College of William and Mary Top Questions

Before coming to William and Mary I wish I had known that the school would offer such a fenomenal variety of activities open to all students. I had no idea how many opportunities awaited me.

That it is amazing, and if I could go back, I would have only applied to this school.

That I didn't need to bring so much stuff--but, I should have bought rainboots and an umbrella!

Registration can be frustrating, and it is difficult to get on-campus housing.

The social and dating pool and exactly why they call this an academic school.

There are many Conservative southern people here that are not very accepting. Social life without a frat/sorority isn't great. Study a lot and enjoy when you go home.

Four semesters of a foreign language is required, but can be filled in high school.

This school is facing serious financial issues that seem to threaten its quality and reputation. The professors are almost universally great, the students are very hardworking and many are brilliant, but the administration is bureaucratic and heavy-handed, and in my opinion they do not make appropriate use of what money they have (investing in a new sports complex, for instance, rather than raising our pathetic faculty salaries) and may worsen the financial woes of the institution. Also, the town is a conservative retirement community that is over-policed and often hostile to students.

Professors aren't scary! Get to know and love financial aid/academic advising people well. THEY WANT TO HELP YOU. Ask and you will recieve tenfold.

I wish I had known how socially awkward everyone was here.