<p>Feel free to ask anything. If you'd like, you can PM me.</p>
<p>what do students do on the weekends? does anyone go to busch gardens? do lots of students have off-campus jobs? </p>
<p>stupid question, but i’ve always wondered: do students work at busch garden’s howl-o-scream on the weekends in october? seems like it would be an AWESOME seasonal job!</p>
<p>What’s the international relations program like? Do you know of any special programs it offers? (like a semester at the UN, or something like that)</p>
<p>I know of the program with St. Andrews, by the way, but I’m not interested in it.</p>
<p>Thanks for offering to answer our questions!</p>
<p>finnah… the IR program combines a wide variety of classes. It has pretty significant requirements. You can see the IR page here: [William</a> & Mary -*Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/as/internationalrelations/undergraduate/index.php]William”>Undergraduate Program | William & Mary)</p>
<p>related to IR, W&M also offers:
excellent study abroad opportunities: <a href=“http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/studyabroad/index.php[/url]”>http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/studyabroad/index.php</a>
semester in DC program: [William</a> & Mary -<em>W&M in Washington Program](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/sites/wmindc/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/sites/wmindc/index.php)
an undergraduate think tank: [Institute</a> for the Theory and Practice of International Relations | PIPS (Project on International Peace and Security)](<a href=“http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/projects/PIPS/]Institute”>The Project on International Peace and Security | William & Mary)
a summer security institute: [William</a> & Mary -</em>Summer Security Institute](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/sites/dcsummerinstitutes/prospective/institutes/security/index.php]William”>http://www.wm.edu/sites/dcsummerinstitutes/prospective/institutes/security/index.php)
one of the best Model UN teams in the world, from a very active IR Club
W&M exclusive NATO internship: [William</a> & Mary -*W&M Exclusive NATO internships](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/offices/career/undergrads/internship/nato/?svr=web]William”>http://www.wm.edu/offices/career/undergrads/internship/nato/?svr=web)</p>
<p>hopefully that will give you some stuff to look at to learn more =)</p>
<p>mcBainTrain:
on weekends people: go to frat parties, go to club parties, venture into colonial williamsburg, shop, study, go out to dinner, participate in club or intramural sports, attend events that AMP (a group on campus which sponsors events throughout the year such as comedians, concerts, etc) puts on just about every weekend, hang out with friends, football games/other sporting events, just about anything!</p>
<p>we have a busch gardens day (during howl-o-scream) where a good portion of the school goes to busch gardens for the day! it was by far my favorite day of the semester. we also get reduced priced tickets for that day</p>
<p>i don’t know of anyone who works at busch gardens. in order to you would need a car (freshmen and sophomores can’t have cars unless they have a reason to- however they are not picky with reasons why a car is needed)</p>
<p>i also don’t know many students with off campus jobs (probably because I am a freshman) but if you go into colonial williamsburg to restaurants or shops there, a lot of the time the employees are students (juniors or seniors) so yes i would say a good amount of students have off campus jobs</p>
<p>Is W&M a big party school?
How’s the surrounding area around the school?
Are there a lot of out of state students?
Are there internship / job opportunities?
Do you know / have you heard about their English program? Is it good?</p>
<p>Sorry that I have so many questions. Thanks! : )</p>
<p>Since this seems to be a prospective student/current student forum we will leave you all to converse unless anyone wants us to weigh in on any particular question. The responses from soccerguy and whichdoichoose are great!</p>
<p>Oh, and is the Greek life very popular on campus?</p>
<p>W&M Admission:
Are there any job / internship opportunities available for students?
And is your English program highly recognized?</p>
<p>Current W&M sophomore here, hope the TC doesn’t mind me answering some questions as well :-)</p>
<p>W&M doesn’t have a reputation as a party school, and the party scene is exactly what you make of it. There are definitely lots of parties every weekend and people will be partying Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. Greek organizations and clubs organize a lot of it, and if you want to party it’s really all up to meeting people. I’m involved with the radio station (WCWM) and the Meridian coffeehouse (a student-run coffeehouse right next to campus) and we party quite frequently.</p>
<p>The surrounding area, frankly, sucks - Colonial Williamsburg is cool for a little bit but it gets old, and the town of Williamsburg really does not like the college or students. There’s a lot of restaurants in town but that’s about it. No clubs, three bars close to campus - The Green Leafe is best in my opinion.</p>
<p>There are a fair amount of out of state students, I don’t know what the exact percentage is but it’s at least 40% (I could be totally wrong).</p>
<p>The school just built a fantastic new career center for helping students find jobs and internships, I haven’t used it yet but plan to soon. The college is very willing to work with students to find opportunities.</p>
<p>I don’t know a lot about the English program personally, I dated a girl who was an English major and she liked it a lot though. The one English class I did take was pretty great.</p>
<p>About 30% of the student population is Greek, and if you want to rush a frat or sorority you will definitely be able to. I’m not involved in the Greek system but I know a fair amount of people who are and they enjoy it.</p>
<p>evanmontegarde:
Thanks so much! Your response helped a lot.
