<p>I’m from Ohio and my counselor and parents both warned me that W&L is big on the “good ol’ boy” kind of culture; I understand there is drinking on EVERY college campus so obviously that’s not my issue–I’m just wondering if, for someone who isn’t from the South and has very few ties to typical Southern culture (I am a Republican but that only goes so far, haha), it would be hard to make friends/meet people/generally be “accepted”.</p>
<p>Look at the following data, and then try to answer the question for yourself. I believe that your counselor may be a bit uninformed.</p>
<p>Demographics of degree seeking students by permanent residence 2008-09 </p>
<pre><code> Ugrad Law Total % U.S.
</code></pre>
<p>Alabama 48 1 49 2.37%<br>
Alaska 2 2 0.10%<br>
Arizona 8 1 9 0.44%<br>
Arkansas 23 1 24 1.16%<br>
California 49 13 62 3.00%<br>
Colorado 11 11 0.53%<br>
Connecticut 52 7 59 2.86%<br>
Delaware 6 2 8 0.39%<br>
D. C. 4 2 6 0.29%<br>
Florida 63 11 74 3.58%<br>
Georgia 85 16 101 4.89%<br>
Hawai’i<br>
Idaho 4 4 0.19%<br>
Illinois 24 6 30 1.45%<br>
Indiana 10 2 12 0.58%<br>
Iowa 3 3 0.15%<br>
Kansas 12 2 14 0.68%<br>
Kentucky 25 5 30 1.45%<br>
Louisiana 52 5 57 2.76%<br>
Maine 8 2 10 0.48%<br>
Maryland 142 28 170 8.23%<br>
Massachusetts 34 6 40 1.94%<br>
Michigan 16 6 22 1.07%<br>
Minnesota 9 1 10 0.48%<br>
Mississippi 10 2 12 0.58%<br>
Missouri 21 2 23 1.11%<br>
Montana 2 2 4 0.19%<br>
Nebraska<br>
Nevada<br>
New Hampshire 8 1 9 0.44%<br>
New Jersey 115 19 134 6.49%<br>
New Mexico 2 2 4 0.19%<br>
New York 90 21 111 5.38%<br>
North Carolina 72 11 83 4.02%<br>
North Dakota 1 1 0.05%<br>
Ohio 50 7 57 2.76%<br>
Oklahoma 10 2 12 0.58%<br>
Oregon 2 1 3 0.15%<br>
Pennsylvania 85 14 99 4.79%<br>
Rhode Island 2 1 3 0.15%<br>
South Carolina 53 9 62 3.00%<br>
South Dakota 2 2 0.10%<br>
Tennessee 49 8 57 2.76%<br>
Texas 102 19 121 5.86%<br>
Utah 2 4 6 0.29%<br>
Vermont 4 1 5 0.24%<br>
Virginia 255 132 387 18.74%<br>
Washington 11 5 16 0.77%<br>
West Virginia 31 6 37 1.79%<br>
Wisconsin 8 1 9 0.44%<br>
Wyoming 1 1 0.05%<br>
US subtotal 1677 388 2065 100.00%
State* Count 47 41 47 </p>
<p>OTHER COUNTRIES OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE (not necessarily citizenship) </p>
<p>Argentina 8 8<br>
Bolivia 2 2<br>
Bulgaria 7 7<br>
Canada 1 3 4<br>
China 13 3 16<br>
Costa Rica 1 1<br>
Denmark 1 1<br>
Dominican Republic1 1<br>
Ecuador 2 2<br>
Fiji Islands 1 1<br>
France<br>
Germany 2 1 3<br>
Greece 1 1<br>
India 3 3<br>
Ireland<br>
Israel 1 1<br>
Jamaica 1 1<br>
Japan 1 1<br>
Jordan 1 1<br>
Lebanon 1 1<br>
Mexico 1 1<br>
Nepal 3 3<br>
New Zealand 1 1<br>
Nigeria 1 1<br>
Pakistan 1 1<br>
Paraguay 1 1<br>
Rep of South Korea 2 2 4<br>
Romania 2 2<br>
Spain 1 1<br>
Swaziland 2 2<br>
Sweden 1 1<br>
Uganda 1 1<br>
Ukraine 1 1<br>
United Kingdom 2 1 3<br>
Venezuela 1 1<br>
Vietnam 4 4<br>
Int’l subtotal 72 11 83<br>
Country Count 33 6 34 </p>
<p>Total 1749 399 2148</p>
<p>Thanks–I REALLY like everything I’ve read about W&L, especially the academics. I’m applying to the Johnson Scholarship Program so I really was hoping it isn’t as bad as my counselor made it out to be.</p>
<p>It always seemed to me like there were a TON of people from Ohio. Probably the most represented midwestern state.</p>
<p>I should have included a link to the W&L Fact Book, where I obtained this information. I can’t seem to ever get tables to format properly on CC, and they are more readable in the Fact Book. </p>
<p>Here is the link: <a href=“Accreditation and Institutional Research : Washington and Lee University”>Accreditation and Institutional Research : Washington and Lee University;