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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Williamsburg is a quaint town for retirees, but a dreadful college town.  That seems to influence the tone and vibe of the college as well.  And it feels like an introverted campus because it generally attracts introverted students.

Some schools have energy and momentum.  W&M is low on both.  [/quote]

This is how my rising sophomore feels. She wishes she had chosen a different school because she feels like everyone else is having more fun. No one seems to care about the sports and there isn’t much of a party culture compared to other va schools. [/quote]

+1. I have a rising junior who already says the feedback she gets is that W&M is a pressure cooker full of stressed-out students. Not her vibe. She is a good student, but the kind of student who says "I'm going surfing" instead of "I'm going to the library to study for five hours" type of kid. Very smart, but low key. Good at science, and rolls her eyes at brownosers.

She is interested in Virginia Tech. Fingers crossed.[/quote]

When I went to Tech, the "I am going surfing vibe" students had problems.  First the nearest beach is 330 miles away.  A better bet is tubing in the new river.

Second,  those with that attitude that were STEM majors (not just engineering, but also science) ended up non-stem majors.   They did fine in the Pamplin business school.

My DD is a freshman at W & M.  The alums I know rave about the place.  They worked hard, but it served them well long term.  Not unlike my experience at Tech, except, I suspect no on graduates from W & M writing only one term paper.  ([/quote]

One term paper for the entire time?[/quote]

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