College of William and Mary Top Questions

Some of the stereotypes about W&M students are that all they do is work, all ridiculous overachievers, and that there aren't many cute girls.

they are nerds and many are homosexual.

We study a LOT, are very bookish and intellectual, bad at sports, and have no social life. Also, the dating pool is fairly poor. We're smart though, socially active, civicly involved, well read, and we tend to do well after college, with our drive for success and our determined, hard-working brains.

The biggest stereotype I've heard of is that the school has a depressing atmosphere. It's not uncommon whatsoever to hear the word "suicide" used to describe the school, which I personally think is not fair to both the students that attend William and Mary, as well as those looking from the outside in. There seems to be this general impression that William and Mary students are concerned with nothing more than spending late nights (even during the weekends) at the library. Many people have adopted the widely held assumption that students at the College, for the most part, lack any semblance of a social life. Again, these are just the stereotypes, which, by virtue of being just that, clearly distort the truth.

That they are nerdy, introverted, and into Harry Potter/D&D/Lord of the Rings

1) There are a lot of homosexuals at William and Mary. I've heard it referred to as Bill and Gary. 2) William and Mary students are all nerds and don't know how to have fun. 3) William and Mary is a private, conservative Southern University. 4) William and Mary students are snobbish and look down on other VA institutions.

1. Nerds 2. Up-tight 3. Hardworking 4. no fun

That William and Mary is "Waste Management". Full of nerdy,fat, ugly students.

William and Mary is a school for nerds. The students are eccentric and overly studious.

in-state, preppy, white kids (to out-of-staters) the nerdy, geeky kids (to in-staters)