College of William and Mary Top Questions

The thought that there is no social life at William and Mary, or that Williamsburg offers nothing to do, is utterly false. What is true is that a fair percentage of students are mildly awkward, and content to stay in most nights. However, for anyone who wants to go out and meet new people, the opportunities are always there. The students here are very smart, and the workload is very demanding. Grades do matter to a lot of people, but a good amount of us are content just to coast. In short, there is a large diversity in the student body, despite the school's small size.

People do spend a fair amount of time studying- the classes are challenging but everyone I know is also in extracurriculars and does go out on the weekends to relax. I think there is a good balance- a lot of people have too much on their plate- that would be a good way to describe it.

Accurate to some degree - you can find the really snobby people and the really awkward people. Lots of people are in frats/sororities. But really, even some of the people who are painfully awkward, or look down their nose at you, can be good ones once you have a conversation with them. And hey, there's worse things than being awkward and nerdy. And no, everyone is not gay, and there are some pretty good looking people here.

I think the lack of fun issue is mostly due to there being few huge parties because of the alcohol policy. Suicidal is definitely misconstructed, as is the idea that a large number of people are gay and will try and turn you gay. As for the liberal claim, we are a College, I think you'd find similar trends everywhere.

Somewhat.

yes

No. While there are a lot of people who throw themselves into their work at W&M, a healthy portion of students are able to find the right balance of schoolwork and life. And there are cute girls at W&M.

There are a lot of nerds and a lot of homosexuals. However, if you are a cool dude you will find your niche. The girls here are nothing to write home about at all. I have only had sex with 2 girls this semester.

Yes, mostly. We're more fun than we let on, and our friendships tend to be strong, and intense. We're all a little quirky, and we like it that way.

Most of the stereotypes associated with William and Mary are simply unrealistic. To suggest that any college completely lacks a social life because its students are far too busy either studying or contemplating suicide is just patently and grossly inaccurate. With the passing of time, the stereotypes projected onto the William and Mary community have only grown in exaggeration, making them that much more unrealistic and inaccurate with every subsequent year.