<p>" UVA is a large, sprawling campus where most people get booted off campus after their first year. W&M is more compact, and most people can stay on campus all four years, making it a lot more intimate."</p>
<p>Prior to attending UVA, I also felt the campus was too big and too spread out. However, once you are there, it really does not feel spread out at all. Also, regarding housing at W & M – I was told by several sources who graduated from there that after your second year, on-campus housing was almost impossible to obtain. Most students have to get apts. or rent houses (which are very expensive in Williamsburg) that are NOT within walking distance of the campus and have to drive-in to school. It seems with UVA, that most of the off-grounds housing is still within walking distance and/or on the bus line.</p>