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Parking Passes Are Outrageous

Parking passes are ridiculously expensive and even after forking out $180 per semester you will still probably get multiple tickets throughout the year because spaces are really restricted. There is a free student run shuttle called steer clear that gives free rides to students on weekend nights. Very few people utilize the bus system. Also...it's fun to get the trolley's to take you places when you've been drinking (only in Williamsburg...)

Not Bad

Many upperclassmen live on campus because there are a variety of appealing and affordable options. Staff seems to want to make the on campus options appealing to have more control over every aspect of student's lives. Most RA's are pretty chill about drinking in dorms as long as it's not ridiculously loud/out of control. Dorms are so close to classes that it's easy to stumble out of bed 5 minutes before class and get there on time.

Accepting

W&M is extremely accepting of every variety of sexual orientation. Our homecoming queen was a transgendered pre-op male> female a few years ago. There are also a lot of international students. I ended up with an extremely diverse group of friends but many people do stick to similar types. I love that it's a school that encourages individual expression and there are a lot of different student activist groups. There is a huge liberal presence, and conservatives/republicans are hated on sometimes.

JOKE

The worst part of my experience at WM by far. There is some truth to the "it's as fun as you make it" philosophy but you have to work pretty hard to find fun places to go and cool people to go with. In retrospect, I wish I had gone greek because it's possible to establish yourself and have a good time without pledging but it would have been a lot easier. There are a total of 3 bars...but that is actually enough because so few students can make it out of the library long enough to enjoy themselves at night. On the plus side- most off campus parties and the bars are basically in walking distance.

Pros and Cons

Finding someone attractive and laid back can be a challenge, but if you do they are bound to be intelligent and have a high earning potential. Gays and Lesbians have a lot better odds here than most other schools probably, our gay scene is pretty big proportionally. Most students are in relatively good shape (not partying much will do that...) On the downside the school is small enough that you pretty much know the relationship history and sexual past of most people. For how liberal the school is, students dress pretty conservatively and girls get a lot of flack for showing skin.