<p>It is an extremely safe campus. It is friendly, but I think can also be cliquey. The school is trying hard to increase diversity but tends to move at a deliberate pace and I don’t think will hurry the issue. The students are bright, and the school likes athletes and loves extroverts. The Johnson Scholarship Program is a fantastic merit package. I don’t know the number of minority students but it is low, although growing. You can be part of the problem or part of the solution. 
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<p>Here’s a bit more about the latest class:
<a href=“http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2014/09/05/washington-and-lee-first-year-students-set-records-for-qualifications-and-financial-aid/”>http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2014/09/05/washington-and-lee-first-year-students-set-records-for-qualifications-and-financial-aid/</a></p>