Anonymous
09/15/2025 18:18
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
I know a guy who can’t stop talking about how he played football for W&L. And he’s in his early 30s. 🙄 He also is closeted and works out excessively.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 18:13
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
Anonymous wrote:It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!
yes there are always the “normal” schools like oberlin columbia and wesleyan for folks like you!
Anonymous
09/15/2025 18:04
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
It had the weirdest vibe of all the schools we toured. And we have toured many!
Anonymous
09/15/2025 18:02
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
Anonymous wrote:The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.
Cite?
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:44
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
The school claims nearly 60% receive significant aid, much of which is need-based aid.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:17
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
One of the most Greek schools.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:17
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
Anonymous wrote:If you are in the top 1% and live in the south you know W&L. Otherwise you are not W&L’s target market. IYKYK
When I was an obnoxious freshman at W&L, I’d meet young women at parties by asking their horse’s name, and as often as not they’d laugh and ask how I knew they had a horse.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:16
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that the appeal might actually be the lack of LAC feel. More traditional, if you get my meaning.Anonymous wrote:This school comes up time to time; I've heard a significant amount are from out-of-state. Lived in VA all my life and never ever met anyone that graduated from W&L or a met a kid that showed interest in attending.
Given VA has great schools - is there anything that WL provides that is appealing to you? William and Mary is good for that LAC feel.
Most VA people are in that camp - why am I paying this much over a state school?
If you can pay that much then DCUM leans towards WASP or WASP adjacent.
W&L is just a southern version of the same thing you get at Williams- middle of nowhere, outdoorsy, small liberal arts college
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:14
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
I think it’s the same allure and attraction as Amherst and Williams, but with nicer weather. At least that’s what my DC recruited athlete said 
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:13
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
Anonymous wrote:If you are in the top 1% and live in the south you know W&L. Otherwise you are not W&L’s target market. IYKYK
^ this and I think less than 10% get the Johnson scholarship
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:06
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
If you are in the top 1% and live in the south you know W&L. Otherwise you are not W&L’s target market. IYKYK
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:06
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
I’m guessing that the appeal might actually be the lack of LAC feel. More traditional, if you get my meaning.Anonymous wrote:This school comes up time to time; I've heard a significant amount are from out-of-state. Lived in VA all my life and never ever met anyone that graduated from W&L or a met a kid that showed interest in attending.
Given VA has great schools - is there anything that WL provides that is appealing to you? William and Mary is good for that LAC feel.
Most VA people are in that camp - why am I paying this much over a state school?
If you can pay that much then DCUM leans towards WASP or WASP adjacent.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 17:00
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
PP, why do you assume OP is a VA resident with in-state options there to consider for a lower cost? So many posters here make that assumption over and over again and it drives me crazy. Lots of us here are in MD and DC.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 16:48
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
This school comes up time to time; I've heard a significant amount are from out-of-state. Lived in VA all my life and never ever met anyone that graduated from W&L or a met a kid that showed interest in attending.
Given VA has great schools - is there anything that WL provides that is appealing to you? William and Mary is good for that LAC feel.
Most VA people are in that camp - why am I paying this much over a state school?
If you can pay that much then DCUM leans towards WASP or WASP adjacent.
Given VA has great schools - is there anything that WL provides that is appealing to you? William and Mary is good for that LAC feel.
Most VA people are in that camp - why am I paying this much over a state school?
If you can pay that much then DCUM leans towards WASP or WASP adjacent.
Anonymous
09/15/2025 15:52
Subject: What’s the deal with Washington & Lee?
From what I can glean -
There is the competitive Johnson scholarship, which 10% of each incoming class receives. But for everyone else, it is expensive, for us significantly more expensive than other schools DC is considering. How do any middle class students go to this school? It seems they don’t want them, though there are some geographical diversity scholarships for kids from some other states.
Is it worth it for a middle class family to stretch to send their kid there?
There is the competitive Johnson scholarship, which 10% of each incoming class receives. But for everyone else, it is expensive, for us significantly more expensive than other schools DC is considering. How do any middle class students go to this school? It seems they don’t want them, though there are some geographical diversity scholarships for kids from some other states.
Is it worth it for a middle class family to stretch to send their kid there?