The College of William and Mary

Date: Dec 24 2002
Major: English (This Major's Salary over time)
William and Mary is an excellent school academics-wise, but the surrounding town lacks excitement and has a profusion of tourists (which is very aggravating). The students tend to be a little different than the mainstream, but I personally find this rather refeshing. It has a very different flow and atmosphere than most state universities, both because of its small size and the fact that academics here will challenge you and you (gasp) might acually learn something useful. It feels homey and comfortable to me, sometimes too small, but overall a good fit, though I think many students would not find William and Mary to be the best place for them since stress and high competition for good grades really kills the fun in some people (believe me, I have seen this happen one too many times). Basically, make sure you really are smart enough and relaxed enough to withstand four years of hard core academics before committing to coming here.