<p>I think the only shocking thing about the number of “preppy students” at Williams may be their clothing, which is not really that shocking. If you are willing to dabble in the various groups of different people you describe, there should not be too many reasons as to why you couldn’t make great friends at Williams.</p>
<p>I imagine those “who hate everyone” are quite few at Williams – only because it is such an isolated place where community is such a strong tie to most, that if one were to distance himself or herself from everyone that sort of person would have to thrive on solitude.</p>
<p>As FoxboroPiper said, the Queer Student Union and a dean at the College are quite engaged with gender/sexuality issues on campus – as well as the Multicultural Center which will be renamed the Davis Center later this fall (next month!) That said, Williams does not have the same number of queer students as, say, Vassar College. But be assured that there are many support resources at Williams.</p>