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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My quirky post got deleted. I work at W&M. Other people who work there refer to the quirk frequently, and not in a bad way. [/quote]
It's a stereotype that the students don't like, but some of the staff do because they think being too "basic" is bad. [/quote]

You speak for all the students? The ones heading to W&M from my kid’s high school are quirky and proud.[/quote]

Well you just did previously. I'm definitely sure there are some people who do but my kid currently goes there (freshman) and he says the people he knows don't like being called that, and many other students on the "YikYak" (I think that's what it's called) app feel the same way, and also that it is "scaring away admits and applicants". Obviously some frustration that a small part of the student body is being overrepresented in reputation and word of mouth.

Personally at my son's previous Nova high school most of the current W&M commits who have posted are "popular" girls. So obviously not every high school has the same reputation. [/quote]

The popular, mainstream kids will find their way absolutely anywhere, though. [b]That they would be annoyed by a spirit of welcoming and belonging for everyone is what gets me.[/b] It’s a place where all sorts can coexist.

And I can see what the kids post on YikYak and it’s almost entirely posts about Greek life and complaining about the food. Have not seen much of anyone lamenting the quirky reputation.[/quote]

I didn't suggest people were "annoyed by a spirit of welcoming and belonging for everyone". The issue is obviously the over stereotyping. Saying that the student body is pretty much only composed of one specific (less common) type of person suggests that only a certain type of person fits at W&M. That may have been true many years ago but it obviously doesn't reflect the current reality. It isolates current students, it maybe scares away prospective students and applicants, and it might turn off certain employers from recruiting. You shouldn't have to lie about the student body to make certain students feel more welcome, and that can actually have the opposite effect when people show up and realize actually a lot of students are into Greek life and partying and going to fb/bb games instead of maybe the more uniformly "quirky" culture you'd see at a SLAC. It almost just sounds like you don't want more mainstream students at W&M.[/quote]

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