HELP!--Should I Stay or Go?

Faline2
Mon, 02 May 2005 12:50:36 +0000

Hi
You only get to do your undergrad years once. I have a S who did a semester at Wm and Mary in a precollege program…and I can tell you that the teaching is Inspired on that campus. Very close contact with faculty. I think it will meet your needs for intimacy and school spirit. Williamsburg’s histoiric feel is wonderful and the more you know about the Colonial period, the more you can get out and see really great historic sites in the Tidewater. Access to DC and Richmond work is good. Williamsburg suffers from not being as much of a college town or real city however, but this draws the student body closer. Prepare for humidity when it is hot. Keep in mind that students are one-third Northern Virginians which actually means they have diverse backgrounds/roots, there is a large segment of ultra acheivers from OOS, and I think you will find the student body to be very interesting. The verbal SATs of the Wm and Mary kids are really high for a public institution, so prepare to work pretty hard in a cozy, supportive environment. I think your degree from there will be respected as you travel in life. Take the plunge…life later has so many compromises that I hope your undergrad years are golden.