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The College of William and Mary

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityC Faculty AccessibilityB-
Useful SchoolworkA- Excess CompetitionD-
Academic SuccessB Creativity/ InnovationD
Individual ValueF University Resource UseC-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB+ FriendlinessA
Campus MaintenanceC Social LifeF
Surrounding CityF Extra CurricularsF
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Afraid, Approachable, Broken Spirit

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful

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Friendliness
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He cares more about Extra Curriculars than the average student.
Date: Mar 08 2011
Major: Psychology (This Major's Salary over time)
Coming to William and Mary as an out of state student from the west coast, I knew absolutely no one here and very little about the college. That being said, it was very easy for me to make friends and get involved with greek life. While I have enjoyed these aspects about W&M, I still believe the school leaves a lot to be desired.

First, the social life is pretty horrible. All of social life is controlled by fraternities. Not that many people go out to begin with and the parties are generally boring and monotonous. Williamsburg does not add to this either. The town's night life includes three delis on one block. There is generally not much to do here, and it gets old really quickly. The administration does not help either. While I have not personally ever met the administration, their policies towards alcohol and partying make me believe it is a group of bitter old people more interested in catering to Williamsburg than to its own students.

The student body is generally diverse, but lacks any sort of school spirit. You have kids who are extremely outgoing and like to go out a lot and then kids who seem to spend all the time they can in the library (more of the latter). As I said, it is easy to make friends here, but there are also a lot of socially awkward kids. Students to me seem overworked and stressed out. No one goes to the sporting events, which creates the image that no one is really happy to be here.

As for academics, classes are definetly challenging. A 4.0 is nonexistant here unless you live in Swem Library. Be prepared to devote a lot of your time to studying to maintain a pretty pitiful GPA. I haven't particularly liked my classes, but it's too early to tell because I have only really taken intro classes. Registration is also a pain - you would think it would be easy because of the school's size, but its just as difficult here as it would be at a larger university. The school's endownment is really small and it is facing budget cuts, so the number of offered classes seems rather limited.

In conclusion, William and Mary is not for everyone. People who are on the shy side are better suited for W&M. If you come here, you can definetly have fun, but don't expect to be going to any ragers every weekend. I haven't decided if I'm going to transfer out, but if I could start over again as a freshman elsewhere, I would.

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