Washington and Lee University Top Questions

To some extent, yes. But I like W&L as it is.

Some of them are, but not necessarily to the extreme. Many people here are white, wealthy, athletic, and involved in greek life. Not everyone drinks, is preppy, or is greek affiliated.

There are a large number of students who fit that description. Fortunately there is a growing minority that breaks those stereotypes. Also, amazingly, even those who fit those stereotypes are quite studious.

There are a few who fit the stereotype, but the majority are not that narrowly defined

For the most part, no. Although anyone can find students that drink too much, there are a lot of students at W&L that don't drink at all. Also, most students don't feel pressured to drink. As for diversity at W&L, it's growing. The students come from all over the United States as well as many other countries. All races are represented and there is a lot of opportunities to learn about other cultures. On my hall we have girls of all different races as well as girls coming from all the corners of the U.S.

to some extent.

you certainly find people who fit the whole range of cultural diversity, but for the most part the students are well-dressed, conservative, and not very diverse

to some extent, but the school is trying really hard to become more diverse

not completely, but most of the time, yes

I believe the stereotypes about W&L students apply to mostly everyone, although there are the people who don't follow the norm.