<p>I am an incoming W&M student!</p>
<p>For current students or alumni, do you suggest I put down for a large or small dorm for my freshman year? If I put large I would pretty much get Yates or Dupont right? What are the pros and cons of both large and small? Also, do you usually get what you put in for?</p>
<p>I was actually wondering that myself. If you check out [William</a> & Mary - Freshman Halls](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/offices/residencelife/oncampus/residencehalls/freshman/index.php]William”>Freshman Halls | William & Mary) there is a list of all the dorms. </p>
<p>The dorms with more than 140 are Barett, Dupont and Yates. I guess those are the ones they are referring to by saying Large dorms?</p>
<p>Either way I marked down big.</p>
<p>Monroe also holds more than 140.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure non of the small dorms have AC (botetourt, taliaferro, hunt, brown). So choosing large dorm will maximize your chances for AC, though Monroe and Barrett do not. You can guarantee AC with a note from your doctor though. I would recommend it.</p>
<p>Jefferson is also listed under freshmen housing (and 188 residents)… when I was there it was upper class, and maybe one of the years it was half and half. It does have AC.</p>
<p>Requesting is fairly new, so I’m not sure how that works out for most people.</p>
<p>Small dorms are a tighter community. Get to know everyone. Big dorms have more people. More variety, etc.</p>
<p>I lived in Dupont this past year and absolutely loved it. You get to know most of your hallmates very well and there are also many people that you get to meet from other floors. You can always find someone to hang out with and there’s always something going on. </p>
<p>Yates and Dupont have AC and Dupont has suite style bathrooms. Yates, Botetourt, and Dupont are also pretty close to the caf, swem, and the rec center but are farther away from old campus. </p>
<p>People in smaller dorms like Hunt, Brown, and Talliafero seemed to be very tight with each other though they are further from most things on campus. Hunt and Botetourt don’t have the nicest rooms either. The basement of Jefferson is also a freshman hall and they were all very close-knit as well.</p>
<p>Monroe and Barrett are both in the heart of old campus which can be convenient if you have class there. They’re also in relatively good condition.</p>
<p>Pretty much everyone I know got the size dorm that they requested. Either way you go, you can’t really go wrong. Most people end up loving their dorms, I’m sure you will too!</p>
<p>Jefferson has only been Freshmen in the basement for the past few years, and I believe it would be considered a small dorm (as there is a small population of Freshmen). It has AC, as do the lounges in Botetourt and Barrett and maybe others even. </p>
<p>Most people I have talked to seem to have gotten what they put down.</p>
<p>I think the distinction between large and small dorm is a bit misleading at W&M given that none of our residence halls are truly big. Plenty of colleges have 10-20 stories dorms with thousands of students per building whereas W&M has no dorm bigger than 4 stories and none that hold much over 250 students. </p>
<p>No matter which you preference and where you end up, the spirit of a freshman hall will be present wherever you land. Location and AC vs non-AC are the biggest differences among buildings but all will provide you a wonderful experience.</p>