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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Williamsburg is a terrible town for a college student. It is first and foremost:

1. For tourists
2. For wealthy retirees from the north
3. For suburbanite commuters who work in Richmond/Hampton Roads

The walkable area directly adjacent to campus has a lot of restaurants that are extremely high in price to the point that no college student can afford to even enter and is only frequented by the wealthy retirees. 
The shops in that area are tourist merchandise, again extremely expensive goods.

Other areas of the town are simply a suburban hellscape similar to NOVA, where it is impossible to travel without a car.

It is indeed sad because the campus-adjacent walkable area is actually nice and could mirror the walkable areas of Charlottesville where many UVA students frequent, but the extremely high prices and catering to old retirees almost intentionally excludes college students. The old retirees have complete control of the town government and seem to hate the college students; it seems like they just want to live near a historical college more than anything.

The rest of the areas are inaccessible to students without a car and is more than anything just a suburban hellscape for middle-aged families with children.

Cue the current reputation of the college as an unattractive place to spend 4-years. And it certainly is unattractive.

College towns like Athens, Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Charlottesville, Chapel Hill, even Cambridge, grew around colleges and cater to the college population and faculty. Williamsburg simply does not.

Many younger faculty live in Richmond and commute to Williamsburg simply because the town is terribly deficient for non-retired individuals. The college students would probably do the same if they could. [/quote]

100% agree with this.

Williamsburg sucks as a "college town." However, the students keep coming because its an affordable, high quality education that rigorously prepares you for graduate school and in-demand professions. [/quote]

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