<p>My daughter is very interested in Studio Art and Art History. She will be applying to Williams soon. We have not visited, yet. She was speaking with a friend who visited and she told my daughter that the dorms weren't just coed, but had men and women in the same rooms!?! I find this difficult to believe. Please clarify this for me and any comments about dorm life in general would be appreciated. We have visited Dartmouth, Wellesley, Amherst and Middlebury and found the attitudes on campus to be very liberal to the point of significant animosity towards anyone who does not have a liberal outlook. This was the worst at Amherst to the point where she won't be applying there. (Will apply to Mid and Williams). We are fairly conservative, but actually like diverse points of view without any animosity at all with people who think differently. What is the atmosphere at Williams?</p>
<p>The dorms -are- coed, with men and women sharing the same <em>bathrooms</em> in certain entries/halls (not the same "rooms") -- as well as common rooms.</p>
<p>I have not spent a great deal of time in the dorms, so cannot give you details related to everyday living -- I'll leave that to students/alums to anwer.</p>
<p>I know what you mean about Amherst. I felt the same. My hs senior, free to form his/her own opinion, didn't like the school at all -- and felt much more comfortable at Williams.</p>