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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter was just accepted. UMW had been at the top of her list (above CNU) for several reasons; pretty and older campus (CNU looked like a spanking new Hollywood set), more liberal student body, better supports. But now she’s very hesitant because she heard half the student body goes home on the weekends and the place can feel like a tomb on Friday and Saturday nights. She’s not a huge partier but wants some fun and a real sense of community. Now she’s leaning against UMW. Also a concern that gender imbalance can lead to a hook-up culture, because the guys hold all the cards.[/quote]

I have a son at UMW and he says it does NOT clear out on weekends, that lots of clubs/groups meet on Friday nights and the weekends. (There are parties but that isn't his scene.) Does not feel like a unique specimen as a male there. Some of these old stereotypes don't play out. At any VA school that's within a couple of hours of home, there will be students who go home to boy/girlfriends, etc. Mine never wanted to come home.

Overall we have been very pleased with UMW. It is a good fit for many different types of students. They have done a really nice job with Covid response too. If someone is looking for frat culture and football, then no, obviously![/quote]

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And just about every school these days has more women than men.  Personally, I think UMW needs to do a better job showing the male students in their marketing materials.  I can’t figure out why they don’t.  I graduated from there and never felt there was a lack of guys.  Certainly, they didn’t “hold all the cards,” as the PP claims.  I had several long term relationships during my four years.  It’s a terrific college.[/quote]

I think it's an issue with a lot of colleges. DS decided against applying to W&M for a few reasons but it certainly didn't help that every single person we engaged with in admissions on two different visits was female. There were certainly plenty of guys around as we walked around campus but I do think it made it harder to see himself there.[/quote]

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