<p>Fine. I’ll bite. (Although I agree with everything dukewis has said).</p>
<p>I was originally not at all excited to go to W&L. I didn’t get accepted into any of my dream schools, and had only applied to W&L because my father went there, and as a legacy I thought I had a good chance of getting in (apparently, I did). Everything I “knew” about the school turned me off: It was the same size as my high school; it was in a tiny, rural town; all the students were conservative; I was going to be surrounded by these sorority robots and ******y frat boys. I decided to attend because it was the best school of the few I got into.</p>
<p>By the end of the second day of Orientation week, I was in love. The school is BEAUTIFUL. The students are friendly. The parties were fun; I was in a group of friends that were mixed drinkers: some drank, some got wasted, some stuck with water all night. We all had fun. I spent the end of the first night on a bench with a group of about 6 all discussing philosophy and politics in a civilized debate. I wasn’t the only liberal. I wasn’t the only Midwesterner. I wasn’t the only moderate drinker.</p>
<p>A few notes on your fears:
- W&L actually has a pretty good theater department. Although I think it’s changed now, when I was there we didn’t have minors, but I knew a lot of non-theater majors who were in or worked on most of the production. I also knew a lot of theater majors who were double majors in politics, business, or English. It’s not the Yale Drama School, but it’s a lot of fun and a good department. And they ALWAYS need male actors, so you can probably get good roles as a freshman.</p>
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<li><p>You may change your mind about the Greek scene. I did. I suddenly discovered that all the upperclassmen girls I was friends with were in the same sorority. I joined, had a blast and made some amazing friends. Don’t close yourself off to fraternity life. There are 15(ish) fraternities on campus, you may find that one of them fits you perfectly. Even if it doesn’t, you don’t have to drink to have fun at parties.</p></li>
<li><p>About half the people I know went off to college never having taken a drink. Don’t judge, you may find you enjoy it. A lot. (or you may not, but I don’t really know anyone who didn’t drink at all in college, although many waited until they were 21 to start).</p></li>
<li><p>There was a guy my freshman year. He hated parties. He hated people who drank. He hated the fraternity scene. He hated W&L and looked down on everyone who enjoyed it. He ended up staying for 3 years, and hated every minute of it. I wasn’t thrilled about attending, but I opened myself up to the school and had a blast.</p></li>
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<p>You’re going to go, you don’t have a choice. You might as well TRY to enjoy it instead of deciding that you’ll hate it no matter what. Have you visited, or stayed overnight? That might help. If you visit, see if you can meet with some of the students or professors in the Theater department. Give it a chance, you might surprise yourself.</p>