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| Bright | 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 |  | | |
| | Jan 30 2009 | 3rd Year Male --
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| Quite Bright | It's hard to be positive about W&M because I am about to graduate. This school is unbelievably hard. I don't care how great you think you are or how smart you think you are, you will have a hard time here. Mostly no matter how hard you try, your best just isn't good enough. Only pick this school if you care deeply about getting into medical school or some equivalent. Otherwise you'll waste your life away in the library. It sucks here. | Useful Schoolwork: A+, Social Life: C+ | | | |
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If you are the kind of student who enjoys conformity and working by the book, this is the place for you. The campus is beautiful, the people are not, but keep in mind this is not a rugged environment, but one that is a historical relic--you will conduct yourself as you would in a china shop, unless you're drunk, in which case you're allowed unbridled idiocy. It is, in its way, very much a place of extremes. And, don't forget, it is very much a SOUTHERN school. The races eat in segregated cafeterias by unwritten rule, and when I was at school there there was still very active controversy over whether confederate flags were allowed. I learned not to call it "the Civil War" to half my acquaintances, but "the War of Northern Aggression." It's not my purpose to talk down the school--the better its reputation, the better mine, after all. But it is absolutely not for everyone. Sorority girls and small towners may feel comfortable there, but if you're the kind of person who enjoys diversity and variety, these are not W&M's strong points.
Academically, it's hit or miss, depending on your professor. There is a tendency towards grade deflation, which is ultimately unfair and unrealistic when competing students graduating from higher tiered schools come out with a 4.0. The fact is, a GPA is a GPA when graduate schools are filtering through thousands of applications, and exceptions won't be made just because you went to W&M. For my part, this made me feel as if the adminstration didn't have the students' best interests at heart, and that was discouraging.
I had the sense that W&M was slipping into obscurity, as it often relies on past attendees and achievements for its reputation--it calls itself the school of presidents, but when did the last president go there? It talks a lot about how it is the oldest college (after Harvard) and how it would have been invited to the Ivy Leagues if it had gone private (like Harvard)and how it is called the Harvard of the South, but face it--it's not Harvard. If it were, I think I'd probably have a better job. Just food for thought. | Starting Job: Researcher, Preparedness: D+, Reputation: C | | |
| | Jul 12 2006 | Alumna Female --
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| Bright | If you want to come to this school, you should be a person who doesn't mind, or even enjoys, staying in on a Saturday night to do homework or watch a movie by yourself. There is absolutely NOTHING to do in town so don't bother investing in a car unless you're planning to drive at least an hour away in any direction. If you're already coming here, start trying to find a lot of enjoyment in doing laundry, checking your e-mail, cleaning your bathroom, or all sorts of fun things that you'll use to occupy your time once you get here. | Useful Schoolwork: A+, Social Life: F | | | |
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