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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If this type of social scene (nerf wars, midnight Wawa hangouts, esoteric academic discussions outside of class) sounds fun to your DC, be excited you have found a school that is a fit! My kid would be miserable. I am glad to know the “feel” of a school to steer them towards a good fit. No one wants their kid to be filling out transfer applications in the spring of their first year in college. The description of W&M actually really fits the 3 kids we know that attend.[/quote]

You’re right that getting a feel for a school is helpful, but I think what’s missing from this discussion is the “feel” that would be conveyed by other groups at the school. If you talked to the hard partying frat types (some of my best friends when I went there) you’d pick up on a whole different perspective. If you talked to the athletes, yet another, and so on. I guess some people are just more committed to the idea of pigeonholing schools based on limited exposure and perspectives. Can’t stop you from doing that, of course, but it’s worth pointing out that that’s what’s happening. The entire population of the school, or even the majority, are not engaging in the same activities, spending Saturday nights the same way, etc. [/quote]

DP - sure, but of the WM parents who have offered descriptions on this thread, there seems to be a very consistent theme.  Which is good to know for both people who are interested in that and also for those who are not.  [/quote]

The sample of W&M parents who post here is miniscule and doesn't tell you all that much.  My older kid goes to W&M and is in a frat and seems to do the same kind of frat things that my other kid at JMU does  His girlfriend is not in Greek life but likes to party on weekends, is fairly studious, likes going hiking/swimming/camping.  I have only heard of a Nerf club at JMU, but I don't doubt there's also one at W&M.  I have seen late night CC charges at Wawa for my W&M kid and late night CC charges at Sheetz for my JMU kid.  Not sure what any of this tells anyone except that most colleges have kids of all kinds and they all tend to like 24 hour places with cheap fare. [/quote]

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