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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know any BIPOC kid who wants to go to W&L.  For what? White proximity? White validation?  There are so many good schools to choose from.  [/quote]

OP - this is the real problem - and I learned it straight from senior faculty. Wash & Lee is too expensive and too Greek (86%) to provide a welcoming, accessible environment for black students. Even if W&L provides full tuition or even a full ride, the Greek activities start on Thursday night and run through Monday day morning. They are so expensive to join that W&L is the only college that includes the cost of Greek participation on its cost of attendance page (it can run up to $15k a year). The result is that the URM, first generation, scholarship students can’t afford to participate so are left in the dining hall, libraries and dorms to find their own activities which leads to a “have” and “have not” class separation. Unless W&L starts covering costs of Greek participation, this will not change.

Also, W&L is now $95,550 a year. There are only 44 Johnson Scholarships for a class of 500. $10k off of $95k for a lot of families is not enough and they go elsewhere, like in-state or where the student receives a better merit award. The school is simply too expensive for a lot of URM families, which is why W&M can attract only 5% black students.[/quote]

My kid goes there and is not Greek by choice and is having a great time socially. She is not “left alone to hang out in the dining hall, library and dorms”

All the greek parties are open to everyone. Several of her roommates are on full aid and have had no issues paying for the sorority dues. The greek organizations can provide grants as well for those who can’t afford it. They also have 2 black fraternities and 2 sororities on campus. [/quote]

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