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The fall 2020 acceptance rate for University of Mary Washington is 74%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.
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What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
Trust your instincts, you know yourself the best and make good decisions.
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Describe the students at your school.
My classmates at University of Mary Washington are helpful and understanding if I ever need assistance.
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What are the academics like at your school?
Difficult. Some students study daily while other may only do work the night before something is due. Upper level classes are difficult, especially in the science department. There is a low student:teacher ratio that does help, but students should not expect to be able to do well by doing the bare minimum. In upper level classes, class participation is expected and more often then not it becomes a portion of the grade.Teachers always have office hours and if you are having difficulties it is important to seek help with them in order to succeed. Since UMW is a liberal arts school, they do make sure you get the liberal arts education which can often put you in classes that make you feel like a fish out of water. However, it does broaden your horizons and sometimes you find a field that you never saw yourself interested in before.
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What is your overall opinion of this school?
Mary wash has a great student body, everyone's laid back and has a good sense of humor.
It's academically challenging but not as hard as William and Mary.
The campus is gorgeous and small, you can walk anywhere / everywhere.
Most parties occur in peoples' houses and apartments off campus.
There's a TON of gorgeous girls.
Everyone's in good shape, Mary Wash ranked as one of the most fit schools in VA.
The on campus food sucks.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school?
not diverse and pulled from public schools
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Is the stereotype of students at your school accurate?
No, while we do not have a racially diverse population we do have a diverse group of students. People come from all different socioeconomic, religious, and political backgrounds. If anything, this school has a more liberal and very tolerant student body
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What are the most popular student activities/groups?
Intramural sports / club sports at mary wash are really fun! It's a great way to meet people and the students who work for campus recreation are really great.
There's no football team at mary wash but we do have a mens and womens rugby team. The womens team is really good and has gone to nationals 7 or 8 times and has won states pretty much every year. Rugby games are fun to watch, and the people who play rugby are fun to drink with!
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Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!
Mary Washington is a little bit smaller than the other schools that I considered. It was a good size for me and does not have Greek life, which I did not want on campus. It also had smaller general education classes than some of the other schools and had an equestrian team.
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What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
Well this school is great but has one little annoyance I am a woman of color and I saw that University of Mary Washington had advertise a lot of diversity that went to the school, for example on their website and almost all of their pamphlets so I assumed that Mary Washington had like twenty percent of diversity. Once i got to the school it was more like five percent, I was very annoyed but not enough to leave the school.
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Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.
The University of Mary Washington is a wonderful small town school, convienently located near the nation's capital, filled with friendly students and caring professors.
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What's unique about your campus?
The community. We're a smaller school, and sometimes it can feel like everyone knows everyone, but we're not THAT small. We are, however, a close-knit community, often like a family--not only in the warmth, support, and love that that implies but also the drama.
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Describe your favorite campus traditions.
Probably previously being an all girls school and being a small solid school.
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What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
I wish I had known how helpful staff could be! Take advantage of the most important resource at Mary Washington, the faculty! They always respond quickly to emails and do their best to help. I've had such good experiences with the ResLife staff and the professors (who actually teach the classes!). Don't be afraid to ask for clarification on assignments or about clubs and other great activities for students. I know it can seem intimidating for a student to just email a professor directly, but just give it a try!
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What kind of person should attend this school?
Someone who likes the hometown feel and someone who likes to make friends
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What kind of person should not attend this school?
a normal person.
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What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
I like that it is in a quiet town and there is some shopping around the area so you can have a nice day out during spring time.
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What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
THE "SAFETY" PROVIDED BY THE CAMPUS AND ESPECIALLY THE CITY POLICE. SECOND PLACE WOULD BE THE FRUSTRATION BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND STUDENTS/FACULTY.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school? Is this stereotype accurate?
My least favorite stereotype about UMW is that "there isn't enough to do" or that "people leave on the weekends." I can honestly say that neither is true. UMW hosts a "Club Fair" every semester in order to get students involved with various clubs and activities. I joined a ton of organizations my freshman year, my favorite of which was my campus improv comedy team. The friends I made my freshman year are still my friends now, and that's because we didn't leave on the weekends! As an out-of-state student from New Jersey, I was really nervous about meeting new people. Everyone was fantastic. I'm now a graduate student at UNC Greensboro and I even managed to join a comedy team down here.
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Why did you decide to go to this school?
I visited UMW and fell in love with it immediately. I just had "that feeling" and sometimes you have to trust your gut.
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Describe a typical weekend.
My typical weekend is composed of cleaning my dorm, studying, and going out to eat once.
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