College of William and Mary Top Questions

That because this is an old institution that it is stuck in the past and stodgy. That the students are stuck-up or nerds with no time for anything but studying.

They are typically portrayed as socially awkward academics.

Some common stereotypes about William and Mary students is that we work too hard, that our suicide rate is higher than anywhere else, or that we don't know how to have fun. However, it's really the in-state kids that know these stereotypes; coming from Chicago, I hadn't heard any of them until I got here-- and I laughed.

A lot of students still think they're big fish, even though the pond is no longer high school size. Fortunately, there are enough down to earth kids to make the ones that go around playing "professional leader" look like a caricature. Some outsiders think that there is a shortage of attractive females, and having been to southern schools, there may be a grain of truth to that.

Nerdy, smart, quiet, history geek, awkward

Nerdy, work hard, don't party too much, caring

1. Socially Awkward 2. Nerdy 3. Ugly 4. Liberal

Simply put: we spend all our time in the library and after a long day of studying, we sometimes go kill ourselves.

They only study, they are suicidal , they are all nerds.

We're completely wrapped up in our studies. Everyone wants to be an IR major or pre-med. We don't know how to party. We're always competing with UVA. W&M is 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} dedicated to service.