All in all, would you recommend going William and Mary?</p>
<p>HopeandLove, there are absolutely job and internship opportunities for students. Many students find part-time jobs on campus as basically every academic and administrative department hires student assistants. Other students might work locally in Colonial Williamsburg where there are a of retail and restaurant part-time job opportunities.</p>
<p>As for internships, those take various forms. The most commonplace is the summer internship which students might find through our Cohen Career Center, our Reves Center for International Studies, our Charles Center (interdisciplinary studies and research center) or through an academic department. Students conduct internships domestically and abroad in every field. Many intern in DC in which case our Washington Office helps those students find housing and puts on summer workshops and socials for them. There are also on-campus summer internships in various departments some of which are academic (research mostly) and others of which are more career-oriented (the Admission and Development Offices have prominant summer internship experiences). During the academic year, the Cohen Career Center has a local internship program in which about 150 students participate working part-time (unpaid) in the Williamsburg community in a variety of fields (medicine, business, law, marketing, etc). The W&M in Washington Program is a semester-long study away opportunity in DC that combines classes and an 30-hour-per-week internship. We’ve never known of a student who is interested in pursuing an internship who couldn’t find one (many students complete multiple internships before graduating).</p>
<p>As for the English Department, it’s one of the most popular majors and allows students to study both literature and language. There are also several interdisciplinary majors that borrow heavily from English (Linguistics, Literary and Cultural Studies, American Studies, Women’s Studies, etc). Recent English grads have gone on to everything from publishing to government contracting to PR. Likely the most famous W&M English grad is Bill Lawrence, creator of “Scrubs” and “Spin City”</p>
<p>^^and Cougartown!</p>
<p>Junior here.</p>
<p>There are definitely plenty of jobs in the area since the area is so tourist dependent (and underclassmen are allowed to have cars if they have an off-campus job). I have friends who work in CW in character and at Busch Gardens. What is even better are the research jobs - professors and research groups hire undergrads to work with them over the semester and summer and generally pay very well. Its also great experience for studying your intended discipline and the opportunity of getting published as an undergrad is quite simply amazing. I’ve never known anyone who has looked for one of these positions and not gotten it. The IR Department is famous for this as well, with events centered around the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations. [Institute</a> for the Theory and Practice of International Relations | Home](<a href=“http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/]Institute”>http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/)</p>
<p>I’ve also heard reports that the Green Leafe is building a dance club in the basement. I think it was mentioned in the Flat Hat? They’ve been saying that for a while, so I’m not sure what’s come of it.</p>
<p>OOS students make up 33% of the school population as the state requires.</p>
<p>Here<em>to</em>Help, one quick correction. The undergraduate student body is actually 65% in-state and 35% out-of-state. Many use 2/3 IS 1/3 OOS for short-hand but that estimation is a bit off the actual required percentages.</p>
<p>Does anyone here have a personal experience with the NIAH’s Collegiate Program in Early American History, Material Culture, and Museum Studies? It’s definitely one of the things that’s attracted me most to William and Mary, and I was wondering if there were any students here who could tell me about their personal experiences with the program :)</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>If at all possible, could you give your stats? (SAT, GPA, etc.)</p>
<p>How is the atmosphere around the campus and around Williamsburg?</p>
<p>What kind of clubs are you in? </p>
<p>What are you majoring in? What classes are you taking and what do you think of them?</p>
<p>What dorm hall do you live in?</p>
<p>What is your favorite and least favorite thing about campus?</p>
<p>YuppittTales, be cautious about using other people’s SATs and GPA as a barometer for whether or not you’re competitive. SATs and GPAs are only part of our process and they’re very contextual. Additionally, each year is different and what was competitive a few years ago may no longer be competitive this year.</p>
<p>Just something to keep in mind.</p>
<p>True, sorry about that.</p>
<p>I just figured since he listed his location as Syracuse, NY, that he was OOS, like I am.</p>
<p>You don’t have to answer that question, WhichdoIchoose, since the process is holistic and not a definite yes or no. Feel free to answer the others ones if you’d like!</p>
<p>YuppittTales, no need to apologize and if the student is willing to share his/her credentials with you that’s fine. We just want to ensure you don’t put too much stock in those credentials one way or the other (thinking you will get in if yours are equal or better or that you won’t if yours are not as good) because each applicant is different and reviewed for both objective and subjective qualities.</p>