty laid back. Never knew theater kids had this kind of stereotype.

Sports parents are triggered by self-confident weaklings.

I'm the PPP and don't have athletic kids. I also don't have theater kids, thankfully.

why thankfully? What's wrong with theater kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Admitted students day in 2022–parents were asking “me” questions in front of hundreds of people and would not shut up. Why can’t students have cars? Child has a gluten free diet etc etc. child needs AC. it went on and on. The parents were insufferable. DD said on the way home she was sticking with another admit.

+1
We experienced the same thing! “Insufferable” is exactly the right word. So many precious snowflakes there, and most seemed like the typical annoying theater kids. DS immediately took it off his list.

? my DC is a theater kid and is pretty laid back. Never knew theater kids had this kind of stereotype.

Really? You've never been in say, an airport, or on a plane with a group of theater kids on a school trip? They talk extremely loudly, as if everyone simply must hear what they're saying, and they break into showtunes every few minutes. Absolutely cringeworthy.

My theater kid doesn't do that in public. In private, with their friends, yes, they do.

I have two kids: one is in STEM, and the other loves theater.

I could stereotype jocks: brash, obnoxious, loud, think they are so funny when they are not. My kids say a lot of jocks are obnoxious.

I guess perception is key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Admitted students day in 2022–parents were asking “me” questions in front of hundreds of people and would not shut up. Why can’t students have cars? Child has a gluten free diet etc etc. child needs AC. it went on and on. The parents were insufferable. DD said on the way home she was sticking with another admit.

+1
We experienced the same thing! “Insufferable” is exactly the right word. So many precious snowflakes there, and most seemed like the typical annoying theater kids. DS immediately took it off his list.

? my DC is a theater kid and is pretty laid back. Never knew theater kids had this kind of stereotype.

NP. Come on. This is a legitimate stereotype. Have you worked backstage at a children’s theatre or high school theatre production? Theatre kids definitely fit the annoying and quirky stereotype. Perhaps your theatre kid doesn’t have siblings that you can compare them to? I have a theatre kid (and non-theatre kids) and it is almost comical how the theatre kids almost all fit a specific stereotype. There are TV shows and movies which highlight this stereotype. Funny thing, the 2 kids I know that attend and love W&M were both big time musical theatre kids.

I have two kids. Maybe my theater kid doesn't fit the theater stereotype.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My academically-focused, sports-loving, non-theater kid absolutely loves William and Mary.

And parents and kids need to realize that USNWR rankings have changed and don’t focus on academics or instruction anymore.

Yeah. My son too. His uncle played soccer there and loved it. My son also really liked the school.

Fwiw- it’s also changed a lot since the 80s/90s. People carry a weird stereotype which is far from the real campus.

Mine just got in ED. Not interested in theater in the slightest (I wish he were). Academic and likes doing outdoor activities. No knock on schools like Ohio State or Rutgers. I’m sure you can get a good education there but they are totally different schools than W&M. Aside from the ways USNWR has changed the inputs for the rankings, W&M almost seems like it would fit better on the SLAC list than the one for universities. It’s primarily undergraduate focused although a bit bigger than most SLACs but it’s many times smaller than places like Rutgers. These are just going to be appealing to different kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

VT, JMU, and W&M all have dorms without it I think

I didn't have AC in college, we had fans for the week or so a year when it was hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

Every university in VA has dorms with no AC except perhaps the newer schools, like CNU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

VT, JMU, and W&M all have dorms without it I think

As well as UVA, probably many others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Admitted students day in 2022–parents were asking “me” questions in front of hundreds of people and would not shut up. Why can’t students have cars? Child has a gluten free diet etc etc. child needs AC. it went on and on. The parents were insufferable. DD said on the way home she was sticking with another admit.

+1
We experienced the same thing! “Insufferable” is exactly the right word. So many precious snowflakes there, and most seemed like the typical annoying theater kids. DS immediately took it off his list.

? my DC is a theater kid and is pretty laid back. Never knew theater kids had this kind of stereotype.

Really? You've never been in say, an airport, or on a plane with a group of theater kids on a school trip? They talk extremely loudly, as if everyone simply must hear what they're saying, and they break into showtunes every few minutes. Absolutely cringeworthy.

My theater kid doesn't do that in public. In private, with their friends, yes, they do.

I have two kids: one is in STEM, and the other loves theater.

I could stereotype jocks: brash, obnoxious, loud, think they are so funny when they are not. My kids say a lot of jocks are obnoxious.

I guess perception is key.

Well, yes. There's truth in every stereotype.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

Every university in VA has dorms with no AC except perhaps the newer schools, like CNU.

My kid is at VTech and has air conditioning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

former heads of FBI, CIA, sec of Defense

Well that indicates a certain something, and not something many of us like. About the AC comment. ALL students in Virginia need AC. If there are university facilities without AC, in Virginia, that is shocking and shameful.

Every university in VA has dorms with no AC except perhaps the newer schools, like CNU.

My kid is at VTech and has air conditioning.

Right, I should have said "every university in VA has SOME dorms with no AC..." Which is true.