W&M Freshman Dorms

[Anonymous]

Many parents are scared of GGV. It is a great location far from Starbucks and close to the gym. Close to food for the rainy 33 degree January and February days. Along with a great community!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many parents are scared of GGV. It is a great location far from Starbucks and close to the gym. Close to food for the rainy 33 degree January and February days. Along with a great community!

Right next to the bus that runs to the rest of campus and to a popular area with a grocery store and a lot of restaurants too. But West Woods will have that access too

[Anonymous]

GGV is closed

[Anonymous]

Gee. The nee dining hall hall is not opening on time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GGV is closed

Or will it be?? They announced yesterday that the new dinning hall will not open til January. When will they announce what dorms are definitely opening??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GGV is closed

Or will it be?? They announced yesterday that the new dinning hall will not open til January. When will they announce what dorms are definitely opening??

I doubt their comms team would dribble out news about multiple construction timelines slipping. If they thought the new dorm wouldn’t be ready in time, I expect they would have announced everything at once. Absent news *from them* that the new dorms *won’t* be open on time, I would operate under the assumption that things are on track.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GGV is closed

Or will it be?? They announced yesterday that the new dinning hall will not open til January. When will they announce what dorms are definitely opening??

GGV has 400 beds, the new dorms have 1000, obviously they're going to open them on time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GGV is closed

Or will it be?? They announced yesterday that the new dinning hall will not open til January. When will they announce what dorms are definitely opening??

GGV has 400 beds, the new dorms have 1000, obviously they're going to open them on time

Not all of the dorms are at the same level of completion. Is that hard to understand??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many parents have been to see the campus in the last week or two?? Looking online is silly. Why not ask some of the workers on campus??

The construction workers will think it is an ICE raid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many parents have been to see the campus in the last week or two?? Looking online is silly. Why not ask some of the workers on campus??

The construction workers will think it is an ICE raid.

You’re a jackass if you think that’s funny. Shame on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GGV is closed

Or will it be?? They announced yesterday that the new dinning hall will not open til January. When will they announce what dorms are definitely opening??

GGV has 400 beds, the new dorms have 1000, obviously they're going to open them on time

Not all of the dorms are at the same level of completion. Is that hard to understand??

It would be so incredibly stupid to wager on not finishing one dorm because there's potential capacity in a dorm complex that isn't even supposed to be occupied anymore.

[Anonymous]

I spoke to a housing coordinator at W&M today. He assured me that new housing is on track to open as planned in August. If that changes, students will be notified by August 1 with details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Related-Does W&M have same housing shortage after first year? By what month do kids need to secure housing for the following year? We have heard some schools need to sign leases as soon as October? What is it like at W&M as would want to also make sure incoming kids also know when to be thinking about that.

Housing is required for 2 years so there's no stress your first year. After sophomore year most students move off-campus but there is housing for upperclassman. There was a shortage of that in previous years, but with the new dorms there will actually be more on campus housing then there is demand for next year (I was told 100 unfilled beds next year?)

Is this an indication that WM is planning to grow in size? I hope not, because the size is a big selling point for many students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Related-Does W&M have same housing shortage after first year? By what month do kids need to secure housing for the following year? We have heard some schools need to sign leases as soon as October? What is it like at W&M as would want to also make sure incoming kids also know when to be thinking about that.

Housing is required for 2 years so there's no stress your first year. After sophomore year most students move off-campus but there is housing for upperclassman. There was a shortage of that in previous years, but with the new dorms there will actually be more on campus housing then there is demand for next year (I was told 100 unfilled beds next year?)

Is this an indication that WM is planning to grow in size? I hope not, because the size is a big selling point for many students.

It's an indication that nobody wants to live on campus after sophomore year anymore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Related-Does W&M have same housing shortage after first year? By what month do kids need to secure housing for the following year? We have heard some schools need to sign leases as soon as October? What is it like at W&M as would want to also make sure incoming kids also know when to be thinking about that.

Housing is required for 2 years so there's no stress your first year. After sophomore year most students move off-campus but there is housing for upperclassman. There was a shortage of that in previous years, but with the new dorms there will actually be more on campus housing then there is demand for next year (I was told 100 unfilled beds next year?)

Is this an indication that WM is planning to grow in size? I hope not, because the size is a big selling point for many students.

It's an indication that nobody wants to live on campus after sophomore year anymore

I don't think that's true.