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  • Add/Drop: For the first week of each semester and the first two days of Intersession, students can add or drop a course from their schedule online without approval from their academic adviser or the professor teaching the course.
  • Booze Cruise: This is an Intersession course that is supposed to study the governments of Latin American countries, but most students sign up just to take the opportunity to cruise along Mexico and drink on the ship for a week. It is also the cheapest Intersession course, at least for students that don't run up a huge bar tab.
  • De-Po: Pronounced just like “depot,” this is short for Dieter-Porter Hall, the biology building.
  • Dub-J: Short for "W&J"
  • Intersession: This is the most anticipated part of the year, a three-and-a-half-week span in January. Students only have to take one course and can either take study abroad trips or stay on campus and go to the infinite number of parties held at this time.
  • The Quads: The Presidents Row dorms, which used to be called the Quads when they housed the fraternities.
  • Sakai: An online program for students to contact and share documents with their professor or other students in class, many professors will use this site for students to turn in papers or other projects.
  • The Ski Lodge: The room under the Commons that vaguley resembles a ski lodge because it has a large fireplace in the middle of the room
  • Upper-Trash: Another name for Upperclass Hall, arguably the dirtiest, least-appealing dorm on campus.
  • Water Pong: The tactic of filling beer pong cups with water to prevent accidental spills. Beer is consumed straight from the can or bottle if a team is forced to drink.
  • WebAdvisor: The online program that students use to manage schedules, search and register for classes, review progress toward a major or minor, view an up-to-date transcript of completed courses, and report work-study hours.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • All-nighters are required to survive finals week.
  • Although there are school-sponsored events, the frats dominate the weekend social life.
  • Always buy your books online.
  • Just because you are taking a 100-level course doesn't mean it is going to be a blow-off course.
  • Professors want to help you.
  • What a Magellan is and how to get one
Tips to Succeed
  • Food at the Commons on Sunday is never very good, so either save the swipe or go to G&T's.
  • Get to know the professors, even if they aren't in your major department and even if you don't have them for a class.
  • Join at least one club that isn't a sport.
  • Know your alcohol limit.
  • Never expect an A from a class, but always work for one.
  • Never sleep through a class—you never know what you might miss. Professors also take attendance, and most only allow you to miss two classes each semester.
  • Take advantage of the opportunities to travel. Professors are happy to help you plan Magellan trips, and if you plan ahead, you can get to quite a lot of places.
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weaverds

International Business '12

4.2
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Definitely Unique

W&J is unique because the school basically has a monopoly over many aspects of your life. You must live on campus all 4 years and you must have a meal plan provided by the college. However the academics and social life trump these negatives.

Apr 19, 2012

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miomio

Accounting '14

4.6
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Unique Family Atmosphere

W&J has a family atmosphere that can not be compared to any other school. Professors care a lot about their students.

Nov 14, 2011

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stefmogs

Economics '13

5.0
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Our School

Our school is different from other school for several reasons. First of all we have small class sizes where professors actually care about their students, you really get a family feeling around campus. Next, though we are only DIII, we are very competitive and have a good sports program. Also if you are not interested in sports, we have tons of other activities and clubs and organizations around campus that give you something to do and a sense of belonging. Finally, since we are one of the oldest colleges in the nation, we have a lot of history and fun facts about our school that set us apart from the rest. (Like did you know W&J was the first college to have its football team put numbers on it's jerseys?)

Oct 05, 2011

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Traditions
  • Anchor Splash: The annual philanthropy event hosted by the Delta Gamma sorority, this is by far the most popular, non-party-related Greek event on campus. Each fraternity and sorority has members compete in different swimming events in the Henry Memorial Gymnasium natatorium. There are races and other events, but the most popular is the synchronized swimming competition.
  • Matriculation: This is a ceremony that takes place during the freshman orientation weekend where the freshmen are officially welcomed into the school. The entire freshman class joins together to sign into the official school book, and then the class, along with all of the college faculty, walk from the field in front of the Olin Fine Arts Center up to Old Main. Here students cross the seal in the front of the building, which had been bad luck to cross before they were offically students at W&J.
  • Street Fair: On a Saturday late in the spring semester, the Student Activity Board puts together the annual Street Fair. Clubs and organizations on campus have booths set up on Lincoln Street or in the ballroom with games and prizes. There are also vendors from the community who come to sell food or other items. The whole event is open to all students and the Washington community. Usually a huge crowd draws for the event, and there is often some surprise for everyone who attends. For example, at the 2011 Street Fair, there were elephant rides and a petting zoo.
  • Whichi Coax: It is the traditional school chant, and during orientation week, the president is always excited to lead students in their first Whichi Coax chant.
Urban Legends
  • According to legend, the president’s house is haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier who died in the house while being treated for injuries he received in the Civil War. The ghost has been know to scare the current president's cats and mysteriously turn on TVs around the house.
  • The fourth floor of Old Main is supposed to be haunted, as well as the Wellness Center, the Admission House, Davis Hall, and some of President's Row. These stories started probably because of the college's history in both the Civil War and WWI. However, when a ghost hunter with students tagging along searched the campus, they didn't find anything.
  • The seal on the first floor of Old Main cannot be crossed before students are offically accepted into the W&J community during Matriculation

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