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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Williams is the one that stands out to me. No way I'd go there over Amherst or Swarthmore growing up in an area like DC.
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Friend of mine had a son who transferred from Williams because of this as well as the cliquishness of the other students.[/quote]

such a weird vibe at Williams - only school of 10 my DC eliminated immediately after the visit - she said kids were odd[/quote]

My outgoing, well-adjusted kid is ridiculously happy at Williams, just FYI. And I've met a bunch of their friends, none of whom are "odd."[/quote]

There are many athletes at Williams. They tend to be pretty normal socially. I'm sure there is a quirky, brilliant subset of kids less adept at socializing given the impressive academics though. Our student tour guide happened to be quirky, brilliant, but also social.[/quote]

Williams College reportedly has a distinct social divide between athletes and non-athletes. [/quote]

The freshman entry system makes this divide much less severe than some other NESCACs.[/quote]

What does that mean?[/quote]

Small groups who live together. It's meaningless when athletes are spending hours every day (not to mention travel time in season) with their teams [/quote]

Agreed, that makes sense. Thanks. This is a primary reason we're hesitating about Williams or Amherst for ED.[/quote]
Well, lots of Williams kids have friend groups from entry. So it means something. Amherst, on the other hand…yikes.[/quote]

No way I would send my kid to Williams. He would go stir crazy there. Not keen on the smallness of Amherst either but at least they have 30000 college kids in the same neighborhood. [/quote]

Our student tour guide told us there is a huge divide between wealthy students and those of average means. He said that was his biggest issue socially. Probably overlapped with the athletics issue.[/quote]

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