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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious. For those whose kids top choice is W&M, how would you describe them? What majors are they pursuing?

We're starting to look at colleges for our son, and of all the in state schools, I think W&M would be the best choice for him because it's small and has a reputation for not being a big party school (assuming he could get in).

But I have a friend who went there in the 90s and was the president of her sorority and tells a different story. I didn't really even know W&M HAD sororities!

My husband is a legacy (graduate school as an adult). I don't know if that helps. I'm also a little on the fence because Williamsburg is such a blah town, if you're not really into history. But it definitely seems like the best choice in Virginia if you're looking for a strong and small college.

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My DS is a senior at W&M.  With the exception of 2020 (Covid) he has absolutely loved everything about W&M.  He was looking for a mid sized school - 2000 was too small and over 15,000 was too big so W&M was right in the "sweet spot" size wise.

My DS is social, but he much prefers hanging out with a group of friends, watching sports and having a couple of beers.  He is not into the stereotypical "frat house" (Animal House) get plastered drunk party scene.   He was not interested in joining a fraternity but once he landed on campus, he realized that at W&M, the fraternities for the most part, are much tamer than he thought.  So he joined one and even lived in the fraternity house his sophomore year and was planning on living there junior year (he moved off campus at the last minute due the super strict Covid rules last year.)  The houses are owned by the school and are located right next door to several of the freshmen dorms.  The fraternities still engage in underage drinking and my DS' fraternity has an [b]official[/b] house off campus.

My DS says he does alot of activities on campus.  He loves sports and is always on an intramural team.  He's involved in a club sport and in addition to the sport, they do service projects and also social events.  Just last night, he went to the sport's holiday potluck dinner and Yankee swap.  Because it was in one of the campus buildings with freshmen through seniors, it was a "dry" event.  But my DS was looking forward to it all week.  DS doesn't go into Williamsburg very much at all, because of what the school offers on campus.  There are a couple of bars/restaurants by campus where he hangs out (Paul's Deli is one he talks about.)

Yes, there are some super "nerdy" kids at W&M.  But there are also a group of students who are serious students during the week and let loose on the weekends.  Today (12/10) is the last day of classes on campus and he has talked about how his friends all drink today, during the day (as early as 9:00am) to celebrate the end of the semester.  He says they call it "Blow Out."

DS talks about how helpful his professors have been.  Several of his professors offer extra review classes before exams.  He has found his classmates very supportive.  He often will get into study groups with classmates.  As a senior, he began his job search this fall and said the career center was invaluable.  He also had one professor who did mock interviews with him.  And I'm over the moon that he already has a fantastic job offer, starting in late summer of '22.

Go Tribe![/quote]

I just posted the above.  Major correction - his fraternity house off campus is UNOFFICIAL.  W&M does not have any official fraternity houses off campus.  Sorry for the typo![/quote]

DP.  Thanks for your post.  Could you give a clue to your child's major?  [/quote][/quote]

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