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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Neither are sophomores
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $305 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Parking for more than two hours on Richmond Road or other two-hour parking: $10
  • Parking in a reserved spot without a decal: $10
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • William & Mary Hall parking lot
  • Zable Stadium parking lot
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Everywhere else!

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Parking on campus has been described as nothing short of a nightmare. Freshmen and sophomores are technically not allowed to obtain student parking passes, and the passes themselves cost well more than $300. Once a parking pass is purchased, students are only allowed to park in the lots on Dillard Street and what is known as the "Hall Lot," which has nowhere near enough spaces for the amount of kids who have cars. Street parking is only available for one to two hours at a time. That being said, if you leave your car unattended for as short as a few minutes past the limit, the Williamsburg parking police will ticket your car for as much as you paid for the pass. 

Parking availability is hard to come by, and the cops are not lenient toward cars who overstay their welcome in the hour parking spots. It's probably easier to carpool with roommates and trolley into town when necessary rather than suffer the hassle of parking on campus.

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Parking at College of William & Mary

722611

'15

Neuroscience

2.3
C

Parking

Parking on campus can either be really good or really bad. You need a parking permit (unsure of cost), can't have a car until sophomore or junior(unsure which), and spaces are hard to come by during certain hours of the day.

Jan 03, 2012

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Parking at College of William & Mary

cld324

'14

Political Science and Government

3.5
B

So-So

People complain a lot about Parking Services, but I've never had a problem. Although I could easily walk to class from my off campus apartment, I'm lazy and drive most days...I don't even have an on campus parking permit but I've never had a problem finding a spot on the street near class. The Williamsburg parking police LOVE to give out tickets for staying in a 2 hr spot for more than 2 hrs, but they don't ever bother to ticket on the weekends. Parking isn't great and people generally complain, but I actually don't think it's that bad.

Sep 22, 2011

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Parking at College of William & Mary

craguirre

'13

Political Science and Government

0.8
D-

Terrible Parking

Parking passes are extremely expensive and there are limited spaces where to park. The policies are not clear and parking services constantly changes their policies or places where you can park. Freshmen and sophomores can only park in one parking lot (if they get permission) that is not conveniently located. There are a lot of parking service employees who are always on the prowl to issue tickets.

Sep 22, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Only juniors and seniors are allowed to park on campus. Some freshmen and sophomores can get permits if they work far away from campus or have some other extenuating circumstance, but their request has to go before the Parking Services review board for approval.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Department of Parking Services
201 Ukrop Way
(757) 221-4764
www.wm.edu/offices/auxiliary/parkingandtransportation/parking

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Hometown: Vienna, VA

Major: English

Grad Year: 2012

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