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I am from a rural area in Virginia. I was the only kid, who got into this college in my senior class and perhaps in my school's history. I considered and my high school administrators understood that I was one of the brightest kids in my entire class. I rarely worked for and of my school work and lost couple books in my entire semester but still got an A+. Now what I became quite arrogant after I graduated in my high school and I was quite angry for my former high school?s lack of AP classes and so on while all of my college mate at least has minimum of 20 credits. I became quite angry for my first semester in freshman year and I basically did not looked at a single page in textbook due to my arrogance and anger. It turns out not a good idea and I serious repent of what I have done. History was considered to by my best subject, but now I got C average in those classes, which is quite shocking since I considered my self to be a genius in those subject. I learned a lot by ruining my grade and my arrogance and silly anger were punished by my misjudgment. If this experience will make me truly a modest person in future than I learned very invaluable lessens since arrogance is much dangerous than ignorance.
In other words, this place is perhaps one of the best colleges that u can get into and do ur work diligently and honestly without arrogance. Even if u consider ur self as genius know that every kid in this college is as smart or even more smarter than u.
Education Quality: A+,
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If you are smart and, more importantly, *motivated,* you will love it here. William and Mary is not the best place for people who do not like to read, do not like to work, and prefer a stand-alone party scene. (Most parties at W&M are thrown by campus organizations: fraternities, service groups, music or theater groups, etc.) If you are that kind of person, do yourself a favor and go someplace else where you can find what you're looking for and earn a more employable GPA.

If, however, you want to be challenged by your coursework, if you want to develop both professional and personal relationships with your professors, if you are willing to create your own social scene, and if you want to surround yourself with smart kids ranging from genuine nerds to genuine bros, I encourage you to strongly consider W&M.
Education Quality: A+, Campus Maintenance: B-
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I transferred here and while I dont hate it (the classes are interesting), the stress and enormous amounts of work are not worth it. I dont mind the lack of social life, but I legitimately do not have time for anything except schoolwork. The Greek life makes things a little better, but it does not get rid of the" constantly stressed out, never able to appreciate anything because I have too much work to do" feeling. The campus is gorgeous, but I wouldn't know nor would any of my fellow students know because we are always studying. If you are looking for a wholistic college experience, this is not the place.
Campus Aesthetics: A+, Education Quality: F
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This place is awful. Harsh grading policies and draconian alcohol policies and policing result in William and Mary being a campus where fun is a rarity. The administration is arbitrary and unfair and you really are treated as a number and not a person. The college has improved slightly in my time here but not by much and it still has a long way to go. The campus police force is extremely hostile and will arrest you for almost anything. I was thrown in jail and fined 300 dollars for admitting I drank alcohol. Alot of people stay in their rooms on weekends and don't interact. The students that do have parties on weekends tend to be cliquish and are generally not very friendly to people outside their tiny sphere. Coming to this place was a big mistake and the only consolation has been that most other students seem to be as miserable as me.
Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: F
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