<p>I'm trying to decide between Boston College and W&M right now. My bro goes to BC and he always seems to be having a blast going into Boston and such, and the atmosphre at BC is pretty partyish. I'm just worried that W&M is such a small school with no big city thats easy to get to nearby I'll end up getting bored. I live in D.C. so I'm used to always having tons of stuff going on.</p>
<p>If you don't like what's there and you have a car, you can scoot yourself out to where the fun is.</p>
<p>Are freshmen allowed to have cars oncampus?</p>
<p>no, I believe you can't bring a car on campus until junior year.</p>
<p>well... i live in williamsburg so here's my 2 cents... ok there's always colonial williamsburg (affectionately known as cw) - i'm definitely not into the whole touring the buildings, but merchants square is always a fun place to just hang out... there is williamsburg's one 7-screen movie theater (about 5 minutes off-campus by car) and they are supposed to be building a bigger theater soon (about 8 minutes off-campus)... in the summer-- there's always busch gardens or water country, but yea- that gets old after awhile... bowling alley (10 mins off-campus) i completely agree with junebug - there's enough stuff to do in the 'burg, but with a car there's tons more stuff to do in richmond and va beach. the nice thing about it is you're an hour from the beach and a couple of hours from the mountains. williamsburg is pretty much what you make of it; you can take advantage of its unique historical attractions or just enjoy them temporarily and find more fun elsewhere. hope that helps.</p>
<p>On any college campus there are all kinds of people who will be doing all kinds of things at any given time. W&M is no exception.</p>
<p>They are supposed to be building a new shopping center/mall place that's more student friendly.</p>
<p>Cars are only allowed for Jrs and Srs, unless you work a certain amount and need it to get there or something. If you demonstrate the need for a car you can have one. Also if you do some sports you can have a car (including some club sports, like crew)</p>
<p>I think it also depends upon what kind of college you are going to in general. William and Mary is small and Williamsburg isn't a college town first; it's a historical landmark. There's enough to do there, but if you want a bigger school and the related atmosphere, then perhaps William and Mary isn't the best place for you.</p>