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Quick Stats

Female Undergrads 57%
Male Undergrads 43%
Birth Control Available? Yes
Best Places to Meet Guys & Girls
  1. Parties
  2. The Bistro
  3. Class
Best Places to Hook Up
  1. Your dorm room
  2. Smullin 3rd floor
  3. The Star Trees
  4. The Leather Room in Montag

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

While Willamette students are independent and diverse in their interests, there are a couple types of students that you will routinely run into. The most common student you will meet is the Bearcat "super achiever." Willamette attracts a lot of high-achieving folks who run at full speed all of the time. This student is involved in clubs, Greek life, internships, on-campus jobs, and Residence Life. This student will likely be successful in the classroom and graduate with a resume that will be the envy of his or her high school friends. While the "super achiever" controls the non-academic portions of campus, the "academic students" control the classroom. These students are rarely involved in anything outside of their courses, but their stellar academic performances will grant them access to amazing graduate schools and opportunities such as the Fulbright grant and the Hertz fellowship.

Finally, you will meet the average "college student" who is here to learn and enjoy. The "college student" will do fine in the classroom and be involved on campus, but not to the level of the "academic student" or "super achiever." The "college student" will be the one cheering the loudest at sports events and will be the center of attention at every party. It’s important to note that many students at Willamette fit into all three labels. You will have "academic students" who are very involved with clubs and sports.

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Guys & Girls at Willamette University

Hanalee

Anthropology and Archaeology '14

3.5
B

Very Oregon

There are a LOT of hipsters here, we are in the Northwest after all. But there's a lot more than that as well. There are people from just about every walk of life, there's very typical sporty sorority/frat types, more alternative/hipster types, and also a pretty decent LGBTQ community for such a tiny school. However, the campus is small, and the surrounding community of Salem offers just about nothing, so while there is a pretty diverse group on campus, it's not all that large a group to pick from.

Jan 19, 2012

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Yanks4lif3

Political Science and Government '15

3.8
B+

Girls!

There are more girls than guys at Willamette and they are the kind of girls that guys want to be around not just because they are attractive but because they have similar interests and because they are smart and funny. They are also for the most part not that bad looking.

Jan 17, 2012

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ndlyman93

English '15

4.6
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Diverse & Attractive

There are a lot of attractive people here, both guys and girls. People in general have a wide range of interests and are involved in many campus organizations and activities. (In fact, Willamette students tend to take on more than they can handle than not enough.) Dress tends toward casual-the jeans and t-shirt look, mostly-but people will dress up for themed dances and other special occasions. Lots of people seem to date, but then there are also many who seem more focused on academics for the moment. Overall, Willamette has a lot of diversity as far as social-ness and personality are concerned.

Nov 15, 2011

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Social Scene

Willamette boasts a lot of "Type A" personalities and social butterflies. Overall, the students are friendly, outgoing, and eager to meet new people. Because there is so much going on every night of the week in terms of activities and events, it’s easy to meet students who have similar interests as you. Keep in mind that Willamette is a small school. Within your first couple of weeks you will have met almost everyone you will know for the next four years.

Hookups or Relationships?

Willamette lacks a dating scene. Students are either single, hooking up, or in a serious relationship. It is black and white—there is no gray area. Hooking up, which will be defined as anything from kissing to sex, occurs frequently. Unfortunately, everyone will know about it. Willamette is a small school that loves to gossip. If you do manage to find a special someone to whom you wish to commit, he or she has probably already hooked up with your hallmate or that kid from your chemistry lab.

Best Places to Meet Guys/Girls

If you are looking for a long-lasting relationship built, talk to other students in classes, study groups, or even the guy or girl who lives across the hall. Be outgoing and say hello. If a brief hookup is on your mind, then search for that special someone at a dorm, fraternity, or off-campus party. The best way to meet large groups of people is to join a club, sport, or other activity. At the beginning of each semester, there is an Activities Fair where students can sign up and get information on extracurricular activities. Even if you are only remotely interested in joining a team or club, sign up for something so you can get to know other people. Another guaranteed way of meeting people is to attend Greek Recruitment. Whether you join or not is up to you, but it is one of the single best ways to get to know a new group of people. If you do decide to pledge a sorority or fraternity, you will be immediately connected to another 50 or so people who will become your friends.

Dress Code

The general Northwest dress code is relaxed and rainproofed. Students tend to pick comfort over fashion. Essential, everyday items that can be found in every Willamette student’s closet include: a black fleece zip-up, Willamette hooded sweatshirts, jeans, a windbreaker or rain jacket, Willamette sweats, khakis or cords for presentation days, more jeans, a messenger or canvas bag, and an assortment of ratty, old T-shirts. The T-shirt collection is a key component to the Willamette look. Upon entering as a freshman, you may have one shirt that your parents bought you while visiting the campus. By graduation, more than half of your wardrobe will contain Willamette-related garb. Every club or activity has a corresponding shirt or sweatshirt, especially the Greeks, who make a shirt for every single event. For shoes, students tend to wear flip-flops all year long, even when it is pouring down rain. Other popular footwear includes the fashion-controversial Crocs, hipster-wannabe Converse, outdoorsy Chacos, and UGG boots for the ladies. Overall, Willamette leaves plenty of room for self-expression through the means of fashion. It is more common to dress on the practical, casual, outdoorsy side of fashion where the clothes come from REI, Gap, American Eagle, Old Navy, Target, and any other mainstream, non-obtrusive clothing store. But you will not be ostracized for being expressive and daring with your clothing choices.

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Rafael Baptista
Hometown
Portland, OR
Major
Politics and Spanish
Grad Year
2012

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